What Destroys Your Smash (13) Not Doing the Second Step
Some players skip the number 2 step
number 2 step
lets say shuttle goes back
then after look
this left foot should hop
to the shuttlecock
if shuttle goes there
1 2
if shuttle goes there
1 2
this hop
changes your direction
your body
to the shuttlecock
so look shuttle goes there, that way
1 2 3 4
back
1 2 3 4
over there
1 2 3
this number 2 hop is crucial
but some players they do one
and then they skip 2, they just turn it
like this
1 and then turn and go
and then hit
1 2 3
this makes
the distance this player can go to the shuttlecock too short
1 2
so he has to compensate by moving back a lot
using this one
1 2 3 4
watch my body
1 2 he has to turn
if you use number 2
1 2
1 2 3 4
you are moving to the shuttlecock
and shuttlecock can be in front of your body
1 2
but if you don't do the 2
turn
your body is turning shuttle goes that way
you really cannot hit this one
so
do the hop number 2
1 2 3 4
you are here
shuttle goes
then you must do the hop
1 2 3 4
watch this
my body, face
1 2 3 4
if you don't hop, you turn
1 2
then you turn your body that direction
and your body is like that
shuttle goes that way, how can you hit this one
it just does not make sense
1 2 3 4
you may say
I have to turn my body
to generate power
my question
if you play singles
opponent makes ten shots
from there to here
from there to there
how many shots
your opponent allows you to turn your body and hit
I would say maximum 2 or 3
7 or 8 shuttles from your opponent to that corner
you do not have time to turn your body like that
why
he will force you
he will do attack clear
smash clear
so you serve
you are ready
he hit very fast flat clear
and you want to generate power by turning
when you turn its already there
its not possible to hit
I will give you this example
you drive
5 hours a day lets say
out of 5 hours how many hours
how many minutes normally you drive on the motorway
80% to 90% of your driving time will be done in the city and that areas
but if you just get used to driving motorway
you will not be able to drive in the city or small streets
because you get used to that
there are lots of badminton players just practice
for the one shot or two shots out of twenty shots
which is turning and then turning
so lets say this player only trained to turn and turn
to generate power
how can he cope 7 or 9 shots out of 10 goes attack clear
he can't
he is not trained
to be able to return that kind of attack shots
so please think differently
so here watch
smash or clear, drop does not matter
if shuttle being hit bang
your face, your chest should remain
and 1 2
1 2 3 4
so that way you can drop
you can drop
you can clear, you can smash
but without number 2 hop
if you turn it like that
you can only hit over there
or you can't even touch that shuttlecock
ok have a look shuttle goes flat
quite medium flat
watch my face, watch my body
go
1 2 3 4
watch my feet this one
1 2 3 4
now
without 2 I turn my body
1 2 3 4
1 2 3
1 2 3 4
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