Hello and welcome back to Badminton Insight! If you're new here we're Greg and Jenny, two
professional players releasing a new video every Sunday on all things badminton. So in today's video
we're going to show you the 7, yes 7 different types of drop shots in badminton.
We'll give you some key points on how to play these shots successfully and when to use them so
let's get to it. So first up we have the standard drop - now we've actually covered this drop in
a lot of detail on a previous video, link in the description below if you want to check that out. So
you would use this drop mainly when you're lifted right onto the back line and want to neutralize
the rally. It's often a good choice if you don't want to give the attack away by clearing but you
also don't want to put yourself under pressure by playing a smash. If you're not in a good position
a key point is to make sure you're in the same preparation as a clear or smash facing sideways
and staying in a relaxed forehand grip. Now moving on to the slices of which we have four different
varieties. The purpose of all of these slices is to create unpredictability for your opponents so they
can't anticipate your shot and they never feel comfortable. So our first slice is a straight slice
down the tramlines from your round the head corner. As you can see here, this slice requires a fast
racket head speed but because you're slicing the shuttle it brings the shot much lower and shorter
of where your opponents are expecting it. Our first key point for this shot is that you need to hit
the side of the shuttle like this, so you need to come around it in order to create the slice.
And a fun fact for you is that us left-handers actually have an advantage when playing this shot
as the way we slice the shuttle and the way the feathers lie gives us more slice.
And we love a good slice! The second key point is to make sure you're slicing the shuttle above your
head and not too far in front of you because as you're slicing the shuttle if you slice it too far
in front of you it'll reduce the angle and it'll probably go in the net. You also need to bring
your wrist down at the last second to generate power. You actually need to hit this shot with
more power than a normal drop because slicing the shuttle makes it lose some speed and the wrist is
really important with all of these slices. We're going to show our third drop shot is the cross
court slice from the forehand corner and you can use this shot in singles to set up a weak reply
or in doubles to either encourage rotation with your partner or to catch that cross-court
defender off-guard! And of course you can often get a complete winner from it in both singles
and doubles. Whilst this shot is essentially the same as the straight slice you need to generate
more power in the cross as it's traveling a much further distance. There's different ways of playing
it in terms of your swing length but whichever way you really need to bring the wrist through.
That's tip number one and tip number two is to mainly play the shot when the shuttle's
in line with you or on the inside of you. This is so that you're able to play it cross
and also make it look similar to other shots right until the last second.
Of course you could take the shuttle to the outside of you if you're taking it really late
but that's the deep forehand, a completely different shot which we've actually done a
complete tutorial on on a previous video. Still in your forehand corner you have the straight
reverse slice which is very satisfying to pull off. This can again be a winning shot
or even just deceive your opponent, or force a weak reply. It's a great shot to have in your armoury.
There's a lot of technical detail in this shot but our first quick tip for you
is to bring your wrist through so that your palm of your hand is facing
upwards at the end of the action and this action is kind of like twisting a doorknob.
The second tip is to still have enough forwards momentum in your swing, it's very easy just to
focus on the slice and not put enough through the shot for it to go over the net, as Greg's
demonstrating here. This was actually supposed to be a demonstration of him doing it properly!
And it's best to hit the shot slightly in front of you and also slightly out to the side of you
for the most effective rotation and control of the shot. The fourth slice is very similar in technique
to the straight reverse drop but actually a little bit easier! Again you need to rotate your wrist
so that your hand is facing upwards at the end of the shot and to do this you have to
come around the shuttle so that you're taking it to the outside of you. Once more really focus on
bringing the wrist and arm through the shot to help with the quality and effectiveness.
Our last tip is to keep your upper body strong and don't let it drop as you hit the shot.
So we've covered five drops so far and we have two more to go but what if people want to learn how
to do these drops in a step-by-step tutorial with different ways of practicing them? Good question! In
our tutorials we usually break down the technique first before developing it into a routine and
finally practicing it in a match situation and in future videos we'll break down these individual
shots. So yeah subscribe to the channel so that you don't miss those, it's free and nearly 80% of
you don't for some reason! But yeah the overhead technique is so complex which is why we haven't
broken down each individual shot in this video as it would have been about two hours long. Anyway
let's get on to the final two drops. Yes hopefully you're still with us! So this sixth drop is a loopy
drop and one that Tai Tzu King does very well. It can be done for different reasons but essentially
you hit the shuttle so it has a higher trajectory so it comes down at a steeper angle and very tight
over the net. It can be done to either give you time to get back into court or make your
opponent move fully into the corner so they're really reaching or even not able to get there!
The first tip isn't really a tip it's more of a must and this is that you must not play the
shot too loopy or when your opponent is on the front foot as it could really get you in trouble.
The second tip is to hit slightly under the shuttle to create this loop on the shot
and also stop your swing speed late on in your hitting action, and this tip is also really
important for our final drop. Yes it certainly is! And this final drop is the stop drop, a favourite of
ours which is used so effectively by many players. The aim of this shot is to stop your swing right
at the last millisecond, making your opponents think you're playing smash and then it lands in
front of them for a winner. You shouldn't overuse it but it's good to use when you have a short lift
and you're able to get into a position where you look like you're going to play a big smash.
Quick tip number one is to really pretend you're playing a smash so keep that fast
racket head speed going right until the last millisecond, and a great way to practice this
is by standing next to a wall and swinging as fast as you can and stopping as late as you can.
The second tip is to not drop your arm too much and make contact with the shuttle lower than
you would when playing a smash. This is a common mistake people make and it's where we go wrong
a lot of the time for sure. Again we have a full tutorial to come on this shot as there's a lot of
technical detail that goes into it. Wow there was a lot of information there, hopefully you found it useful
and you enjoy putting some of those shots into your game. And if you did enjoy the video please
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