What is the best footwork to get behind the shuttle, just enough to smash it down? Although it was taught to meby my trainer in the past, I can't seem to apply it since shadowing is different from the actual thing. If i force myself to do the shadowed footwork in the actual game, I get to a really awkward position under the shuttle which causes me to miss the shuttle. Help
http://www.badmintonbible.com/artic...erns/footwork-to-the-backhand-rear-corner.php check this website, it will give a brief idea on rearcourt footwork. I usually block jumps towards my forehand corner (use side-steps then jump), and use scissors jumps towards my backhand corner (use steps, side-on, rotate more shoulder 'generation' while in the air, then crunch forward and scissors kick happens naturally). http://www.badmintonbible.com/articles/footwork/movement-elements/block-jumps.php hope this helps =)
first learn how to scissor kick properly. the footwork will come naturally once you have the basics down.
how about go one beyond shadow? do a multishuttle drill. start from the base position, have someone feed you high shots one by one, see if you can smash those down. if not, then keep adjustnig your speed and positioning so that you can. shadow, as you have discovered, can only go so far, you need the addition of a moving target in order to do the actual shot.
Some term footwork drills as static drills without shuttles. With shuttles, some terms it dynamic drills. It is always good to have static and dynamic drills.
