2. REMEMBER
Shots in front court and at the net on
backhand side are easier to learn and to
play. Always start nice and easy with the
strokes to control the shuttle flight.
Concentrate on the correct movement
(footwork and racquet) and not so much on
the quality of the shot. Play a very soft shot
when you play a net return (net-play). The
movement for the lift is similar to the high
serve. When the movement is stabilized
increase racquet speed and shot quality.
Almost all players use shorter grip for front-
court shots. Try to take the shuttle early
3. DID YOU KNOW
The first All-England
championship for men was held in
1899 and in 1900 the pioneer
tournament for women was
arranged. These, however, were
regarded as "unofficial" and 1904
marked the beginning of the
official All-England matches.
5. OVERVIEW
The racquet is the most important
equipment to play badminton.
It is the extension of the player’s arm and
hand. The player will hold the racquet such
that it will not fall out of his hand after a
hard hit shot.
The player also grips the racquet loose and
flexible enough to move before the stroke
so that he can turn the racquet and move it
quickly into different grip positions.
6. UNIVERSAL ‘V’ GRIP
The racquet head is the extension of
the palm of the player’s hand.
It is similar to - 6 – o-clock position,
like on a watch. (Fig 3 and 3a).
The racquet head points in 90 to
the floor. The smaller side of the
handle is up.
The racquet is hold in the middle of
the handle and lies on the fingers.
There is a ‘V’ between index-finger
and the thumb. (see 4).
The thumb is on the wider side of
the handle opposite side of the
palm.
Forearm and racquet should always
show an angle of 130 – 140 . Refer
fig 1 and 2.
The grip is loose <not tight> and
there is free space between the
palm and the handle of the grip. The
7. BACKHAND GRIP
Hold the racquet with
the universal V-Grip –
Ref Fig 1
- Turn the racquet with
the fingers in your
hand to the right side
until the thumb is on
the wide side of the
handle. Ref Fig 2
Pictures 3 and 4 show
the backhand grip.
In backhand shots the
thumb presses down
on the wide side of the
handle to add more
power to the shots.
When the arm is
stretched the racquet
8. REMEMBER
In backhand shots,
the wrist should
always be cocked
back towards the
back of your hand.
This grip is mostly
for hard (powerful)
shots on the
backhand side.
Forearm and
racquet should
always show an
angle of 120 -
9. DID YOU KNOW
In 10th century, a game named
Battledore and Shuttlecock was
played in china, Japan, India and
Greece. This is a game where
you use the Battledore (a paddle)
to hit the Shuttlecock back and
forth.
