BASIC SKILLS IN BADMINTON

 Always having the right stance when playing

makes it a lot easier to minimize the
movements you need to make to hit a shot.
The ready stance done by putting your non-
racquet leg a step forward and about
shoulder width away from your racquet leg.
Slightly bend both knees with your weight
balanced between both legs.
 Slightly bend forward from the hip, keeping
your back straight, and lift your racquet up
with your racquet-hand in front of you
slightly above your shoulder and the head of
the racquet to be right above your forehead.
Raise your non-racquet arm to help improve
your balance.
 Having the right grip is crucial in helping new
players control their shots better and
protects from possible injury from putting
too much pressure on the wrist. The simplest
way to grip your badminton racquet is by
imitating a handshake. Your thumb should
press against the handle while the rest of
your hand and four fingers wrap around the
racquet.
 This handshake should be a friendly one.
Don’t grip too tightly because you need to
retain flexibility in your wrist. It is
recommended that you opt to put a wrap
around your grip to make it more
comfortable and less slippery.
 This grip applies to both forehand and backhand
grips used for both forehand and backhand
shots. The variations lie in that for the forehand
grip, it’s better to fold your thumb a bit and let
your index finger control the racquet on the
stroke, while for the backhand grip, the thumb
pressing against the racquet will control the
stroke. Having a loose grip and being able to
quickly switch between grips is an advanced skill
that allows pros to shift from forehand to
backhand easily.
 Footwork is basic badminton skill that a lot of
new players often overlook. But having the
right footwork makes the game so much
easier as it allows you to cover more ground
around the court while using less time and
energy. Lateral steps are the best way to
move around the badminton court as it
allows you to cover a lot of ground and
change direction fast, while putting less
strain on your knees.
 By practicing the right footwork, you’ll feel
that it is easier to recover to hit shuttles that
are flying towards the other side of the court.
Some basic drills to improve your lateral
movement can be very effective in helping
train yourself to move around the court
better.
 this is the most common stroke and most
beginners are very more comfortable using
this especially for stronger strokes. Make sure
to have a forehand grip, lift your racket arm
up with the racket slightly above your head,
and tilt your body to the side of your racket
arm with your racket arm behind you.
 Widen your chest and use your non-racket
hand to point at the shuttlecock to aim.
Straighten out your racket arm then swing it
towards the shuttle in a downward motion
while slightly rotating your waist towards the
front. Swing the racket until it’s pointing
slightly
 the overhead backhand is slightly more
difficult for beginners as you’ll have to face
your body backward to use this effectively. This
is a slightly advanced shot that is hard to
master at first but doing so will set good
foundations to how you play badminton. To
start, turn your body to the back in the
direction of your non-racket arm, with your
racket arm raised in front of you and pointing
towards the back.
 Keep your racket-arm close to your body,
bent such that your elbow is pointing down.
As the shuttle approaches above your head
level, slightly tilt your arm downward to gain
momentum then swing up and flick your
wrist upward until the racket is pointing up
and your arm is straightened out. Remember
to immediately go back to your ready stance
once you’ve hit the shot
 the underarm forehand allows you to hit low
shots with a lot of strength, but it is quite
challenging to aim at first. To do this, from your
ready stance, lunge forward with your racket-leg
and keep your racket arm slightly bent with the
top of the racket’s head slightly below shoulder
level. Straighten your arm out to make the
racket tilt backwards then flick your wrist,
followed by your arm, to swing forward when
hitting the shuttle. Bend your body forward
slightly to keep your balance.
 Underarm Backhand– the underarm
backhand is actually easier to do than the
overhead counterpart since you won’t need
to turn backwards. Lunging towards your
backhand area, Bend your racket arm
downward with the racket handle parallel to
the floor and the racket head parallel to your
body. Flick your wrist upward, followed by
your arm until your arm is extended straight
and aligned with your shoulder.
 The underarm backhand serve is the most basic
badminton serve that you can practice as a beginner
because it gives you easier control in terms of how
strong you’ll hit the shuttle and where you will make
the shuttle go in terms of height or placement on the
court. By learning how to utilize this serve, you can
already start to strategize where you place your serve
depending on your opponent. To start, have a ready
stance with your backhand leg slightly forward with
both feet pointing forward. Lift your racket up to so it
is parallel to the floor, with the head parallel to the net
and aligned with your shoulder.
 Using your non-racket hand, hold the shuttle
cock by the feather about 5-6 inches in front of
the center of the racket’s face. Bend the wrist of
your racket hand downward to generate
momentum and flick upwards with varying
strength depending on how far or how high you
want the shuttle cock to travel. Try to play
around with how strong you hit the shuttle and
how high you follow through. Try to aim for
different spots in the court with this serve and
you’ll immediately have the upper hand against
your opponents