Jeez, this was a tough one. Badminton footwork This is sorely lacking pictures, but nevertheless I think the text alone is useful. There's also more to cover, such as recovery movements. Hope you like it.
great thats really good for beginners and to clear some things up for some people. i agree with you on the lunge completely, to many people don't hit the heel first and point the feet inwards, i must repeat this many many times to the players. will their be pictures soon also? also just a little add, i usually called the split drop, a split step. idk what the most common term for it because their are many, maybe you should include common terms of the name. great site gollum thats alot of hard work
Great article. If you don't mind, I found an error in the Ready Position section under Racket Carriage. "It should never be left to dangle near your angles, however." "angle" should be "ankle"
Thanks for the article Gollum, I reckon its great! One thing though, do you have any videos/photos/diagrams demonstrating the "hitch" movement?
wow...pretty good... i wish this was out like 2 months earlier, then it would have saved me from spraining my knee, improper lunge technique really messed me up... gotta remember, HEEL FIRST!!! btw, thanks for the article
I will do. All in good time. Ouch. Sorry to hear about your injury. This is actually something I've been practising myself recently, since I noticed I didn't do it very well (!) It's an easy one to miss.
Hey guys I posted this question on some other thread yesterday but I found that this thread was much more on topic. When I do the chasse step to my forehand corner for example, I take my right foot first, which is correct, then when my left foot goes behind my right foot and then I push off from there, is that okay? This video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iSmflcwGfhI&feature=related posted on the on the "Defending Drop Shot" which shows the mandarin guy having his foot almost together while mine the left foot goes behind the right. Which one is better? I think mine gives much more stress to the legs since I have to jump. When my left leg is moving behind my right my whole body is already in the air from my right foot's push off. That is correct right? Or should the body weight still be on my right foot until my left already lands? And also your left leg goes in front of right foot for forehand corners while backhand corner is behind the right foot correct?
Yes, that's fine; but it's really a step (also called cross-over), not a chasse. Both are good movements. Keep your right foot on the ground, while you step with your left.
Thanks Gollum. And also your left leg goes in front of right foot for forehand corners while backhand corner is behind the right foot, is that right?
It depends. Sometimes the left foot crosses behind the right foot when travelling to the forehand net corner. See The forehand "reversed cross-over" on my footwork to the front corners page. In the backhand front corner, the left foot crosses behind -- but only if you need that step. From a central position, you should not need it.
It can be a useful variation when there is a large sideways component to your movement, because you avoid excessive body turn. This is useful when you're only making a small cross-over (almost a chasse) and therefore lack time to correct for the body rotation.
Split drop I'm wondering if the split drop should be used when you're receiving serve? Also, it seems (to me) like the receive serve stance is different from the normal ready stance. I was wondering if you could write more about the receiving serve stance.
