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By Abhijeet Naimpally Published on: Wed Mar 30, 2022
Start with a backswing. With elbow forward and bent, rotate your upper and lower arms inward. Next, swing forward, straighten your elbow, rotate your arm outwards and hit the shuttle hard. Use the momentum of the shuttle to send it right back across the net. Then get back to the ready position.
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Continuing with midcourt strokes, this post focuses on drives. These strokes are flat and usually played from midcourt to midcourt or from midcourt to rear court area. When your opponent smashes the shuttle or delivers a flat drive, you have an opportunity to convert your defence into an attack with a drive shot. These can be played either straight or diagonally. The first of these strokes is the backhand drive. Read on to know more about its execution.
The grip to be used depends on the relative position of the shuttle with respect to your body – basic grip if the shuttle is to one side of your body, and thumb grip if you’re hitting the shuttle in front of the body. To execute the drive, start with a backswing. With elbow forward and bent, rotate your upper and lower arms inward.
Next, swing forward, straighten your elbow, rotate your arm outwards and hit the shuttle hard. Use the momentum of the shuttle to send it right back across the net. Get back to the ready position. Depending on whether the shuttle is closer to the side line or your body, you can choose to play the backhand drive by bringing the racquet foot across the body or not.
There are several practice exercises that you can use to improve your backhand drive. Here are three selected ones that would be most helpful. The first involves hitting a suspended shuttle with the backhand drive action. Keep at it until the movement feels natural and effortless.
Next, try hitting the shuttle continuously against a wall with the backhand drive action. Finally, find a sparring partner and drive the shuttle to each other. This is the best exercise to simulate a real match and get you up to speed in no time.
The drive is a popular shot in badminton and quite useful in dealing with an incoming smash. Once you’re comfortable executing it on the backhand, read onwards to the next post and learn all about the forehand drive. Knowing how to play the forehand and backhand version of it will improve your versatility on the court.
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