{"id":120978,"date":"2023-09-14T08:04:32","date_gmt":"2023-09-14T08:04:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/badm-insight.local\/?p=120978"},"modified":"2025-01-31T21:47:57","modified_gmt":"2025-01-31T21:47:57","slug":"how-to-hit-a-backhand-drive-in-badminton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/how-to-hit-a-backhand-drive-in-badminton\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Hit A Backhand Drive In Badminton: Step-By-Step Tutorial"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"120978\" class=\"elementor elementor-120978\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3c02905c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3c02905c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7d9f9416\" data-id=\"7d9f9416\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65ce2254 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"65ce2254\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How To Hit A Backhand Drive In Badminton: Step-By-Step Tutorial<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18dfd45 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"18dfd45\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"discussion-id-c691ee87-846a-4399-820a-6ed1c5d26b83 notion-enable-hover\" data-token-index=\"0\">A <b>backhand drive in badminton<\/b> is<\/span> a shot most commonly played from <span class=\"discussion-id-ae359f39-ea6e-47ae-872e-226de61b7905 notion-enable-hover\" data-token-index=\"2\">the mid-court.<\/span> It is an attacking shot that should pass close to the net with a flat trajectory. A good backhand drive should be consistent, accurate and powerful.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-547e85a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"547e85a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>You can<span class=\"discussion-id-8b45e70c-372a-40ea-b59f-ff3b726c6a15 notion-enable-hover\" data-token-index=\"1\"> improve your backhand drive<\/span> by learning the correct technique. First you need to learn the <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" data-token-index=\"3\"><b>footwork<\/b><\/span>. You should step forward with your racket leg and land just after hitting the shot. You then need to learn the <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" data-token-index=\"5\"><b>hitting technique<\/b><\/span>, where you should use a backhand grip and short swing.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93cc344 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"93cc344\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We\u2019ll now teach you the footwork and hitting technique in detail before discussing <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" data-token-index=\"1\"><b>where you should hit your backhand drive to<\/b><\/span>, as well as giving you helpful <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" data-token-index=\"3\"><b>drills to practice and improve your backhand drive<\/b><\/span> in badminton.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1feb2029 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1feb2029\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span>Footwork: How should <\/span><span>you<\/span><span> move To the backhand drive?<\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f632d73 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5f632d73\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">After performing a <a href=\"https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/the-split-step\/\"><b><u>split step<\/u><\/b><\/a>, you should pivot on your non-racket leg before moving into\u00a0<span class=\"discussion-id-601a97be-11d9-44cb-b913-1bfd2a752b23 notion-enable-hover\" data-token-index=\"3\"><b>the final step.\u00a0<\/b><\/span><span class=\"discussion-id-601a97be-11d9-44cb-b913-1bfd2a752b23 notion-enable-hover\" data-token-index=\"4\">This is the most important part of the footwork.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4256d83 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4256d83\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">You want to <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" data-token-index=\"1\"><b>step forward with your racket leg<\/b><\/span> as this increases the force going into the shot. This can help you generate <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" data-token-index=\"3\"><b>extra power<\/b><\/span> and also make you look more intimidating.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c11794 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0c11794\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">Of course, there will be some situations where you\u2019re not able to use this footwork &#8211; for example when the shuttle is coming at you too quickly. But for the <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" data-token-index=\"1\"><b>perfect drive<\/b><\/span>, stepping forward is ideal because if you step sidewards or even slightly backwards into the drive, you are not able to use your body weight or momentum as much.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-516e421 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"516e421\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">The timing of your racket foot is also really important. Ideally, you want to <b><span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" data-token-index=\"1\">land<\/span> <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" data-token-index=\"3\">just before you strike the shuttle (milliseconds!).<\/span><\/b> This improves your control, and you can also use this extra force from the step to add even more power to your drive.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0bd4d40 elementor-widget__width-initial e-transform elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0bd4d40\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_transform_scale_effect&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scale_effect_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scale_effect_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/How-To-Hit-A-Backhand-Drive-Blog-Photos-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-122171\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/How-To-Hit-A-Backhand-Drive-Blog-Photos-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/How-To-Hit-A-Backhand-Drive-Blog-Photos-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/How-To-Hit-A-Backhand-Drive-Blog-Photos-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/How-To-Hit-A-Backhand-Drive-Blog-Photos-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/How-To-Hit-A-Backhand-Drive-Blog-Photos-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/How-To-Hit-A-Backhand-Drive-Blog-Photos.jpg 1620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Stepping into the shot<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5a3e49 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b5a3e49\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Hitting Technique: How should you hit the backhand drive?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0615a78 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0615a78\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" data-token-index=\"0\"><b>Step 1:<\/b><\/span> Use a <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" data-token-index=\"2\"><b>loose backhand grip<\/b><\/span>, with your <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" data-token-index=\"4\"><b>thumb on the wider part<\/b><\/span> of the grip, as shown below. This enables you to use your thumb to generate sufficient power in the shot.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0702bae elementor-widget__width-initial e-transform elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0702bae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_transform_scale_effect&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scale_effect_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scale_effect_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/3-1-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-122168\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/3-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/3-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/3-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/3-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/3-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/3-1-scaled.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Backhand grip<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a85d13f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a85d13f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If you are interested, you can learn more about the different badminton grips <a href=\"https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/the-4-grips-in-badminton\/\"><b><u>here<\/u><\/b><\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26f976f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"26f976f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" data-token-index=\"0\"><b>Step 2:<\/b><\/span> Have your <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" data-token-index=\"2\"><b>racket around hip height<\/b><\/span> as your opponent is about to play their shot so you waste no time bringing it up to play the backhand drive! A lower racket carriage means you will be later onto the shot since your first movement will be bringing your racket up.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-faf8c3f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"faf8c3f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-18d44d0\" data-id=\"18d44d0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f524bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6f524bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/3-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-122162\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/3-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/3-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/3-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/3-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/3.jpg 1620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Correct: High racket carriage<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4a2755c\" data-id=\"4a2755c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f82b5f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4f82b5f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/4-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-122163\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/4-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/4-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/4-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/4-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/4-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/4.jpg 1620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Incorrect: Low racket carriage<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21f2437 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"21f2437\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Step 3:<\/strong> As the shuttle approaches you, <strong>bring your arm back a little<\/strong>, as shown below.<\/p><p>But we <strong>don\u2019t<\/strong> recommend too big of a backswing because you\u2019re:<\/p><ul><li>More likely to mistime the shot,<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>Have a slower recovery,<\/li><li>And it isn\u2019t always about hitting as hard as you can (which we\u2019ll touch more on later).<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-703ca47 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"703ca47\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-fb51e78\" data-id=\"fb51e78\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3bb5de3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3bb5de3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/5-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-122164\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/5-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/5-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/5-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/5-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/5-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/5.jpg 1620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Correct: Short backswing<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3e7b886\" data-id=\"3e7b886\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4caef82 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4caef82\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/6-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-122165\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/6-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/6-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/6-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/6-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/6-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/6.jpg 1620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Incorrect: Too big backswing<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07fb5c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"07fb5c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" data-token-index=\"0\">If you do opt for a bigger swing, an easy way to learn the technique is to pretend to look at a watch on your wrist, whilst ensuring the strings of your racket are facing the ceiling, and then squeeze your grip pushing with your thumb to rotate so that your strings are now facing the floor.&nbsp;<br><br><b>Step 4:<\/b><\/span> As the shuttle is approaching you, you want to bring your arm back and then use the muscles in the back of your shoulder, then forearm, and wrist to come through and strike the shuttle!&nbsp;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5dce2ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5dce2ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">At the point of contact, <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" data-token-index=\"1\"><b>squeeze your fingers and thumb<\/b><\/span> as you exert power as if you\u2019re punching the shuttle with your racket. Don\u2019t forget to step forward into the shot with your racket leg too!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f43ff29 elementor-blockquote--skin-boxed elementor-blockquote--align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"7f43ff29\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\ud83d\udca1Top Tip: A slight bend in the arm as you hit the drive is optimal - not completely straight and not too bent either.\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c3877d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3c3877d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">The more you practice the backhand drive, the easier and more \u2018natural\u2019 it will become! A weak backhand drive may be down to poor footwork (such as the timing of your step) or poor hitting technique (such as not being in a backhand grip).<\/p>\n<p>We would recommend focusing on using a shorter swing first and then once you improve the ability to generate a fast racket speed in this shot, you can then experiment with having a slightly bigger swing. As we always say, there is no right or wrong and even many professionals will have contrasting techniques, however they all develop these basic fundamentals first.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">If you find it difficult to improve the power of your backhand drive you should consider placing a large importance on the placement of your shots, which is what we will discuss now!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c12d22 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2c12d22\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span>Placement: Where should you play the backhand drive to?<\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bca4afe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bca4afe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Similar to smashes (which you can learn more about <a href=\"https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/how-to-smash-in-badminton\/\"><b><u>here<\/u><\/b><\/a>), good places to play the backhand drive are:<\/p><ul><li><strong>Straight down the tramline<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Down the middle<\/strong> to create indecision, or set your partner up for the rotation<\/li><li><strong>Cross-court<\/strong> \u2013 although this can be risky if you don\u2019t time it correctly!<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf6fdcb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bf6fdcb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" data-token-index=\"0\"><b>REMEMBER:<\/b><\/span> It isn\u2019t all about power as the <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" data-token-index=\"2\"><b>placement of the shot<\/b><\/span> is also very important! Sacrificing some power but placing the shuttle exactly where you want to is <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" data-token-index=\"4\"><b>MUCH<\/b><\/span> better than using 100% power but having no control of where the shuttle is going.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba92861 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ba92861\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">Placing the shuttle effectively enables you to set yourself or your partner up for the next shot, rather than playing straight to your opponent\u2019s racket and putting yourself under more pressure!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2333f03 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2333f03\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">Similarly, when you\u2019re taking the shuttle <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" data-token-index=\"1\"><b>below the height of the net<\/b><\/span>, you want to <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" data-token-index=\"3\"><b>avoid<\/b><\/span> hitting with 100% power. This is because the shuttle will inevitably travel upwards. This combined with worse placement makes it <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" data-token-index=\"5\"><b>easier for your opponents to play an attacking return<\/b><\/span>\u00a0and therefore putting yourself under pressure.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d623f45 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d623f45\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span>Drills: 5 ways to practice your backhand drive<\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52d79ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"52d79ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><p style=\"font-family: Inter, sans-serif; color: #0e0e0e;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bolder; font-size: 18px;\">1. Multi-Shuttle Drill<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-family: Inter, sans-serif; color: #0e0e0e;\">Get your training partner to feed the shuttle, one at a time, to the mid-court so you can hit the backhand drive shot<\/li><\/ul><\/div><ul><li>You can alternate sets with a heavy training racket (if you have one) and normal racket<\/li><li>We recommend doing 1X 16 shuttles with a heavy racket, then 1X 16 shuttles with a normal racket straight after that, before switching over with your partner<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a69d6c4 elementor-blockquote--skin-boxed elementor-blockquote--align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"a69d6c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\ud83d\udca1Top Tip: Playing with a heavy racket can help increase forearm, wrist and finger power which is very important for the backhand drive!<\/span>\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-efc72a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"efc72a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/1011-scaled-e1693479443942-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-122169\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/1011-scaled-e1693479443942-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/1011-scaled-e1693479443942-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/1011-scaled-e1693479443942-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/1011-scaled-e1693479443942-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/1011-scaled-e1693479443942-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/1011-scaled-e1693479443942.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97fceb5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"97fceb5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>2. Single Shuttle Drill<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Play drives back and forth with your partner using a single shuttle<\/li><li>Again, you can alternate between using a heavy and normal racket<\/li><li>We recommend doing 90 seconds per set<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2044aa1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2044aa1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>3. Practicing Alone<\/strong><\/p><p>If you don\u2019t have a training partner but still want to practice your drives, try <strong>hitting against a wall!<\/strong><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"background-color: transparent; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">Aim slightly higher to make sure you\u2019re in the drive position<\/span><\/li><li>Focus on your power and consistency first<\/li><li>Then as you get better, you can introduce a bit of movement e.g. stepping into the drive<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2713f31 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2713f31\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/12-scaled-e1693479524100-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-122170\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/12-scaled-e1693479524100-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/12-scaled-e1693479524100-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/12-scaled-e1693479524100-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/12-scaled-e1693479524100-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/12-scaled-e1693479524100-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/12-scaled-e1693479524100.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Wall hitting in a drive position<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3360ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b3360ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>4. 2-Shot Combination Drill<\/strong><\/p><p>To introduce more movement into your practice, you can try doing a 2-shot combination drill. For example:<\/p><ul><li>Playing a smash followed by a backhand drive<\/li><li>Playing a forehand drive followed by a backhand drive<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f3475c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3f3475c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>5. Open Routines<\/strong><\/p><p>To replicate more of a match situation, you can practice doing the backhand drive in more open routines such as the rear-mid exercise. To learn more about this exercise check out this article <a href=\"https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/best-badminton-routines-and-drills\/\"><b><u>here<\/u><\/b><\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83d7629 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"83d7629\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span>Learn More<\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af32669 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"af32669\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Now that we\u2019ve gone through the <b>correct footwork, technique, placement and practices<\/b> for perfecting the backhand drive in badminton, we hope you\u2019ve learned some good tips that you can implement into your own training and games!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-589a32c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"589a32c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If you want to see <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" data-token-index=\"1\"><b>visual examples<\/b><\/span> of what we have discussed, you can watch our YouTube video on how to play a perfect backhand drive below.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1451ee8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"1451ee8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/VICxkR6BijI&quot;,&quot;lazy_load&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63458e16 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"63458e16\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55b342fe elementor-post-navigation-borders-yes elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-navigation\" data-id=\"55b342fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-navigation.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post-navigation\" role=\"navigation\" aria-label=\"Post Navigation\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post-navigation__prev elementor-post-navigation__link\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/lifting-in-badminton\/\" rel=\"prev\"><span class=\"post-navigation__arrow-wrapper post-navigation__arrow-prev\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-angle-double-left\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M223.7 239l136-136c9.4-9.4 24.6-9.4 33.9 0l22.6 22.6c9.4 9.4 9.4 24.6 0 33.9L319.9 256l96.4 96.4c9.4 9.4 9.4 24.6 0 33.9L393.7 409c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0l-136-136c-9.5-9.4-9.5-24.6-.1-34zm-192 34l136 136c9.4 9.4 24.6 9.4 33.9 0l22.6-22.6c9.4-9.4 9.4-24.6 0-33.9L127.9 256l96.4-96.4c9.4-9.4 9.4-24.6 0-33.9L201.7 103c-9.4-9.4-24.6-9.4-33.9 0l-136 136c-9.5 9.4-9.5 24.6-.1 34z\"><\/path><\/svg><span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Prev<\/span><\/span><span class=\"elementor-post-navigation__link__prev\"><span class=\"post-navigation__prev--label\">PREVIOUS<\/span><span class=\"post-navigation__prev--title\">Lifting In Badminton &#8211; 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