Best ways to return a smash?

[robc06]

Practice this drill. Smash. Block. Lift.

Player 1 serves. Player 2 smashes. Player 1 blocks. Player 2 then lifts. PLayer 1 smashes. This is a great drill to practice your block and smash.

1 When blocking feet slightly apart on your toes, in the tiger posistion. Racket in front of you.

2 Square yourself slightly to the smasher.

3 Light fingers, take the pace off the shuttle.

4 Practice. Practice. Practice

When you have become competant then you can block cross court. Or whip the smash accross court which becomes a offensive shot.

[Smashis]

What i do in this situation is just get on one knee almost and send drop transfeering most power from the smash.

[Elixau]

Tap the birdie lightly across the net so she doesn't have another chance to smash at you.
Maybe try lifting it to her weak side (right handers-left court.)