Badminton Shadows

Practicing Shadow in badminton is very very important .There are several type of shadow like 6 corner shadow,racquet direction shadow,scissor and tab,etc.Shadow improves our quickness and reach to the shuttle.We should do some shadow everyday.Here is a video showing shadow,enjoy!

Badminton Beginers

If you are starting playing badminton at this time ,you have to learn how to start badminton,i also did mistake in starting badminton in proper way and i waste my time ,so save you time :

On What you should Focus

• Footwok-Don't run around court ,just take steps to reach the shuttle
• Fitness-It is a game of fitness ,do running,cycling,swimming etc.
• Correct Stroke-Take advice from your seniors or coach before learning any shot because if you learn any shot in wrong way then,you have to do double efforts to make it right,so do right in first attempt.
• Correct Grip-If you don't have proper grip ,you can't transfer your whole force into your stroke.Learn forehand,backhand grips.

On What not Focus at this time:

• Tricky Shots:First learn basic shots ,don't waste time in learning the tricky shots,learn them after.
• Strength Training:First improve your stamina,flexibility,agility,speed,and then improve strength.
• Expensive Equipment:Expensive racquet can't make you LIN Dan,you have to learn strokes first.

Thanks

Pradeep Sheoran

1 month badminton coaching from hyderabad

Dear badminton lovers this post is dedicated to to all the people who are thinking to take coaching of badminton

One of my friend took one month coaching from Hyderabad and i am sharing what he did there and how.

 It cost $411(Rs 20,000) ,it includes residence,diet,coaching,shuttle,Juice)

DAY 1 (15/10/2011)

Morning practice with Sanjeev and Govardhan Sir

i)Wake up at 5:45am and do  proper warm -up by jogging,skipping etc Check out, WARM-UP TIPS

ii)Do sprints(400m X 10)

iii)Then A good Court Touch and some drills on court near by 30-45min

iv)Do Relay race for 30 min

v)At the end do some relaxing Stretches 

BREAKFAST-Aloo Parathe+curd

Rest in afternoon

LUNCH-Daal Makahni+Chapati

Evening Practice with Laxman And Govardhan Sir

i)Do weight training for 30 minutes

ii)Play Singles Matches for almost 45 min.

iii)At the end Do good relaxing Stretches.

DINNER-Cheese  Dish +chapati and sleep well

DAY 2(16/10/2011)

Morning Practice with Sanjeev Sir

i)Wake-up 5:30 am and Do good warm up firstly

ii)Do abs-workout for 15-20 minutes 

iii)Do agility and flexibility exercises for 45-60 minutes.

iv)Do Shuttle run (30m X 6)

v)At the end do good relaxing stretches .

BREAKFAST-Bonda+Milk

LUNCH-Potato Vegetable+Chapati

DINNER-Rajma+Chapati

Rest on evening session

DAY 3(17/10/2011)

Morning practice with Sanjeev Sir

i) wake-up 5:30 am and do proper warm-up

ii)Agility and flexibility exercises 

iii)Interval Training

iv)Play Football,i.e good to improve stamina

v)At the end ,do good relaxStretches

BREAKFAST-4 Bread+Milk

Afternoon Practice With Vanket and Laxman Sir

i)Proper warm-up

ii)Wall Practice for 15-30 min.i.e. good for quick reaction and Improve wrist power,it is must

iii)Play Smash and Tap Game Means Doing smashing and taping on net alternately.

iv)Play Singles 

v)At the end,do good relax Stretches

LUNCH-Potato Vegetable+curd+Chapati

Evening Practice with Laxman Sir

i) Do proper warm up

ii)Play football

iii)Round Running for 20-30min

iv)At the end,Do Some Relax Stretches

DINNER-Daal+Chapati

It is very difficult to explain all 30 days training schedule but i think you have understand that how coaching academies train people .

Thanks 

Pradeep Sheoran

Wall Practice

Wall practice is very common in badminton.Wall practice means playing opposite to wall.It improves your reaction time and also strong your wrist power.It will help you in returning lighting fast smashes in a safely manner .Always do wall practice with Feather shuttle,never with Nylon.

If you do it with squash racquet ,it will give you great results withing 10 days.
It has to be done correctly. It will train wrist and forearm strength.You can do overhead clears and also drives.Drives you can use it to train how to switch backhand/forehand grip quickly and racket skill.
Clears will train your wrist and forearm for strong punch clears and smashes. If your neck feels sore before your forearm and wrist then you know that you are strong.
* One problem that can develop is that if you hit with too much downward angle, you will hit into the net on the court.

Thanks

Pradeep Sheoran

Smash That won't be coming back

Badminton is a game of lighting fast smashes,but only the speed is not enough to win the rally,you should have a strategy of smashing,I want to share what i know ,i think it will help you.
When you got chance to smash ,Smash it damn hardly,If returns it well and again give you the opportunity to smash again,Don't smash at the same place .so your opponent that you will smash again at the same way and place you have done before but change the direction slightly and smash like first smash on her forehand and then show him that you will again smash on his forehand but smash on his backhand or on his body,I think he will not return it or if he return it will be weak return.

Thanks

Pradeep Sheoran

Badminton Half Smah

You have listen about forehand smash ,backhand smash , jump smash ,cross-court smash , down the line  smash but have you listen about half smash?.I have learned Half Smash from dinesh(Dabbu),Charkhi Dadri
 Learn what i know, here it is:-

1.Half smash mostly played from rear court to front court but you can also play from mid court to front court.
2.Your contact point when smashing should be high as it can be.
3.Don't impart force from shoulders,play just with knee power
4.Bend your Knee With Slightly angle very quickly as you can.
5.Remember don't bend your knees too much
6.Don't let your opponent know that you are going to play half smash.
7.It it necessary to strong your knees ,do exercises for knees.



So,It is what i learned today and  i shared with you, and you all know practice makes a man perfect so practice more and more to be master in this shot.

Thanks 

Pradeep Sheoran

Jump Smash

As we all know and see during matches mostly points are earned with powerful jump smashes.So it necessary to play.I have been playing badminton from 10 years and after concerning with many of my frds and searching on net ,i will tell you the best way to improve jump smash,So here it it:-

FITNESS-The first need of jump smash is physical fitness.you should have enough strength in your legs to jump.There are several exercises to improve jump smash like sprint(Most Effective),Jump and touch as high you can,Put you both hand on your head and jump,in this your knees should come to the chest.,
Do skipping,frog jump and many more exercises you can find on you tube.


TECHNIQUE-Only Fitness is not enough ,you should know how to jump,when to jump and how to land.
Get behind the bird, jump at the right time and complete a good, near perfect rotation in the air.In the beginning,1 or 2,3 weeks may be your jump timing don't work but don't give up,after some time you will automatically start to jumping at perfect time ,i am telling you this because i have experienced this.
*The key is to jump up is that the non-racquet shoulder towards the shuttle as usual and  then bend both your knees back -- but keep your thighs fairly straight pointing down -- and then simultaneously start the body rotation and perform the arm swing and  straighten your knees fast.
*Hold your raquet behind your head in your normal (pre-swing) position - execute a variety of jump smashes this way.



When you play jump smash in singles ,you should play cross-court to see better results.The more you practice,the more perfect you will be.

STRATEGY-
1) Keep your opponents from attacking your attacks, because if it's powerful enough, they should have quite some trouble driving it back, due to the trajectory and speed, as well as the mental fear.
2) Having a good smash prevents your opponents from attacking your drops, as they will tend not to rush, fearing that you'll just whack their face off with a good smash.
3) Good jump on the smash can get you a very good angle and force them to lift. Good power on the smash can get you a weaker lift. Have both of these and you'll get more chances to smash and finish it off. Also, if you can get a good angle, you'll also make them bend and crouch for them, which also requires energy.


When you play jump smash in singles ,you should play cross-court to see better results.The more you practice,the more perfect you will be.

Thanks

Pradeep Sheoran

Shots of Badminton

Badminton consists of various types of shots like smash,Drops ,Clears,Net play,Drives etc
So improve your game ,first you should know about all the shots of badminton :-


             

• Jump Smash


• Backhand  Smash


• Half-Smash


• Overhead Forehand Smash


• Down The Line Smash                                                                                                                                               


• Forehand Drop


• Backhand Drop


• Overhead Drop


• Cross-Backhand Drop


• Around The Head Drop 


• Slice Drop                                                                                                                                                


• Backhand clear


• Backhand overhead clear


• Underhand clear


• Deep clear


• Overhead forehand clear


• Forehand Clear


• Defensive Forehand Clear                                                                                                                                    


• Forehand Slice


• Reverse Slice


• Defensive forehand slice


• Defensive Backhand slice           

                          Front Court Skills

• Net Shots


• Cross-court net shots


• Neutral Net shots


• Net Kill


• Defensive Lift


• Smash Return


• Drives

    THANKS
    PRADEEP SHEORAN