Hello and welcome back to Badminton Insight now last week on our channel we did a doubles net
shot tutorial and this week we're going to teach you the singles net shot showing you the three
different types, when you should play them and how you should practice them so let's get to it
Hitting a tight net spin in singles is so rewarding as your opponent will only
either be able to hit a short lift from it or they'll be completely unable to get it back
So there are a few key points for all of these net spins which we'll discuss first
Now you should only be playing these net shots when you're in control and early to the shuttle
now to be able to take the shuttle early you need to have really good footwork and if you're
not confident with this then you should really practice a strong split step, push off and lunge
you want to land just before you strike the shuttle meaning you're in control of your body
landing a lot before or after means you lose
control of your racket and body and therefore the shot
So for all of these net spins your racket shaft should be pointing downwards at the
point of contact with the shuttle, with your grip higher than your racket head and strings like this
and this is so you can create more spin on the shuttle and also get that steep drop over the net!
Secondly, you want to be in a forehand grip on the forehand side and a backhand grip
on the backhand side if you're unsure on these grips then check out our video on this up here!
It's also really important to remember to have a nice and relaxed grip, if you're really tense in
your grip then you won't get that necessary touch and control so this point is key to remember and
thirdly you need to have a short swing! Having a big swing means you'll lose control of your racket
and therefore your shot quality will decrease! Take darts for example, you never see the professional
players throwing their dart with a huge swing, it's their short swing that gives them the control!
So firstly we're going to look at the in to out net spin and this is exactly what your racket does go
from in to out! As you're approaching the shot you want your arm to be bent and then you straighten
it at the last moment and come under the shuttle. Straightening your arm pushes the shuttle over
the net and then coming under the shuttle and hitting it slightly on the side creates the
spin. As you can see there's very little racket movement and for this and all of the shots the
technique is the same for both the forehand and the backhand side! So when should you use this spin?
Well it's more commonly used when the shuttle is coming across you, you can practice the spin
by throwing shuttles to one side like Jenny is doing here to England's number one Toby Penty
and Viktor Axelsen showed a good progression of this exercise on his Instagram where you
can practice the movement and shot on both sides. We'll also give you a few more ways to practice
this and the other net spins at the end of the video in a match like scenario so stay tuned!
Secondly we're going to look at the out to in net spin. The big difference with this
shot compared to the in to out is that you want to keep your arm almost straight the
whole time! Here's what the racket movement looks like without hitting any shuttles
as you can see Greg is completely twisting his hand from his fingers
facing sideways to quickly facing upwards and now here's the shot with shuttles
So when should you use the out to in net spin? Well it's more commonly used when you're coming
straight onto the shuttle and it's directly in front of you such as off a smash like this...
it's also commonly used off a return of serve like this although it's hard to get
as much spin from further back! If you're new to this shot then practice just by
hitting the shuttle up to yourself and generating the spin like this...
And finally we're going to look at the dead net, this shot is used when you're slightly
later to the shuttle than the two other spins or when your opponent is closer to the net so
you can't spin it higher otherwise they'd kill it! This shot uses the same technical points that
we discussed at the start, however rather than cutting across the shuttle to spin it like
the other two shots you simply step in and your lunge forward creates the momentum of the shuttle
It's really important to keep your body strong and upright when playing this shot
if you collapse when you're playing your lunge it's much more likely to go in the net
Again you can practice the dead net with a hand feed however the progression from all of these
hand feeds is to practice your net shots in a routine that way it's a lot more realistic
and you can also make decisions of what shot is best to play and when!
So practice one is drop net and here we're developing this feeling into a
more realistic situation. You're not focusing on the drop, you're focusing
on your movement, foot timing and spin! Try both into out and out to in and see what
works best for you from this angle! You can do this routine with either a single shuttle
or multi shuttle if the feeder can't consistently re-lift your net spin
A variation is when you drop it cross-court and as you're coming from the cross you should try
and always use the in to out! To further develop this you can smash or clip and then the feeder
blocks to the net and you can again spin the shuttle! You can repeat this by getting them
to try and re-lift or even play a net return to see how effective your spin is! The third
and final practice you can play a half court net game to add some more fun and the challenge of
spinning a spinning shot! Just look at how relaxed Kento is even when he's taking the shot late!
They're not taking it early here but they are in control of their bodies and comment below how
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