Hello and welcome back to Badminton Insight :) In this video we're going to show you three
deceptive lifts you can use in both doubles and singles to completely send your opponents
the wrong way! Whilst many people say that these skills come naturally there are some key tips
you can learn to create this amazing deception and we're going to teach you these in this video
so let's get to it! So we're going to start with the deceptive cross-court lift
and you can do this shot on the forehand side like this
or the backhand side like this so let's go through the key points to play this shot firstly as you're
approaching the shuttle you want your arm to be nearly straight like this pretending to play a
simple early shot and as you're pretending to play this first shot this is when you want your front
lunging foot to land. As the shuttle comes towards you you want to get your racket very close to the
shuttle before quickly pulling your elbow back and in towards your body but keep your body weight
leaning forwards if you start to lean backwards it will become obvious that you're going to lift it
finally you need to have a quick short hitting action to punch the shuttle cross like this
a big mistake we often see is that people try and play the shot with a big swing
it's literally just a short squeeze of the grip like this striking it with your elbow still quite
tucked in. For the forehand side you want to use your forehand grip and use your fingers to squeeze
the grip whereas on the backhand side you want to use your thumb to generate the power in a slight
bevel grip. To play this shot effectively you also need to make sure the shuttle is out to
the side of you and not directly in front of you so let's see all of these steps together
Like with every deceptive shot the key is to not overuse it no matter how fun it might be! You
want to make sure that you play some simple early net shots, some cross nets, some lifts
and then when you do play this deceptive cross it works a treat! The next deceptive
lift is similar to our first one in that it's another double action lift but this time we're
going to hold it and play it straight up the line. It's especially great for playing against
people with poor footwork! For this you want to show an early straight net and then just as the
shuttle is approaching you drop your racket down at the last second and play a flat shot over their
head and into the corner and hopefully they'll be running forwards as you do it! And unlike the
first shot you don't want to bring your elbow into your body you want to keep it out like this
Now the fourth point is that you want to keep leaning into the shot with your body weight going
forwards and finally you need to have an even shorter backswing than the first lift we showed
using your fingers on the forehand side and your thumb on the backhand side to generate the power
and if you're struggling to create the power on these lifts then check out
our recent basic lifting video on our channel we'll include a link in the description below
so let's see all of these steps together
Again we'd advise to go for one or two more simple shots from this position in the game
before you go for this deceptive shot! This is a shot more commonly used in singles however
you can still use it in doubles when your opponents are in a more side-by-side formation
it's a shot I absolutely loved in my junior days! Now moving on to our third and final deceptive
lift we have a top spin lift, our overall favourite and one Jen is particularly good at
You can play this shot from anywhere across the front of the court but it always looks like
it's going to go into the back left corner if you're a right-hander and the back right corner
if you're a left-hander but it actually goes into the opposite corner! So to break that down
if you're coming into the shuttle on the forehand side of the court you'd play this deceptive shot
straight up the line and if you're in the middle you just play it slightly cross-court whereas if
you're coming into the shuttle on the backhand side you'd play the deceptive shot cross-court
as you've seen you need to slice the shuttle to make it go in the opposite direction to
where you think it's going and there are four stages to learn this shot. Firstly no
matter where you are on the court you need to take the shuttle pretty much in line with your
lunging leg as it's really hard to create the deception if you take it across you like this
secondly you need to use your wrist and fingers flicking your wrist up like this
and using your fingers and thumb to generate the power. Next, as you come into contact with
the shuttle you want your racket to be moving in a sideways and upwards direction like this
and then as you strike the shuttle you want your racket to be in an almost horizontal position
the final key point like all of the other deceptive lifts is to have a short swing stopping
just after you've hit the shuttle again using your fingers and thumb will really help with this
you can do this shot on your forehand side but it's definitely not as easy or effective
and I also do this shot a lot on the return of serve but we'll save that tutorial for another day
all of these shots require some serious skill and yes we believe
some people will be naturally better than others at these, with lots of practice and experimenting
you'll be able to get to the stage where you can send your opponents all over the court!
the big swing that's bad, I'm going to do that again again we'd
advise to go for one or two simple shots in this
again we'd advise to go for one or two more simple shots from this position in the game to take the
shuttle pretty much in line with your lunding lunding leg next you want your next you want
next you want to come into the hmm yes we believe some people will naturally better the level and
the back right corner no I think I said that wrong like left corner if you're a right-hander
like it's going to go into the back left corner if you're a right-hander and the back right corner oh
no I said left corner if you're a left-hander didn't I oh it goes into the opposite corner
I still think i'm saying this the wrong way around i keep forgetting what i'm actually saying
on the back right corner if you're a left-hander have I said that right every time I think I've
said left too many times again I think I've said that the wrong way around but I keep
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