Season is over, time to review our improvements on the game. Just curious on what skills badminton forum visitors were on the move. It is possible to vote on more than one item.
Thanks for voting! Good to see that most of us are busy with more than one aspect of the game. I play this game for quite some time, but every season there seems to be so much to learn. Tactics are winning in this poll, constantly on top but followed quite close by technics and physicals. Mental toughness way behind, but thanks to Phil's thread with the great advertisement on this aspect, this could be a big winner for next season Enjoy !
i am surprised that many are focusing more tactics instead of basic technique. imho, basic technique forms the basis of one's game, and i believe one would benefit much more by working on the foundation first. and this applies for any level of play, and esp for beginners and intermediate players like us (i am assuming most of us in BCBF are at these levels)
I second that. Even if you have the tatics doesn't mean that you can execute them in play because you need the technique first. That's why like in football, a good coach does not necessarily means that he was a good football player and vise versa.
G'day, Can't agree more to Kwun and Modius on that one. Refining basic skills and techniques is more important than tactics. What good does it do if you can make opposition fun all over the place, when you can't place the shuttle over the net? Have to learn how to walk before even working out how to run and fly!
HEHE I've been working on all of them... and getting help from Badrad he's actually gotten my game up to another level... or several levels depending on how u look at it THX Badrad!
i have to work on tactics and analysation of my opponent.... but this year i worked on pretty much everything..
G'day, For me it will be all basic techniques! I already have the best racket I can ever dream of but is still doesn't mean a thing! Have to learn how to consistently play good shots and not make mistakes and learn good footwork! I still move like a hippo on ice when I play sometimes...
Technique for me - specifically hitting and footwork mostly concentrating on front court work for the new season coming and being able to play doubles better Hippo on ice - I'm one step behind then, I'm like a hippo trying to swim by floundering around a lot Why are all these polls resurfacing after 2-3 years? Should they not be closed by now?
Footwork, I learned the rotation system. Service, changed from forehand to backhand serve, and return of service Single play, last 3 years I only played double games, but last months I play now and then a single game. I still prefer doubles though. Mixed doubles, I discovered it can be so much fun, although very tiring. Condition, I finally manage to get under 15 minutes for the 4 km test
As this is my first season ( started since last September ) I think I've improved on , basically all of them ... but how much I've improved varies between the four .
And the level of the people you play against, I've noticed the higher the level of your oponent the more your game is put under pressure and the more mistakes and your original bad habits creep in
Hmmmm not really...if my oponent is better than me i will feel the pressure but not having more mistake....because i knoe tat i cant affort to lost point for unforce error....so i will play a safe game by making sure all my shuttle is always flying within the court.... But if im playing against a weaker player i somehow make more mistake...maybe is because im too relax heehee .....
I'm still trying to sharpened my technical skills ( for me its always a learning process ). Tactics is secondary.
Same here. one question to everyone.-what would u do if u have a coach who does not teach much technique[i mean he has taught u all the basics-gripping a racket etc,but does not teach u any higher technique] though he concentrates on multifeed ,fitness. Would u ditch him??? I wanna hear what u all think,coz i think if u are/going to be a baddy player u are gonna face such problems at the lower,intermediate,higher levels[i.e at some pt. of time u feel ur coach is not teaching u anything new/higher aspects of the game,i.e higher technique,tactics,physical fitness etc. So would you leave him and seek a better coach or continue??
Give the bloke some feedback and credit. Maybe he/she's a bit unsure of what to do if you just do the exercises without giving ideas or so? hmmmm....
Well your couch may not teach you higher level stuff because he may feel that you are not ready. But if you really arn't learning anything and you are far from reaching a level where you know the advanced techniques than I would consider finding a better couch.
Confidence. Confidence propelled me to first place. By keeping me and my partner's mind focused on the game, we made our opponents less concentrated, distracted and even angry at their own partners. Weird........once we gained confidence, they lost it
Physically, I got alot more flexibility and endurance. More importantly I have less chronic knee pains... it's still there but doesn't hurt as bad as before. Huge credit goes to the exercises I did everyday. I lost some weight too, so the load was reduced for my joints. Tactically more aware, I move alot faster and to the right position as my anticipation improved. Starting to get a hang of placing my finesse and power shots. I actually enjoy the challenge of turning defensive situation into offense opportunity! Technique-wise? It's always a learning process:crying:! Know them, refine them and refine them some more. Perfection is impossible, but close to being perfect is not. Mental toughness? I need exposure to more tournaments and pressure situations in order to gain that, so I still have ways to go in that department.
