Badminton Basic Shots
Lift or Lob - The lob shot in badminton would
normally be played from the forecourt in an underarm
action. The aim is to lift, or ‘lob’, the shuttle over your
opponent and aim to make the shuttle land as near to
the baseline as possible.
Shuttlecock - The Badminton Shuttlecock is also
Forehand Lift / Underhand Forehand Clear known to many as the Badminton birdies, bird or
Backhand Lift / Underhand Backhand Clear simply shuttle. a) natural shuttlecock that is made of
goose / duck feathers (official shuttlecock used in
The Net Shot - is played from the net and when games and competition) and, b) the nylon shuttle that
played correctly should just tumble over the top of the is made of synthetic material.
net and drop as close to the net as possible on the
opponents. Try and reach the shuttle before it drops
too low to make the shot easier and give the
opponent less time to react.
The Block Shot - is generally used in defense against
an opponent’s smash, but if a player is up at the net it
may also be used against a drive shot and can
become an attacking shot. Players should already be
in the ready position waiting for the opponents return.
The Slow Drop Shot - It is a soft badminton shot
performed from the Rear Court. It travels down
steeply and land at your opponent's forecourt.
Fast Drop Shot - the shuttle will land somewhere on
the YELLOW area below. It's called the Fast Drop
because the shuttle travels down faster to your
opponent’s side, but lands nearer to the mid court.
Ideally, the Fast Drop will land on or after the service
line.
Net - A net in badminton is the element that divides
The smash shot is hit with power and speed the court into two equal parts and over which all
downward into the opponent's court. The angle and shuttles must pass to continue a rally. The length of a
the steepness of the shuttlecock's trajectory make it badminton net is 20 feet or 6.1 meters.
hard for the opponent to retrieve and return.
The Clear - A clear shot in badminton is when a
player hits the shuttle from the rear of the court to the
rear of the opponent's court. This shot, mostly used in
singles, tends not to be a very offensive shot, so you
will hardly ever score a winner with it.
The Drive - A badminton drive is a shot played in the
middle court that can be seen as an offensive shot.
When performing a drive shot, the shuttle will pass
Court - The court is rectangular and divided into
very close to the net and not raise too high.
halves by a net.
Facilities and Equipment in Badminton
Badminton Racket - Badminton rackets can be made
from several types of materials
Nature and Concept - The objective of the game is to
hit the shuttlecock so that it lands at the opponent’s
side of the court without the opponent returning.
History of Badminton - The history goes way back to
the mid-1800’s when British Army officers stationed in
India created the game. A children’s game in England
called “battledore and shuttlecock” involved a paddle
(a battledore) keeping a small feathered cork
(shuttlecock) in the air for as long as possible.
When a net was added the game became a
competitive sport called “poona”.
Following its popularity the first official written rules
were drawn up in 1877 by the Bath Badminton Club.
Skip forward to 1893 to a key moment in the history of
the sport is when another set rules and regulations,
which are similar to the rules of today were published
by The Badminton Association of England.
In 1899 they created the All England Open Badminton
Championships, the first official competition in the
world.
In 1934 The International Badminton Federation (IBF)
was created by Canada, Denmark, England, France,
the Netherlands, Ireland, New Zealand, Scotland, and
Wales, India joined as an affiliate two years later in
1936.
The game finally received a boost in status when it
became an Olympic sport in 1992 Barcelona Games
having being an exhibition sport in 1972 Munich
Games.
In 2006 it’s members all 176 of them voted to change
their name to Badminton World Federation or
(BWF).
