FUNDAMENTALS AND NET PLAY

Types of grips - https://www.badmintonbible.com/shots/grips/basics

• Forehand grip
• Panhandle grip
• Thumb grip
• Partial panhandle grip
• Backhand grip
• Neutral grip
• Bevel grip

Forehand grip - forehand overhead shots

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Panhadle grip - forehand shots in front of your body

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Thumb grip - backhand version of a panhandle grip. It’s mainly used for backhands where the
shuttle is in front of you
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Partial panhandle grip - between forehand and panhandle

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Backhand grip - less extreme version of a thumb grip

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Neutral grip - used in between shots, as it helps you change quickly to other grips
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Bevel grip - used for backhands in the rearcourt, such as clears or drop shots

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Types of service

• Forehand high serve

• Forehand low serve
• Backhand low serve
• Backhand high serve

Badminton Famly. (2019, January 10). High Serve Technique in Badminton [Video File]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-
stU4x4w7to&t=91s

Forehand Low Serve

Sikana English. (2016, September 2). How to Hit a Low Forehand Serve | Badminton [Video File]. Retrieved from
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQuVFhnYHtI

Backhand Low Serve

SportVideos. (2019, March 4). Badminton Tips - The Backhand Serve - Coach Andy Chong [Video File]. Retrieved from
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEvkzy9yz9g&t=23s

Backhand High Serve

Sikana English. (2016, September 2). How to Hit a Backhand Flick Serve | Badminton [Video File]. Retrieved from
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVcm8xrr8oM

Basic strokes
• Overhead Forehand Stroke
• Overhead Backhand Stroke
• Underarm Forehand Stroke
• Underarm Backhand Stroke

Overhead Forehand Stroke

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Overhead Backhand Stroke

https://www.masterbadminton.com/badminton-backhand-stroke.html

Underarm Forehand Stroke

https://www.slideshare.net/ducayirene/presentation1pptx-iren-80908035

Underarm Backhand Stroke

https://www.slideshare.net/ducayirene/presentation1pptx-iren-80908035
Badminton clear/lob
A shot hit hard to send the shuttlecock onto the opponent’s baseline

Overhead clear Underhand clear

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Badminton Drop
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A relatively soft shot on the shuttlecock, and land just over and close to the net
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Badminton smash and jump smash

It is a powerful shot hit from high up downwards to create a steeper angle and aim at the
opponent’s court.

Jump smash Smash

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Badminton Footwork

It is one of the most important skills in the game. It is a specific movement or steps on
how to efficiently chase and send the shuttlecock back to the opponent’s court. It is a
guide for the players to maximize their movement and lessen unnecessary actions.
Badminton Net Kill

It is an act of hitting the shuttlecock right above the net area downwards to the opponent’s
court.

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Badminton Drive
A drive is a flat shot hit directly and slightly over the net. The shuttle will pass very close
to the net. The racket should face straight on to the opponent’s court.

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