My first training with the shuttle

First contact with the shuttle :

1) Hold the shuttle by the tip of the feather.
2) Place your racket behind the shuttle (waist, racket, shuttle view from your eyes)
3) Ensure feeding hand is almost fully extended (allows for racket movement between the body and shuttle)
4) Using thumb grip ensure racket face is facing opponent's court (tilting the racket face controls the height of the shuttle served)
5) Use elbow extension to push the shuttle for low serves, whereas using elbow extension and swift wrist action allows you to flick the shuttle to the back court)

Always practice with underarm serve, as all top players no longer use forehand palm grip serve.

After the serve, retract your racket and prepare for the return.

Strike the return shuttle using only wrist action, this allows you to train and understand the correct way to strike the shuttle.

Shuttles may come from different directions :

Use palm grip or thumb grip to strike shuttles at or before net height in front of you. This can be at your right or left sides.

Also try to bend your waist to reach for your side shots if necessary. Increase your stability while doing this by widen your legs more than your waist width.

If shots is coming from your left and passing you, do not panic, rotate your waist fast to left and strike it using your side grip.

All striking wrist action must be enforce and be felt every time so that your brain is absorbing it till it becomes your character. All body movement must also be felt during the training. This is called Mindfulness and vast improvement can be reach in the shortest training time.

Repeat this training till you are more relax and taking it easy. Your eyes must follow every movement of the shuttle, this is called focusing.

Practice this focusing diligently as this will have a strong impact during any competition.

This training drill is mid court to mid court.

Objectives of the training :
1) Apply the smooth changing of the racket grip practice earlier on without shuttles
2) Feeling the adaptation of the body posture explained earlier
3) Understanding and creating a good habit of the wrist action
4) Minimum force have to be produce as the training is mid court to mid court
5) This will cultivate striking zone objectives
6) Taking shuttles at or before net height, as it will promote fast reaction and build a strong offensive in delivery at all times

Enjoy your training, please ensure Mindfulness and Focusing is always present at all times of the drill.

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