I'm a beginner in badminton, what are some crucial tips to improve my game?

**VillaMatt** · 08-05-2012, 03:06 PM

I'm fairly new to badminton, over the summer so far i have played 3-4 times a week, are there any things that are vital to improve my game as fast as I can?

**Pizza Fish** · 08-05-2012, 08:48 PM

learn the correct grips- the forehand and backhand each have their own grips. you MUST have the right grip in order to hit any good shot. there are plenty of articles and videos online demonstrating the proper grip.

good luck, and welcome to the world of badminton!

**gingerphil79** · 08-06-2012, 07:59 AM

pizza fish is right. All very good but also learn footwork. Esp the split drop (split step). This is very important.

The racket moves 1st to every shot. If your opponent plays a net shot, the 1st thing that moves is your racket. If your opponent clears, your racket goes up immediately to prepare for the shot.

**craigandy** · 08-06-2012, 09:41 AM

Originally Posted by VillaMatt

I'm fairly new to badminton, over the summer so far i have played 3-4 times a week, are there any things that are vital to improve my game as fast as I can?

concentrate on the correct technique and the correct footwork. Watch how the pro's do it and there are plenty of video tutorials online. Just concentrate on getting the basics right some things may feel more uncomfortable than your "natural way" at first so persevere and try not to pick up bad habits.

**captaincook** · 08-06-2012, 08:04 PM

you have gotten all the good (and best) advises. If only I'd got them like some 40 years ago. Anyway, just make sure u swing correctly too - don't ruin your shoulder.

**|_Footwork_|** · 08-08-2012, 09:49 AM

improve as fast as you can?
take lessons with a good coach ( not necessarily one-on-one, a group may be ok, too), play with good/better players, work on your technique, your footwork and your overall fitness. badminton is a physically demanding sport, there's no way to substitute good physical capabilities...

**shooting stroke** · 08-12-2012, 12:30 AM

Originally Posted by VillaMatt

I'm fairly new to badminton, over the summer so far i have played 3-4 times a week, are there any things that are vital to improve my game as fast as I can?

Hi there,

First of all, welcome to this lovely sport that we call badminton and hopefully you will enjoy it to the fullest since you're playing the world fastest sport that even a F1 car can't surpass the speed of a traveling shuttlecock.........and that hopefully one day, one day, you also can hit at such speed..........

are there any things that are vital to improve my game as fast as I can?

There are 2 issue here : 1. things that are vital to improve your game and 2. how fast does it can improve your game.

In regards with the first issue, it is clearly that most of our BC colleagues here already have stated some important things that you need to grasp first and even our moderator also has made a sticky thread at this section to highlight this issue for your references. In summary, above all the advice given here, it comes to one common conclusion that the foundation that you need to firstly and comprehensively understand and grasp will be all the basic fundamentals there are about playing badminton both from the perspective of knowledge and practical application. For any beginners, without comprehensively able to master all the basic components there about how you play badminton first then, the next step in your quest to improve furthermore in how you play will not be a smooth upgrade since if you start learning incorrectly then you cannot upgrade smoothly correctly. Since it's been stated a lot here about what are the basic information that you need to master first therefore, i will not elaborate more about it but discuss other details that can hopefully facilitate you in how to achieve your quest.

Before further discussing, it's important for you to realize also that like any other sports, the path to upgrade to the next level must undergo certain learning curvature that any individual must follow. In view of this process, the time frame for you to improve will also depends very much in regards on how fast can you master all the basic and unfortunately, this is not a quick process since you need to practice regularly very, very hard and there is no short cut as well. Therefore, in view to the 2nd issue stated above, rather then rushing to improve fast, its better to focus on improving gradually and if you're dedicated in your practice, you will improve way much better at the end.

Other than emphasizing very much about mastering all the basic there are in badminton, there are also few things that you should know as well that also plays an important part on how to help you improve from the other perspective point of view:

1. You can't improve that much only by yourself.....preferably seek someone that can properly guide you

2. Treat your racket similarly like an extension of your arm, choose correctly what specification that comes with it so that it can mutually deliver your hit according to your style of play.

3. Possibly, play and sparring to someone who is better than you so that you can get the experience and knowledge for self improvement

4. Try maintaining your physical fitness at its highest state so that you can have the mental and physical ability to learn continuously properly.

5. Train regularly very hard and don't easily give up for things that you've not able to grasp. Remember that's the process of learning, continuously focus and train again

6. Other than devoting your time playing and maybe training with a coach, spare also any time in a week to do a lot of drills to improve how you play

7. In the remaining time available, get yourself a skipping rope and do a lot of skipping to lighten your legs and do isometric exercise to strengthen your wrist.

8. Practice the habit to do proper warming up and warming down to further avoid injury.

Good luck and practice very hard.

SS

**Mikael** · 08-12-2012, 06:46 AM

Take your raket arm in fornt of you, 90 degree elbow, so you can look down at your hand. Make it open and start with looking at your inner palm. Now turn only the hand, so that the inner palm is towards the floor and you can see the upper palm.
Do this a few times and pay attention to your upper arm (the part bettween your elbow and hand) and how it rotates.
This rotation is basic for most shoots that needs power.

I hope you will have fun trying to use this "rotation" with a racket