Mastering Badminton Strokes and Grips

Badminton Grips

• The forehand grip is popularly called the handshake grip.

Badminton Strokes

• The forehand stroke is used when the approaching shuttle is low and in front of the player.
• The backhand stroke is used to return the shuttle with a high trajectory coming from the opponent's court when the shuttle gets behind you.
• The forehand stroke is used to return the shuttle if the opponent uses a drive to hit the shuttle parallel to either sidelines and you reach it at a height between your waist and your shoulder.

Badminton Serves

• A drive serve should be hit with a downward motion, using the wrist and forearm to generate power.

Badminton Shots

• A clear shot is hit high and near the opponent's back boundary line.
• A block shot is executed by holding the racquet stationary in the path of a smashed shuttle.
• A drop shot is hit so that it barely clears the net and falls rapidly in the opponent's court between the net and the short service line.
• A smash shot is hit forcefully at a steep downward angle.
• A serve is the shot used to put the shuttle into play at the start of each point in badminton.

Test your knowledge of badminton strokes and grips with this quiz. Learn about the different techniques used in forehand and backhand grips, as well as underhand strokes. Challenge yourself to master the various flight patterns of the shuttlecock.