It’s really is essential to improve your badminton drop shot technique if you wish to dominate the court. But wait what actually is a drop shot in badminton? In simple terms there are two different types. Underhand Drop Shot The feet of any player must be completely within the service court at the time of play - otherwise a fault will be called. This is the most basic drills for footwork. There are many variations to it, but they all come from the same principles, so they are all explained here. Although no shuttle is involved, you should be moving as you were in the middle of a match. Intensity and focus are critical to making the drill meaningful. At first, you should focus more on proper form than on speed. The more you get used to moving in the proper manner, the faster you can then go. Do not train the smash or jump smash until you have mastered the above shots. However a powerful smash WINS A POINT!! This badminton drill is performed by locating boxes in different positions of the court. The aim should be to get as many shuttles in the boxes as possible. To make this more interesting, you can compete against other players and try to see who gets more shuttles inside the boxes. Another additional step to make it more interesting is to give a different value to the different boxes. For example, if you have boxes of different sizes, you can give the smallest size boxes more points as it is more difficult to hit the target with a smaller box. Multiple shuttles – Overhead strokes

Use lobs and drops to weaken your opponent’s footwork and then dominate the game! When you’re putting constant pressure your opponent, you can easily win a point. A more detailed tutorial with pictures to help you improve your defense against powerful shots and smashes! Basic Badminton Techniques There are basically two different types of badminton serves, however before we go into those it should noted that you have to serve under hand in badminton; over head serves are not permitted. Serve Type 1: High Deep ServeIn doubles, points are usually won differently, by keeping the initiative and managing to finalize the rally with an offensive shot. Without your smash to help with that, it becomes very difficult to succeed in doubles.

Unlike high serve, the low serve aims to the front of the court. The objective is to let the shuttle fly just above the net landing in the front corner of the court. In this case, your opponent has the opportunity to dash forward and smash the shuttle to you if the execution is poor. Smash: Badminton Skills Knowing and practising the correct badminton techniques makes you a true PRO. Badminton Shots (Forehand) If the serving side commits a fault, then the receiving side gets a point and the serve shifts to that side. If the serving team serves and the receiving side commits a fault, then the serving team moves from one service court to the other and continues to serve. There is a point scored after every serve (unlike in volleyball, for example). This e-learning platform is co-created by Thomas Laybourn, Danish player, former World number 1, World Champion, and professional coach. This drill will help you become more accurate with your service. In The Badminton Guide, we have created a badminton service guide that explains to you how to serve in badminton, including some not so well known service faults that you can be committing without realizing.If you want a bit more information on the net shot or on how it is performed, you can visit our net shot post, where we go into detail on all the types of net shots and how they should be performed. Net lift shot Toss a coin or have another contest to decide which team will be serving first and which side they will play on.

Understand how a player can get a fault. There are several reasons that a team or player can earn a fault. Here they are: [4] X Research source It’s also a good idea to hit the shuttle directly on your opponent who will be forced to change position to respond to the shot. 4) Offensive Shots After this, player 1 will return a lift shot, which will leave the drill in the same position as it was in the start with a high serve. The drill will continue onwards until somebody misses a shot. Net static drillIt is a shot used both in doubles and in singles. In singles, it should be used whenever you see a chance to finish the point in the next two or three shots and should be used carefully whenever you cannot perform the jump slightly towards the front. In doubles, it is used very often as it is the most offensive shot in badminton and, therefore, a good way to keep the initiative in the point and try to finalize it. The only caveat to it is that, if your jump is very high, you might start having difficulties in keeping the initiative if your opponents manage to return the shot in a non-defensive way. In this feature I am going to concentrate on the top five badminton shots you should spend a lot of time mastering. Practicing and getting these right will go a long way into making you a competitive player. Learn to slice your shots. The slice can help slow down the shuttle or change its direction. This is a more advanced skill that will make it hard for your opponent to know where you're going or to be able to return the shuttle. Here's what you can do: When a receiving team wins a point and gets the serve, the team does not switch sides but serves from where they are standing. If they win the first service point, then the players switch positions from right to left. A shot is called a net kill shot when you hit the shuttle from the front of your court and you hit it in a downwards direction. This is a very offensive shot which, usually, you can only perform after you have gained a great advantage in the point. It usually means the end of the rally and a winning point, especially in singles because the court to cover is much bigger and your opponent is, most likely, not well positioned.