ok i've been playing double ... ever since i started, i prefer it over single cuz it's fast pace and needs a lot of reflex and coordination with your partner. what i want to discuss here is mainly how the racket handling should be since we are training to entered some tourny. My favorite badminton video is the match between China (Cai Yun and Fu Haifeng) vs Korea (Lee Dong Soo and Kim Dong Moon). I never get tired of watching that video, idolize those chinese guys. I notice in that clip (dont know if it's just me) but ... when playing back and fourth ... the guy in front would hold his grip higher (nearer to the shaft) like when use to serve. and the guy in the back would hold the racket normally to have more swing when smashing. If this is a known issues then i am kind of behind lol. It would make sense that the guy in front would need more speed and maneuverability for his shots therefore he would hold his racket higher on the handle. Please let me know if what i notice is right thx.
What you found out is right.. It's also true that this is a known fact I don't know if you tried it yourself yet, but... you'll notice that playing in the front with the higher grip will improve your play..
hehhe yeah ... that's probably why ... i never tried it out myself. oopsie ... okie dokie ... thanks !
When playing front-and-back formation the front-man must be quick to kill loose shots at the net. Holding the racket higher (I hold it at the cone when I play) gives you this quickness. When I hold the racket at the cone my swing gets smaller so I am quicker at the net. (I don;t know if its just me or what) I suggest you try it out for your self
yeah i did try it out ... pretty good. I still need a bit of practice to change my grip back so that i can smash. so .... it's cool ... thanks
I can get a decent smash even when I grip at the cone. Aside from smashing from the front of a font-back formation, sometimes I misjudge a fast shot and have to move back to get a better shot and sometime I forget to change my grip. Maybe it would help you if you used a towel grip wrapped to the cone part (maybe all the way to the shaft). That's where I started. Now I don't use a towel grip just plain tacky grip that does not even cover the cone. I guess I'm tuned to that specific grip style now since it doesn't bother me holding it at the cone whether I have towel grip or not. Goodluck.
hey i do hold my racket at the cone when im in front...i had my grip higher den the cone...i find tat it provide me better control when im play a net shot and i can react faster holding it higher... so overall MORE control when u hold higher hehee a very good example...do u hold a pen near to the tip or far back??
well it's AN example ... not a very good one. Cuz badminton is a sport therefore you adapt to it and do what you must. But holding a pen is mandatory , you learn that when you were little. If your parents taught you to hold it the end then you will get use to that and will eventually use that. next question: should i play the whole (or at least most of) game holding the racket higher than a normal grip ? or should i switch between my normal grip and high grip depending on the situation ?
im talking about holding the pen for better CONTROL...or cos if u hold it since young u will eventually use tat BUT tats not the correct way for better CONTROL... if someone who write holding the pen far back bother to try holding near to the tip...he will find a new way of holding wif better control... jus like badminton...if u r taught to hold ya the end of ur grip...you shd try holding it higher to give it a try for better control... for ur quesion...normally during double the one in front will hold the grip higher for better control and react faster and the one at the back will hold at the end for more power... but of cos it depends on urself depending on where u feel comfortable to hold it...
It will be better to change the length of your grip to suit the situation, rather than keep one length all the time. For example, at the net you will get better control with a short grip. Smashing from the rearcourt, you will get more power with a long grip. I play most midcourt shots with a short grip, because you do not need very much power for these strokes. Also, finger power (for sharp, fast shots) is more effective using a short grip. But I use a long grip for rearcourt overheads.