Hello BC. I was wondering what psychological techniques you use to improve your games? For example, I picture myself making a particular shot, executing it perfectly with the desired outcome.
I'd imagine myself being Lin Dan: "What would Lin Dan do?" I ask myself. "I don't know. I'm not Lin Dan..." "Just what would Lin Dan do?" I ask myself again. Then I miss the shot :/
I just take a little breather when things don't go my way. Make sure you always try to focus on the next point. All the other points not relevent. This is not very easy to do though. I'm still struggling with it myself.
Visualization. That's what your describing. Check out this thread, lots discussed here. http://www.badmintoncentral.com/forums/showthread.php/68281-Sport-Psychology-in-Badminton
Visualization is just one aspect. There are others like Positive thinking Being in the zone Reframing Error parking Etc
When I play, I imagine that I have "sharingan". If you've ever watched Naruto, you'll know what I mean. Basically it's looking at badminton as a chess match, and playing certain moves to force the opponent to react predictably.