Backhand

[timmehtong]

My backhand clear is the suckiest thing ever. Can anyone like explain how to properly clear with backhand, send me a link to a vid, or pics?

[Roman00]

please search the forums, before asking :crying::mad:

[Gerard]

I think our friend is looking for some help, therefore I don't think it is necessary to reply in such a manner.

Hi Timmehtong

Please take a look here:

http://www.badmintoncentral.com/badminton-central/content/view/33/26/

This is under Techniques from the home page.

Regards

Kevin

[CWB001]

The best advice you can receive about a backhand overhead shot is to do evrything humanly possible to play a round-the-head forehand shot instead.

[cheongsa]

Maybe the poster wants to know how to develop a strong backhand as a last resort, when it is not humanly possible to play a round-the-head shot?

Anyway, to the poster, just keep practicing the backhand overhead shot. There is no short cut.

[timmehtong]

yea i wanna know how to do back hand really well cuz in the last few tournaments i was in. I was pretty well against my opponents. Then one guy showed and figured out that my backhand was the crappiest thing ever. I was able to do forehead for a while, but sooner or later i wouldnt make it and yea. I do a backhand. BOOM! There comes his smash

[DivingBirdie]

since it looks like i'm the only one on earth who knows how to run a damm search,
videos

http://www.metacafe.com/watch/487896/learn_backhand_clear_in_badminton/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqiR2vVn-J8
threads
http://www.badmintoncentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=42464
http://www.badmintoncentral.com/vb/showthread.php?t=36727
http://www.badmintoncentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=43933
http://www.badmintoncentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=41490
Entertainment
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ualwAwHjopU&mode=related&search=

i didn't just copy paste everything i found, i selected the most useful links to paste, so check them ALL out

[fsnicolas]

Key word for backhand = whip it. But after the "theoreticals" (video, pics, advice), there's no shortcut. Practice is the best advice you'll get. Of course, it would be safer if you had a coach to check your grip and execution to avoid developing bad habits in your stroke.

The tactic of a lot of players is to get a weak return from the backhand of the opponent. They anticipate either a backhand drop down the line or a weak clear, both of which they can kill or smash. A good backhand shot to play (and therefore to practice as well) is a strong backhand drive down the line or a strong backhand clear as a defensive shot, since you've been forced to do a backhand anyway. Then you can get into a defensive position.

[cheongsa]

yea i wanna know how to do back hand really well cuz in the last few tournaments i was in. I was pretty well against my opponents. Then one guy showed and figured out that my backhand was the crappiest thing ever. I was able to do forehead for a while, but sooner or later i wouldnt make it and yea. I do a backhand. BOOM! There comes his smash

If you are fast enough, you can get away without playing a backhand clear. You can either play the fastest and safest backhand straight drop shot, or vary the placement of the backhand drop shot.

[chessymonkey]

it takes only a few points for your opponents to figure out
that u have no backhand clear and just a backhand drop
when that happen then u'r in the same boat as backhandless

[SystemicAnomaly]

Badminton.TV (http://www.Badminton.tv) has 2 videos on the backhand clear. These 2 vids are for member access only (but it is pretty cheap & you can 1 month free).

[azn_123]

Today I backhand smashed someone and he couldn't return it =P I think I should start working on backhands more.

[m_hael99]

My backhand clear is the suckiest thing ever. Can anyone like explain how to properly clear with backhand, send me a link to a vid, or pics?

why not try making your backhand stroke stronger by practicing with water bottles? i'm using 1.5L coke bottle filled with water :D

[timmehtong]

practice with water bottles?

[m_hael99]

practice with water bottles?

i don't have squash racquets so i substitute with water-filled bottles to get the necessary 'heavier racquet' to train my strokes. i don't know if that's a proper way to do it but after a while i can feel that my badminton racquets feel relatively lighter :)

[llpjlau]

any pictures of backhand grips???

[fsnicolas]

any pictures of backhand grips???


You can check out this link: http://www.badminton-information.com/badminton_grip.html. I'm trying to look for another webpage I found with the variations of the backhand grip.

The grip shown on the link is used when hitting the shuttle in front of the body, as in drive drills and defense against smashes. There are variations of this grip for other shots.

[fsnicolas]

One variation is to have the thumb not on the flat side of the racket handle but on the ridge. From the basic thumb grip (with the thumb on the same plane as the racket face), put your thumb closer to your palm until the flat of your thumb is on the corner of the racket handle. This grip is used when the shuttle is about to get past the body of the player. This is used for backhand clears (so that racket faced is not closed) and backhand shots when the shuttle is beside the player.

I read that there's a third variation called the pan-handle grip. It's used when the player is late in hitting the shuttle, meaning the shuttle has gone past the body. I haven't seen a picture of this but from the name I can somewhat guess how it is done.

[SystemicAnomaly]

any pictures of backhand grips???

There is a grip guide with pix on this very web site. For some obscure reason it is well hidden. The universal (neutral) grip is shown on Page 8. For backhand grips check out Page 4 thru Page 6.

badmintoncentral.com/badminton-central/content/view/81 (http://www.badmintoncentral.com/badminton-central/content/view/81)



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I read that there's a third variation called the pan-handle grip. It's used when the player is late in hitting the shuttle, meaning the shuttle has gone past the body. I haven't seen a picture of this but from the name I can somewhat guess how it is done.

The pan-handle grip is bascially a FH specialty grip. As suggested above, it is also used as an extreme grip for backhands shots for shuttles that have gotten past the body. This grip is shown on Page 6 on the link above.

Aside from the basic (thumb) BH grip and the pan-handle grip, players typically also use 1 or 2 grips that fall between these two extremes.

[Gollum]

This guide is a bit long in the tooth now, but still useful:

Thumb grip (http://www.badmintoncentral.com/badminton-central/content/view/81/35/1/3/) (for backhands in front of you)
Bevel grip (http://www.badmintoncentral.com/badminton-central/content/view/81/35/1/7/) (for backhands level with you)
Panhandle grip (http://www.badmintoncentral.com/badminton-central/content/view/81/35/1/5/) (for backhands behind you)