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3. Badminton Equipment

4. Badminton Court

5. Forehand Grip This grip is used to hit shots that are on the forehand side of your body and around the head shots. Hold the racket head with your non-playing hand so that the handle points towards you. Your racket face shall be perpendicular to the floor. Place your playing hand on the handle as if you are shaking hands with it. There shall be a V shape in between your thumb and your index finger. The racket handle shall rest loosely in your fingers for greater flexibility.

6. Backhand Grip This grip is used to hit shots that are on the backhand side of your body. Hold the racket as you would on a forehand grip. Turn the racket anti-clockwise so that the V shape moves leftwards. Place your thumb against the back bevel of the handle for greater leverage and power. The racket handle shall also rest loosely in your fingers.

7. Badminton Serve

8. Backhanded Service The service can also be performed backhanded

9. Badminton Clears

10. Overhead Clear

11. pointers for playing a forehand overhead clear Adopt the forehand grip. Turn your body and stand sideways to the net with your non-racket shoulder facing the net. Shift your weight on to your rear foot. Bend your elbow and lock your wrist preparing to swing forward. Raise your non-racket hand and point at the shuttle to improve timing and balance. Contact the shuttle as high as possible and in front of your body using a strong throwing action as if you are going to throw your racket high and forward through the air. Straighten your elbow as you hit the shuttle. Let your wrist unlock with a whip action as you hit the shuttle. Follow through with your racket and shift your weight from your rear foot to your front foot. Move back to your base position.

12. Attacking Clear Attacking clear has a trajectory that runs almost parallel to the ground. The shuttle travels flat and fast towards your opponents back court. These badminton shots allow less time to your opponent to get behind the shuttle, potentially causing weak returns. The shuttle is hit square with your racket face.

13. Defensive Clear Defensive Clear has a high and deep trajectory. These badminton shots give you more time to return to your base and prepare for the next shot. The shuttle is hit with your racket face leaning slightly backwards.

14. Overhead Rally

15. Underarm Clear The underarm clear is usually played from the front court area to your opponent�s back court. Whether to play it high and deep or a flatter, cross court clear will depend on the situation at that time and your opponent�s positioning on court. In any case, try to reach the shuttle as early as possible so that you can have various shot options. Your wrist action is the crucial element in creating a deception for your shots.

16. some pointers for the underarm clear Adopt the forehand grip for a forehand underarm clear or the backhand grip for a backhand underarm clear. Extend and put your racket up when you go for the shot. The point of impact shall be well out in front of you and as high as possible with your racket leg leading in a lunge position. Swing your racket upwards as the shuttle drops in the hitting area.

17. Drive Badminton Drive shots are shots that crosses the net flatly in a horizontal trajectory. It can be played both on the forehand and backhand sides. The drive is an attacking shot that is usually played from the sides of the court when the shuttle has fallen too low for it to be returned with a smash. The shuttle shall be between your shoulder and knee height. It is widely used in doubles as players want to keep the shuttle low. Although to a lesser extent in the singles, it is an important stroke as well.

18. More on the Drive A flat and fast drive is useful in getting the shuttle behind your opponent, potentially causing them to make a weak return. You can also change your tactics and play a flat but slower drive shot that falls in the frontcourt or midcourt area. It all depends on the situation you are in and the on court positioning of your opponent. Badminton drive shot can be played diagonally crosscourt or straight down the line. Your stroking motion is similar to a sidearm throwing motion. Footwork is important as you need to shuffle or glide to your sides to make the shot.

19. pointers for the forehand drive Adopt the forehand grip. Lead with your racket leg and side step towards the shuttle on your forehand. Your racket foot shall be pointing towards the sideline. Lock your wrist and draw your racket arm back in a sidearm, backswing motion. Your forehand grip and backswing place the racket parallel to the floor with your palm up. Put your body weight on your racket leg as you swing your racket arm forward. Extend your racket arm, roll your forearm over, and contact the shuttle as your wrist unlocks. Hit the shuttle in front of your racket foot at the highest point possible. Turn your racket inwards for cross court shots. Racket head square to the shuttle for shots straight down the line. Follow through naturally with your racket arm. Shift your body weight from your racket leg to your non-racket leg. Move back to your base position.

20. pointers for the backhand drive Adopt the backhand grip. Lead with your non-racket leg or crossover with your racket leg to your backhand side. Lock your wrist and draw your racket arm back in a sidearm, backswing motion. Your backhand grip and backswing place the racket parallel to the floor with your palm down. Put your body weight on your leading leg as you swing your racket arm forward. Extend your racket arm, roll your forearm over, and contact the shuttle as your wrist unlocks. Hit the shuttle in front of your leading foot at the highest point possible. Turn your racket inwards for cross court shots. Racket head square to the shuttle for shots straight down the line. Follow through naturally with your racket arm. Shift your body weight from your leading leg to your non-leading leg. Move back to your base position.

21. Drop Shots Badminton Drop Shots are delicate badminton shots that can win you points outright if executed well with deception. These shots can be played both on the forehand and backhand sides. Use the badminton drop shot to move your opponent to the frontcourt. It will create space in the midcourt and backcourt for you to exploit. Wrist action is essential in providing the disguise and element of surprise. The optimum hitting zone is located somewhere above the central area of your racket. You can play two types of Badminton Drop Shots, Slow Drop Shot and Fast Drop Shot.

22. slow drop shot A slow drop shot shall land in your opponent�s frontcourt area, as close to the net as possible. The point of impact is above the racket shoulder. It is intended to move your opponent to the frontcourt, hopefully forcing a weak return to your midcourt for you to kill.

23. fast drop shot A fast drop shot shall land in the front of your opponent�s mid court area, preferably to the sides. Hit the shuttle slightly further in front of the body to produce a shallower trajectory at a faster speed. It is intended to catch your opponent off balance and have less time to respond.

24. pointers for a forehand overhead drop shot Adopt the forehand grip. Turn your body and stand sideways to the net with your non-racket shoulder facing the net. Shift your weight on to your rear foot. Bend your elbow and lock your wrist preparing to swing forward. Raise your non-racket hand and point at the shuttle to improve timing and balance. Contact the shuttle as high as possible and out in front of your body. Straighten your elbow as you hit the shuttle. Slice or tap the shuttle as you hit it, reducing the speed of the racket head. The angle of the racket face will determine the direction of your shot. Follow through with your racket and shift your weight from your rear foot to your front foot. Move back to your base position.

25. Smash Badminton Smash is the most potent of all badminton shots. There is almost no defense against a well executed smash. It can be played both on the forehand and backhand sides. The smash is a shot hit with power and speed downward to your opponent�s court. The angle and the steepness of the shuttle�s trajectory will make it hard for your opponent to retrieve. Contact the shuttle further in front of your body than the clear or the drop shot. The optimum hitting zone is located somewhere above the central area of your racket.

26. pointers for forehand overhead smash Adopt the forehand grip. Turn your body and stand sideways to the net with your non-racket shoulder facing the net. Shift your weight on to your rear foot. Bend your elbow and lock your wrist preparing to swing forward. Raise your non-racket hand and point at the shuttle to improve timing and balance. Contact the shuttle as high as possible and in front of your body using a strong throwing action as if you are going to throw your racket high and forward through the air. Straighten your elbow as you hit the shuttle. Snap down your wrist at the point of impact giving the shuttle extra power and angle towards your opponent�s court. Follow through with your racket and shift your weight from your rear foot to your front foot. Move back to your base position.

27. jump and smash You can also jump and smash the shuttle at the same time to generate more power and create a steeper angle for the shot. This will give your opponent even lesser time to react. As this is a more advance shot, master the normal badminton smash first before taking on any jumping smash. The feeling of being able to smash powerfully and kill off a point is really great. But try not to get carried away. As the badminton smash requires a lot of energy, use it only when the opportunity arises. For example, a weak clear from your opponent to your midcourt area. Do not tire yourself out unnecessarily.

28. STARTING A GAME

29. The Service

30. Where To Stand To Serve

32. BADMINTON FAULTS On the service the racket head is too high or contact of shuttle is made above the waist. The shuttle lands in the wrong court on the serve. Service to wrong court, short, or out of the court. Server or receiver is in the wrong court. Shuttle touches person or clothing. Shuttle lands out of boundary lines (LINES ARE GOOD). Shuttle goes under the net, or hits the wall or ceiling. Shuttle does not cross the net. Shuttle is hit more than once while on one side of net. Shuttle is struck before it crosses the net. Shuttle is thrown or carried with the racket. Net is touched by anything other than the shuttle.

33. KEEPING SCORE

34. Doubles rally point scoring

35. GOOD ETIQUETTE HAND SHAKES This should be done at the end of a game; good play and sportsmanship must always be acknowledged.

36. Ready to take a shot at some questions? Click on the correct answer to the following.

37. Our singles game of badminton is played to 11 points 15 points 21 points

40. In rally point scoring, the badminton doubles game is played to 11 points 15 points 21 points

43. The badminton net is 3 feet high 5 feet high 7 feet high 10 feet high

46. In a badminton game, the first serve of the game starts in The court the proper server is standing The left service court The right service court

49. In a badminton game when the servers score is even the service is made from The court the proper server is standing The Left service court The Right service court

52. In a badminton game when the servers score is odd the service is made from The court the proper server is standing The Left service court The Right service court

55. A violation of the rules is called a/an Error Fault Foul Mistake

58. On the service, the shuttle must be contacted below the Arm Head Shoulders Waist

61. The serve must cross the net Diagonally High Quickly Straight

64. Loss of service by a team is Let Rally Serve-Out Side-Out

67. In the following game situations what would the call be?

68. The player directly across the net from the server returns the service. SIDE-OUT & POINT SIDE-OUT POINT PLAY ON

71. In doubles play, the served birdie touches the receiver�s shirt, who sends it over the net. SIDE-OUT & POINT SIDE-OUT POINT PLAY ON

74. In doubles, the score is 10 � 5, the service shuttle lands short of the service zone on the receivers court. SIDE-OUT & POINT SIDE-OUT POINT PLAY ON

77. A shuttle lands on the end line on the receiver�s court in a doubles game. SIDE-OUT & POINT SIDE-OUT POINT PLAY ON

80. The server in a doubles game hits the net with their racket on a follow through from a smash; the shuttle hits the floor on their opponents court. SIDE-OUT & POINT SIDE-OUT POINT PLAY ON

83. During a rally the shuttle hits the top of the net and goes over. SIDE-OUT & POINT SIDE-OUT POINT PLAY ON

86. A player in a doubles game serves from the same court twice in a row. SIDE-OUT & POINT SIDE-OUT POINT PLAY ON