Hopefully you’ve been practicing the use of proper badminton grips (fore/back) and getting used to the pronation/supination movements.
The next thing is to take these techniques and turn it into a stroke. A stroke is the swing motion of our racket arm. It is not a shot. We need proper strokes to execute certain shots!
The power of any badminton shot (clear, smash, drops, etc) is directly related to how well you can perform your stroke.
So, we must learn strokes first!
There are 4 basic strokes:
- Overhead forehand – the most common we see, the first to learn
- Overhead backhand – many people’s main weakness
- Underarm forehand – a low shot on the forehand side
- Underarm backhand – a low shot on the backhand side
The graphic shows the typical application of the basic strokes depending on where the shuttle will be struck.
Video Demonstrations
