Back hand jumping smash... 1)Too soft - kena intercept and bantai (counter-attack) 2)Too strong - how many of you can do it at certain height from ground? 3)Jump Too fast,slow,low, high - miss the shuttle..scarecrow only ...so far I don'w know which player is good at it..except I came across in a local competition the player accidentally did it during front net interception...
Could we please stay on shots that are actual shots? Otherwise I'm adding the reverse Peter Gade to the list, along with the behind-the-back baseline-to-baseline clear by Lin Dan. There has never been nor will there ever be a player that successfully uses a jumping backhand smash. Two reasons - if you can jump and play the backhand, you can jump and play the much stronger forehand. Also, you can not jump in a way so that your body rotation adds power to the shot, unlike a forehand smash, unless you jump and make a full pirouette (after which you're sure to mis-time, mis-hit or just completely miss the shuttle). Intercepting at the net is another story, but generally, one doesn't jump (as in jump higher than a few centimetres) to intercept with the BH. Exceptions might be really tiny player like JJS but even they should stay away from that as the 2011 HK Open Final shows
fast, powerful, steep, nearsideline accuracy jumping round the head smash you can hit powerful but sacrificing the steepness and accuracy. or hit it nearsideline but not powerful enough feels like a pro if by any chance I executed it perfectly, leaving my opponent stranded, only looking the shuttle passing them by
Still having trouble with pretty much anything backhand. Because I learned myself wrong technique using only my wrist instead of my lower arm. Really trying hard last weeks to learn the right technique but it's hard. My jump smash is also non existant. My "normal" smash is pretty powerfull and I can't really jump that high so I never tried to learn it, when I do try it my timing is bad so it is weaker than my normal smash. The rest of the strokes are pretty decent by now (been playing for 6 years). My strongest shots are (compared to others from my level); backhand short serve, overhead smash and forehand drive.
You're forgetting Thomas Cup 2004 and India Open 2009 I'm pretty sure those were jumping BH smashes. He also did one in an exhibition match against a youngster.
Just throwing this out there http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYiij4CU57Y It's not a jump in the same sense a a jump-smash jump (double-footed), but it is a small jump. Or a very big step + pirouette
^^ Lol... that`s exactly what I remembered and googled too. Full piroutte backhand smash by TH. The look on his opponent's face is priceless: he was just left standing there speechless with his jaw hanging to the ground. [video=youtube;lYiij4CU57Y]http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=lYiij4CU57Y[/video]
Is it just me or that short people like me aren't that effective with the jump smash? I'm about 5'8.5" tall. My accuracy goes way down when I try it so it's not a move that I will do unless there's more than enough time for me to set myself up for it. My backhand is pretty decent. Even for a skinny guy like me, I can hit the birdie to the back court without much trouble. The only time I'll encounter a bit of difficulty is if the birdie goes slightly behind me while I'm running and I can't quite get enough swing speed to hit it to the rear court. It's not that often my opponent will get me into that position, but if they do, I'll be in trouble.
It's strange because I don't ever really practice it. As soon as I get on the court, we just start rallying and practice smashing. lol! I also serve with a forward underhand motion because that's how I learned the game. I did tried to serve the way how most of you guys serve, but it just doesn't work. lol! It doesn't feel natural to me.
heh... i just get to the courts 15-20mins earlier, and if it's free that's when i'll practice serving for doubles, you really should be serving backhand
I know, but at the same time, I don't see any practical advantages. Is there one? I mean, as long as the birdie goes across the net and not too high so that they can hit it right back at me right? It's a success as long as my opponent hits my serve up right?