Good breathing method/technique for Badminton players

I'd say exhale through your mouth if you don't want to pour snot all over the court.

 

So far, this thread focuses on breathing DURING a rallies. BEFORE your match, and IN BETWEEN each point, breathing "technique" is said to be important also. It helps keep your body/muscles relax. Deep breathing is done with diaphragm along with your rib cage. Slow count your inhale, and your exhale. Before I serve, I was taught to take a deep breath and check tension on my neck, shoulders etc. to help keep my Doubles low serve consistent and with good quality....
Of course, AFTER your match, it's okay however you breath, even if you decide not to...

 

In that case, are there any laws against bringing your own personal portable oxygen tank to use at courtside ?

 

The thing about exhaling when executing a smash, hard clear or drive is that it contracts your muscles making it naturally tense up as if flexing(not noticably flexing but enough to give a "boost"), thus making your smash more stronger. I dont know about the mentality part of it though, if it makes your shots more acurate or. For me, exhaling makes me more prepared...probably just a little habit to give me a little kick to get me more concentrated.

 

Tell you guys a little secret.

You can try this yourself next time if you don't believe me.

For power shots specifically, instead of just simply exhaling, make sure your exhalation stops at point of impact. This will focus more of your power and energy better into a more shortened and concentrated strike.

After impact you can finish exhalation by letting out the rest of the air in your lungs.

 

That was a good one > 100 marks!

Just that we must get our breathing timing correct before we smash..

 

visor, just wondering, do u inhale and exhale through the mouth? or the nose?

 

ideally, it shouldn't matter whether inhale or exhale thru mouth or nose, however... it depends on some circumstances...

if the air is dry and cold, then you should inhale thru nose in order to humidify the incoming air

if someone has nasal problems eg. allergies, septal deviation, etc, then inhale/exhale thru mouth is better for them

if grunting or vocalizing on max force exertion, then exhale would be thru mouth

for me, inhale and exhale thru nose most of the time, except when i'm run to the ground by my opponents, that's when i'll be breathing thru both nose and mouth simultaneously!

 

Aha! But is that a short HAH or a long HAAAAAH?

Because the shorter one is what I'm referring to, where exhalation stops temporarily at impact. The longer HAAAAAH you'll find you'll lose power.

 

So laughing is bad during the exhalation of the shot...

On a more serious note Just sitting here in my chair, typing this, it seems to me that a longer HAAAAAAAAAH is more likely to relax the core, while a single HAH makes me want to use my core

 

I think the HAH should be a short one....

Both Taekwondo and Kendo use short outburst...

 

Only the short one works...

too long you may experience the similar thing you always do sitting on a toilet bowl

 

Hah! Good one. I almost spat out my coffee reading that!