So lets say I do clear/attacking clear. My opponent then raise his racket and just lightly 'tap' the shuttlecock so it becomes sort of a quick drop shot. But he doesn't do the full proper drop shot motion. He just raise his racket like if you reach for something on the top shelf. What is this called? Do pro players do it?
Maybe...although I thought intercepts are taken lower and hit harder. This is just a very light tap taken at the top, resulting in a fast drop shot.
Don't think there is an official name for it but I would say it's between an intercept and a drop shot because he was able to reach your attacking clear and turn it into a drop shot before going too far behind him.
I would just call it a block drop. I've done it plenty of times but only because it usually happens when I'm caught a bit off guard and rushing backwards with no leverage to play a proper disguised drop or a proper smash.
If its done with reasonable power/speed, then its a stick smash. If there is no follow through then it is a stop drop. However, if its done with a follow through but not with power, then it does not have a "proper" name - I would call it a "tap" - you just "tap" the shuttle down. Its the way I learn to play all overhead shots - when in doubt, just tap it down.
There is no follow through. Soft wrist action. Shuttlecock tapped at the top making a fast drop. I don't remember ever seeing pro players do this though. It's quite a neat trick for such a basic shot, at least at my recreational level. Quite unexpected when used at the right time.
Professionals use shots similar to this very regularly. Not sure what I would call that one as its not a stop drop - I would still probably call it a "tap" but maybe a "block" is more accurate. Use it lots - its a great shot as its fast and downwards and can always be played even when there is very little time.
As I'm not a big fan of giving every shot from every inch of the court a seperate name, I would just call it a drop...;-) If you wanna be more precise: A drop from the midcourt.
for me it is a block because i just put my racket up and try to catch the shuttle and somehow get it over the net with no power at all its a nice thread, since i always wondered if it is a "real" shot at all because i only do it when i simply have no other choice..pretty much an emergency shot that can work surprisingly well and put the opponent under pressure and a shot that i have never seen practiced...be it in the gym or on youtube
You could call it a block, or a drop, or even a block-drop. It's a drop shot played from the midcourt with a short, blocking action. It's very useful.
If you watch the Sudirman Cup 2015 MD final between CHN and JPN, ZN does this shot very clearly and effectively several times, intercepting from mid to fore court. No time for him to put any power at all in it. It's all about downward trajectory just over the net into the opponent front court before the service line. It may look like a nothing shot but it maintains the attack.
Agree with most. "Block shot". Although effective, I hated it when opponents do that 9 out of 10 times.
A block, isn't it? I think that the main point is using the shuttle's momentum and power to bring it back towards the opposite field. No need to use any power on our touch... CMIIW?
