Hey guys (/girls) im new to badminton and i just read that poll and i was wondering what all the terms mean (BackHand Smashing,Drop Shot Smash,Backhand DropShot,Dead Smash,Backhand Clear) as well as any other terms i might know.... thanks, Austin Eubanks
Hey Austin, Welcome to the wonderful sport of badminton and to this nice forum. I think it'll be more productive for you to search the forum for those terms. Heck, even google them might provide you with visual representation. Some of them are general terms of overhead shots in badminton. Ming
BackHand = Not Forehand Smashing = Not Drop Shot Clear = Not Smashing Nor Drop Shot Grab a knife and stab yourself = Dead BackHand + Smashing = BackHand Smashing BackHand + Drop Shot = BackHand Drop Shot Drop Shot + Smashing = Ugly shot Dead + Smashing = Dead Smashing BackHand + Clear = BackHand Clear
The names of shots are concatenations of various elements of the shots. For example, consider the "forehand overhead clear". "Forehand" indicates that this shot is played on the racket side of your body (right side for right-handers, left side for left-handers). "Overhead" indicates the position that the shuttle is relative to the player (literally, over his head). "Clear" indicates the trajectory of the shot: it is played high to the back of the opponent's court. This shot name is often shortened to "forehand clear", or just "clear". Every shot is either a forehand or a backhand (left or right). Here are some more names: Smash: played steeply and powerfully downwards into the midcourt. Drop: played softly downwards into the forecourt or front of the midcourt (slow drops go to the front of the forecourt, whereas fast drops land further back). Net shot: played softly from near the net to the front of the forecourt. Kill: played sharply downwards from the forecourt, in order to win the point immediately. Lift or lob: played high to the rearcourt, like the clear, but hit from below shoulder level. Push: played softly from the midcourt to the midcourt. Taken between shoulder and waist height. Drive: like a push, but played sharply from midcourt to rearcourt or rear of midcourt. Serve: the first shot of a rally. Return: any reply, but usually people mean a reply to the serve.
