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Tuesday, March 20, 2007

Badminton Clears

Badminton Clears are the most common and important of all badminton strokes that can be played overhead or underarm. These shots can be played both on the forehand and backhand sides.

Overhead Clear>

Use the clear to move your opponent to the backcourt. It will create space in the frontcourt for you to exploit.

It will also give you more time to go back to your base. The optimum hitting zone is located somewhere above the central area of your racket.

You can play two types of Badminton Clears, Attacking Clear and Defensive Clear.

Attacking clear has a trajectory that runs almost parallel to the ground. The shuttle travels flat and fast towards your opponents back court. These badminton shots allow less time to your opponent to get behind the shuttle, potentially causing weak returns. The shuttle is hit square with your racket face.

Defensive Clear has a high and deep trajectory. These badminton shots give you more time to return to your base and prepare for the next shot. The shuttle is hit with your racket face leaning slightly backwards.

Forehand Overhead Clear

The forehand overhead badminton clear is similar to the action of throwing a ball. If you can throw a ball well, you shouldn’t have problem playing this stroke. You can always practice throwing with a shuttle first before stepping on to the court.

Here are some pointers for playing a forehand overhead clear.

* Adopt the forehand grip.
* Turn your body and stand sideways to the net with your non-racket shoulder facing the net.
* Shift your weight on to your rear foot.
* Bend your elbow and lock your wrist preparing to swing forward.
* Raise your non-racket hand and point at the shuttle to improve timing and balance.
* Contact the shuttle as high as possible and in front of your body using a strong throwing action as if you are going to throw your racket high and forward through the air.
* Straighten your elbow as you hit the shuttle.
* Let your wrist unlock with a whip action as you hit the shuttle.
* Follow through with your racket and shift your weight from your rear foot to your front foot.
* Move back to your base position.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Thanks for this information. it was exactly what i needed.I need to teach my class on the overhead forehand and backhand clear. i needed some teaching pionts and you gave me that. this its a great source of info.

Anonymous said...

Now I can do my PE essay :D

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