Generating power with Finger Action…
Just remember, finger action plays an important role
FOREHAND GRIP AND BACKHAND GRIP
Next thing you need to learn is the forehand and
backhand grip.
Basically you’ll need to use the:
 Forehand grip to hit forehand shots.
 Backhand grip to hit backhand shots.
The forehand and backhand grip looks almost the
same. There’s only one slight difference – the
placement of your fingers. You’ll understand this
when I explain more about these 2 badminton
gripping technique below.
Forehand Badminton Gripping Technique
Your thumb does not necessarily have to press
against the wider surface of the badminton grip for a
forehand stroke.
Your index finger should be the one “in control” in
a forehand stroke. This simply means using your
index finger to push the racquet forward while
doing a forehand stroke.
However, rest your thumb comfortably anywhere
near the wider surface of the badminton grip to
enable you to change to a backhand grip quickly.
Backhand Badminton Gripping Technique
The key to perform strong backhands depends on
how you hold your racquet. The true power of a
badminton backhand shot comes from the push of
your thumb.
backhand stroke requires you to USE YOUR
THUMB. So you should now press your thumb on
the wider surface of the badminton grip. Relax
your index finger and move it closer to your middle
finger.
The backhand grip will look like you’re doing a
‘thumbs up’.
in generating strength for a badminton stroke.
 Push your index finger forward for forehand
strokes.
 Push your thumb forward for backhand
strokes.
Pro Players Switch Grips Quickly
You should learn to switch quickly from the forehand
to backhand grip, and vice versa.This enables you to
quickly prepare for your strokes and hit the shuttle at
the highest point, hence delivering quality shots.
As you play badminton at a higher level, you’ll find
yourself switching between these 2 grips WITHOUT
EVEN THINKING!
Tip: The key is to NOT hold your racket too tightly.
Relax your muscles and hold your racket gently. By
doing this, you’ll find it much easier to
switch between the 2 grips.
Nothing is easy at the start. Practice makes perfect!
If you’re serious about improving, you can practice
switching your grips while you’re watching TV at
home.
I remember doing this few years ago. Every time
when my show goes into a commercial, I’ll stand up
and hit a few quick drives; forehand and backhand.
Sound silly but its really effective!
SERVE (FOREHAND AND BACKHAND)
How to Short Forehand Serve in Badminton?
This serve basic techniques can be practiced
by badminton players in the following way.
The preparation phase
 The racket is held with a forehand grip technique.
 Stand with legs stretched in front and behind.
 The ball is held at waist height.
 body weight rests on the back foot.
 The hand that holds the racket must be in a
position swung backward with the wrist flexed.
Phase of implementation
 Weight transferred to the front foot.
 Pull hands down to make contact with the ball
below waist height.
 The hand that holds the racket forward toward the
front, just a little wrist movement to push the ball over the
net so as to move the ball low over the net.
End of movement
 The movement ends with the racket pointing up
straight with ball movement.
 Cross racket over the front of the shoulder that is
not holding the racket.
 Turn the hips and shoulders forward and the
weight on the front foot.
 The view in the direction of motion of the ball.

How to Backhand Short serve in Badminton?
This serve basic techniques can be
by badminton players in the following way.
The preparation phase
 The racket handle with pistol grip technique.
 Standing with position of legs straight, body
weight resting on both feet.
 The ball is held at waist height in front of the
chest.
 The hand that holds the racket behind the ball
crossed in front of the body.
 The wrist which holds the racket bent.
Phase of implementation
 Move the weight on the front or toe.
 Use a little wrist movement to make contact racket
with the ball at an altitude thigh by pushing the ball.
 Moving the ball low over the net.
FOOTWORK
Footwork is how you work your feet that synchronize
in your play. It is the most important part of
Badminton exercises,
Shadow Badminton Drills
1. Jump Smash Movement
The “V-back”
S holding a racket, moves to A shadow plays a forehand jump smash
action
S returns to the base of operation immediately.
S then moves to B and plays a similar jump smash action and returns
to the base of operation.
Figure 1.1 (Click to shown)
2. Forward lunges to the net
The “V-front”
S with a racket lunges to the net with the right leg forward.
With straight stretched arm and racket face at head level S taps
the tape of the net at A with the backhand dab action and
immediately skips back to the base of operation.
S then lunges to the net and similarly taps the tape of the net at B
practiced with the forehand dab action and immediately skips back to the base
of operation.
3. The Four Corners Movements
(combination of “V-back and V-
front” )
S moves to A, performs a forehand jump smash and returns to the
base of operation.
With only a slight pause S moves to B, performs a forehand jump
smash and returns to the base of operation.
Again with a slight pause S lunges forward to C to tap the tape of
the net and returns to the base of operation.
S lunges forward to D to tap the tape of the net and returns to the
base of operation.
S to performs as many sets as possible within 45 s.
Movements of with use of Shuttle
4. Side to Side Drill
 S moves to A w/ right stretched and w/ straight
right arm, picks up the shuttle and skips back to the
base of operation.
 S skips from A put the shuttle to B w/ a stretched
sideward and straight right arm.
 The procedure repeatedly 10 times with 5 shuttles
per repetitions alternately. S moving smoothly from
A to B and B to A.
5. Forward and Backward Drill
 S moves forward and with right leg stretched
forward and with straight right arm picks up
shuttle no. 1 and skips backwards back to the
starting position to place the shuttle down.
 S does the same to shuttle 2,3, and 4.
 S picks up the shuttle from the starting position
and places it cank in 1 and skips back to the
starting position to continue the procedure until all
the four shuttles are place back.
  S performs 3 to 5 sets.

Types of Stroke
 Smash to strike the shuttle extremely quickly and
steeply down in front and side
of the opponent.

 Drive to strike the shuttle with the fast flat

trajectory to pass just above
the net gently and steeply over
and very close to the net.

 Drop to strike the shuttle in an apparently

powerful manner, only for it to
fall gently and steeply over and
very close to the net

 Clear/Lob to strike the shuttle to the back of the

court well above the maximum
reaches of the opponent.

 Net shot striking the shuttle very close to the net.

Scoring
Main article: Scoring system development of
badminton
Each game is played to 21 points, with players
scoring a point whenever they win a rally regardless
of whether they served[13] (this differs from the old
system where players could only win a point on their
serve and each game was played to 15 points). A
match is the best of three games.
If the score reaches 20-all, then the game continues
until one side gains a two-point lead (such as 24–22),
except when there is a tie at 29-all, in which the game
goes to a golden point. Whoever scores this point will
win.
At the start of a match, the shuttlecock is cast and the
side towards which the shuttlecock is pointing serves
first. Alternatively, a coin may be tossed, with the
winners choosing whether to serve or receive first, or
choosing which end of the court to occupy first, and
their opponents making the leftover the remaining
choice.
In subsequent games, the winners of the previous
game serve first. Matches are best out of three: a
player or pair must win two games (of 21 points each)
to win the match. For the first rally of any doubles
game, the serving pair may decide who serves and
the receiving pair may decide who receives. The
players change ends at the start of the second game;
if the match reaches a third game, they change ends
both at the start of the game and when the leading
player's or pair's score reaches 11 points.