I don't really know what the problem is but whenever I try to hit a smash it always goes upwards instead of downwards. Any tips on what I should do and what I should focus on? A friend of mine took a picture on what I look like when smashing (PS. I'm a total beginner but I know a bit of the fundamentals but I really want to train and get better)

So is Carolina Marin coming back?? I don’t think she ever officially announced her retirement. I saw her working out on insta and I’d thought she’s trying to return but she never said it.

https://www.reddit.com/r/badminton/comments/172ktnk/zhenghuang_vs_seochae_appreciation_post/

Back a year ago wrote about how awesome the match is when both these pairs play against each other for XD. And now we won't see either combinations again...

Reel on the youtube highlights of WC 2023 pls...

Hi! I'm trying to understand some of the strategy of serving in doubles and why we play the way we do.

1. Assuming you're playing doubles and the server/receiver are both right handed, why don't we see more people serving from farther out to the side? This makes it easier to serve to the opponent's backhand. Sure, you're leaving a bigger gap near the front on the right side (of the diagram), but the server should know this and move towards the center immediately after serving to make sure it's covered.

https://preview.redd.it/4o1nlc4f298e1.jpg?width=1260&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6cc59d35c0a2ce72cf902f92c64d756e632d6206

2. If you're on the receiving side and someone stands like this far to the left, where should you stand?

Is their any way of removing the logo printed on the strings as I want it to be blank and I'm worried that I would damage the strings

I'm pretty decent in my opinion, but if the shuttle's trajectory is right towards me (like my face) I really struggle to deflect it, more so if it's faster. What technique do you use to deflect the shuttle?

I feel like a flat drive serve is a hard one to receive. But I want you guys opinion.

Hi all,

I play doubles casually and my main rackets are the 3U Victor BS12 and 4U TKF. I was using the BS12 for several years, I love it because drives, clears and drops are easy but getting the timing of my smashing down was pretty bad because for some reason the faster swing speed caused a lot of mishits and unintended slicing which resulted in very lackluster backcourt play if I didn't rely on my drops. In MD matchups where my opponents are strong and patient defenders, it was very hard to score points while smashing with the BS12.

So I swapped to using the TKF on and off over the past 2 years and I have had an easier time smashing and generally a better success rate at winning points than before from the back court, drives were good but not as good as with the BS12, I missed being able react faster but I know that comes with using a racket with more head weight. I was wondering if anyone has tips on how they perform power smashes with a medium flex + even balance racket like the BS12?

I have looked around the subreddit for answers and the general consensus seems to be to use a faster swing speed and body rotation? With the BS12 I've tried relaxing my body to try to generate more power but by being relaxed it is difficult for me to generate a fast swing speed in warmup so the smashes lack "oomph". If I try to rotate my body and swing faster I will then tense up too much and smash into the net. In case you're wondering why don't I just stick to the TKF, it's because my front court play is better with the BS12 and it's easier to play with during long sessions.

Sorry for the essay and no I don't have video footage, I'll try to record something after the holiday break.

A recreation centre in my city can’t run both a/c and heat at the same time, so during fall/winter, they run baddie with no a/c in the gym and it’s too hot, it’s dangerous. City said 21-26 degrees is acceptable, but 26C (78F) is way too hot. I’m ready to have a stroke after 30 mins, and in a properly ventilated gym, I can play for 2+ hours.

What is the industry standard for safe temp range indoors?

Please don’t comment unless you know the correct answer FOR PRO BADMINTON. I don’t want to hear about other inhumane conditions you’re forced to play in. THERE MUST BE A PRO/CLUB STANDARD!

I can’t, for the life of me, understand this concept. Is the wrist initiating the pronation or not? And can somebody explain what it feels like? I’m a beginner, by the way.

Let’s say in a doubles game, Team A is 4-0 against Team B. But in the fifth rally, they lose. Who on Team B serves? The person on the left side of the court at the beginning of the rally or the player who is on the left side of the court at the end of the rally?

I play in school gyms mostly where they have harsh, direct overhead lights and often I lose the shuttle in the glare when it's a high clear. Sometimes I'm desperate and play games with Mavis shuttles and those really get lost sometimes.

Does anybody have any experience with tinted sports eye wear that might help with this? Thing is I do want to avoid looking like a twat on the court too so it needs to be significant gain for me to try it! It's really frustrating to play a bad shot or miss the shuttle entirely because of the lights.

I have been playing 4 years but would class myself as a beginner level. I play men's doubles; we are in the lowest league and lose most matches - that gives an idea of the level. That said, I have improved a lot in the last 4/5 months as I have had more time to play.

My question: I find myself hitting back-hands at waist or chest height from the rear court. My shot is usually poor, hitting the net or too high to front/mid court. Is there any links to resources you know for this specific shot or any advice?

Or is the problem really footwork/positioning as I can find very little online discussing this shot?

So I’m 16(M) and I have been playing badminton for about 3 years now I’ve noticed a blister here or there on my hand but I got back into badminton after stopping for 4 months and I had skin get ripped off from my hand (base of the pointer finger and base of my pinky) after spiking and I’m just wondering how could I prevent this? Should I change my form or racket grip or just thug it out?

I understand that there are 2 types of scissors kick, one is where your legs switch positions with each other and the other (Right leg goes front) is where the shuttle is above or behind you and the racket leg acts as the pivot and you are throwing the non racket leg behind. The one I struggle with is the first type. (please refer to the video, red shoes)

As i can observe from this video I am behind the shuttle, hence I should be doing the first type of scissors kick, my left leg does go backwards but the right doent go forwards to switch places. I understand my smash technique is still a work in progress (recently changed from panhandling to the correct grip) but I would like to focus on the scissors kick for now. Somehow without the shuttle I am able to do the scissors kick correctly.

Should I be trying to jump forwards with my right leg instead of just jumping upwards and trying to rotate my hips instead?

https://reddit.com/link/1hie4l0/video/gjoukk5lqy7e1/player

I play in a Men's 4th Division League Team. Last night we played a team just under us in the table.

One of their pairs however were having issues with each of our pairs, keeping score and just having a terrible attitude overall - winning at all costs sort of attitude. We ended up playing them last, to their credit they were good and the first set was close however when the older chap struggled to return our smashes and certain other shots that were near the base line or side line - he would just call them out. Okay one is fine but 4?! We started watching and could see some of these were actually in but he kept calling them out. Obviously it's his word against ours and cos it's only league we don't use line judges. We tried not letting this get to us but because the stakes were high and the score was close they ended up winning the first set. No biggie we'll bounce back, nope. They did the same thing the next set and on top of that they decided to start talking during play, like in the middle of the game they were having a conversation which was utterly rude and distracting. My partner was frustrated and spoke to them about this. We know there's no rules against but this was a first for us and I found it very unsportsmanlike as it's very distracting. The second set was also close but again I didn't let this stop my focus but as my partner was clearly distracted and upset it spoiled our rhythm and mindset. I was angry after that they needed this sort of attitude to win because they were decent and it would of made for a really good match had they not been so rude and unprofessional.

How do deal with this? Especially if it's affecting your partner , has any had any experience with this sort of thing before?

P.S. we okay them again in the back end of Jan and we have said that our player will be watching the lines to make sure this sort of thing doesn't happen again. Never in my life man haha.

I don't mind losing but to cheaters, oooff.

1 year playing. I find that my regular smash (I can't jump smash) is more powerful, steep and accurate with minimal or no body rotation at all. Racket leg slightly behind.

I find having the sturdy stance benefits me better than the body rotation. What should i do? Utilize this or try correcting my technique to be able to do it the proper way?

Trying to make some new badminton friends in the city. Open to booking courts at a club or going to drop ins together, preferably weekdays.

Or, if anyone has any recommendations for community drop-ins (that are solo/beginner-friendly), I’d love to hear them.

Hello all,

Im 28, played singles between ages 9-12 (competing for school), then stopped and started again with doubles at 25. Been playing for a bit over 2 years now. I recently joined a league and have had matches a few times.

A lot of the players I play with are more experienced than me (been playing 5-10+ years) and while I win some games, I do get “humbled” on court quite often. Ive been improving by playing better opponents and trying to “self-correct” my weaknesses, but I still make a lot of mistakes (around execution/technique and footwork).

Question is do I just keep on playing and enjoying myself or do I try get some proper 1x1 coaching? I am planning to keep playing league, hopefully get to a higher division and maybe also join some amateur tournaments here and there but there is no rush in doing that.

Im planning to keep playing for years and years to come..

Thanks!

I am unable to find any synthetic badminton courts in London, can someone please help?

I have recently shifted to London from Bangalore. I don’t have a habit of playing on wooden courts and i have played for a week and my knee has started to hurt a bit which never used to happen on synthetic courts.

After my post last week about badminton in England not getting enough funding, and how clubs don't own their halls etc I tried researching other countries.

I was interested to find that a number of the top english badminton players play for league clubs in Europe, but outside the UK.

I also interestly found a video from 20 years ago with two of England's top singles players saying the break up of the central performance centre and creating hubs will be make England fall well behind other nations, and without the abiltiy to spar against the best and without a league structure how will the junior players be able to spar with the older players after they leave the national team.

It's interesting to see after that, England's singles have dropped off significantly in mens (I didn't look womens) since this happened. With 4 men around in world top 30 in separate periods around 05-15.

So I wondered, how does the league system work across Europe (mainly France and Denmark I've seen). And how would that differ to the current county set up that happens in England? Do players get paid to play for these clubs?

Do clubs in Europe team up with other sports to share facilities (ive seen this for basketball and football for example)?

Zhang Yiman's announcement in Weibo:
https://m.weibo.cn/status/5112890027149392

English translation of her announcement:
https://x.com/BadmintonR45199/status/1869222774327402582

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I'm fairly new to badminton and has been playing for about a month or two now, and recently I've been in a match where my opponent hit the shuttle out of bounds, but it was obvious that I had attempted to hit it. Is it technically their point then, or still mine? Sorry if this seems like an unnecessary question