Do you know about badminton drop shots? If not then this article is for you.
It is a badminton stroke that a player plays from the rear of the court to the front net area of his opponent. Players occasionally misunderstand the terms “drop shot” and “drops” (which refer to strokes played from one opponent’s front net area to the other’s front net area).
Types of Drop Shot Badminton(Forehand and backhand)
- Basic Drop shots (Fast Pace or Slow Pace)
- Slice Drop Shot
- Deceptive Drop Shot
The only thing that will change when you play any type of drop shot in badminton from the back of the court is the angle of your racket face while making contact with the shuttle and the movement of your wrist, but the position will remain the same.
Racket pronation for a forehand drop shot
The majority of backcourt shots have identical body motions, particularly with the pronated arms; the main differences come in the technique’s power and contact point.
First Step
The first stage in preparing for a shot is to position yourself behind the shuttle, adopt an aggressive stance, and begin elevating both of your hands.
Second step
The second stage is to shift your weight to your dominant leg, position your non-racket arm toward the shuttle, and extend your racket arm as far back as you can comfortably go since doing so will help you produce power.
You might be wondering why I would need to extend my arm that far when we are playing drops. Keep in mind that the difference between a novice and a professional player is that we want to ensure that every shot you play looks the same.
Third step
Now make contact with the shuttle at the top point of the racket.
Fourth Step
Follow through.
Backhand Drop shot
The swing of a racket for a backhand shot in badminton is as follows
Step 1
Holding a correct grip is the first step in creating a backhand drop shot, which is where beginners go wrong.
The example in the above image shows how to hold a racket while making a backhand drop shot.
As you can see, the thumb is placed on the side of the racket handle. This gives your wrist more room to make a steep shot than if you use a standard backhand grip, in which your entire thumb is placed on the handle.
Step 2
To hold the racket with your fingers rather than your fist after using the backhand grip, lower it to your backside so that there is space between your palm and the racket. This will aid in producing the explosive snap of the racket necessary for the backhand stroke.
Step 3
The next phase is to maintain a fairly loose arm; if your arm is tense, you won’t be able to make the backhand shot. Make sure the head of the racket is on your non-racket shoulder as you approach the shuttle with your dominant leg, and elbow pointing at the birdie, as seen in the image above.
Step 4
Try to make contact with the shuttle with a flat racket face and follow through with the action.
How to play a fast badminton drop shot
Grip for badminton drop shot
Holding your racket with a simple, relaxed grip. When you hit the shuttle, you must make sure the racket strings are pointed at it; to achieve this, you probably need to turn your arm slightly inward.
Avoid using the panhandle grip. A wide grip feels more natural to most novices, but using one will result in a low contact point and other issues down the road.
Technique
- Position yourself behind the shuttle (when you leave the shuttle it must land before your nonracket foot).
- Raise your two arms.
- Strike the shuttle with a straight racket face by raising your wrist as high as you can.
- Complete the task
Slow badminton drop shot
As you mentioned in the section on quick drop shots, slow drop shots require the opponent to cover a more distance than rapid drop shots do since the player hitting the shuttle moves slowly and gets closer to the net.
The shuttle is landing ahead of the front service line in the aforementioned diagram, which distinguishes between a fast and slow drop shot.
Use of Slow Drops in matches
It’s time for a slow drop shot now that we’ve covered how to employ a quick drop shot against your opponent.
If you are familiar with the fundamentals of badminton footwork, you are aware that a sluggish drop shot requires you to take more steps than a fast drop shot.
In other words, you can return a fast shot from your opponent with just one lunge, but a sluggish short requires two steps.
Therefore, if you want to force your opponent to move more on the court, a slow drop shot can be effective.
How to play a Slow badminton drop shot
Grip
The grip remains the same as when you hold the badminton racket while playing a quick drop shot (read in the fast drop section).
Technique
- Beginning in an aggressive posture with your non-racket foot forward and racket foot back
- Position yourself behind the shuttle (when you leave the shuttle it must land before your nonracket foot).
- Raise your arms in tandem ( Make 30 degrees with your racket arm on your shoulder and the Non-racket arm is straight)
- Stock to the shuttle with a straight racket face by the whole slow arm
- Complete the task
The most crucial idea is how to use it during or what the goal of it is in a match once you have learned what a badminton drop shot is its types and its technique.
Slice Drop Shot
Slice drop shots are irritating shots when a player slices the shuttle from the back of the court to the front service line of their opponent on one side of the court.
You can trick your opponent by mimicking a clear or smash action, playing a slice shot, and then, just before serving, switching the racket motion to a slicing action.
The contact point for a slice drop shot is at its highest position, and the shuttle is struck at a sharp angle with a step toward the front of the opposing team’s court.
Why do we use Drop Shots?
The goal of a drop shot is to force your opponent to go from the backcourt to the front court, causing them to lift the shuttle or hit it below net level, giving you the chance to strike.
Your opponent is brought to the front of the court by the drop shot. A good drop could mess up your opponent’s footwork.
Change of pace during the game
This is a common tactic, and when utilized well, the Drop may be quite misleading.
Hit the Drop when your opponent anticipates a Clear or a Smash to win.
Then, you can anticipate that your adversary would return a feeble shot, hopefully sending the shuttle back to your midcourt.
Last Words
When practicing drop shots, start by aiming for the service line, and don’t stress about getting your drop shots to pass closely over the net tape.
You are currently studying how much force to apply when you strike the shuttle.
Once it does, try moving the shuttle closer to the net tape, perhaps no closer than 30 cm (about a foot).
You need to leave room for error, so don’t attempt to make everything perfect.
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