{"id":122621,"date":"2023-10-16T14:54:17","date_gmt":"2023-10-16T14:54:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/badm-insight.local\/?p=122621"},"modified":"2024-08-20T11:17:05","modified_gmt":"2024-08-20T11:17:05","slug":"how-to-do-a-stick-smash-in-badminton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/how-to-do-a-stick-smash-in-badminton\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Do A Stick Smash In Badminton &#8211; Step-By-Step Tutorial"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"122621\" class=\"elementor elementor-122621\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4b6c4215 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4b6c4215\" 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-6b860aff\" data-id=\"6b860aff\" 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-793febdc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"793febdc\" 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 Do A Stick Smash 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-231e69ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"231e69ed\" 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 stick smash is a unique type of smash in badminton that has a <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"1\">steeper downwards trajectory<\/span> compared to a standard full power smash. It is used to add <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"3\">variety<\/span> <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"5\">in your attack<\/span> and often requires less \u2018effort\u2019 to play, so it can also be a good option for when you\u2019re getting tired!<\/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-833e8d9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"833e8d9\" 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 key to hitting a good stick smash is to have the same <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"1\">relaxed preparation<\/span> as any other overhead shot, then at the last millisecond, <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"3\">\u2018snap\u2019 your wrist<\/span> over the top of the shuttle, creating a <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"5\">quicker, steeper<\/span> attacking shot. Power generation should only come from the <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"7\">forearm and wrist.<\/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-7aa342a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7aa342a\" 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\">So, we\u2019ll now discuss <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"1\">why <\/span>you should play the stick smash, as well as the <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"3\">5 steps<\/span> to mastering it!<\/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-3c591714 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3c591714\" 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\">Why Should You Play The Stick Smash?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23445be elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"23445be\" 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\"><b>There are 4 reasons for this:<\/b><\/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-103c5c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"103c5c1\" 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>1. Accuracy<\/strong><\/p><p>With a full power smash, you use a full body rotation as this helps generate more power. However, you <strong>don\u2019t<\/strong> use a full body rotation for the stick smash, so you are in <strong>more control of your body<\/strong> and can therefore hit more accurate shots.<\/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-27401ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"27401ac\" 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. Steep Angles<\/strong><\/p><p>In a full power smash, you hit <strong>through<\/strong> the shuttle more, with your strings a bit flatter, which means your smash will often land <strong>deeper into court<\/strong>. However, with the stick smash you <strong>\u2018snap\u2019 your wrist and forearm<\/strong> which creates a <strong>steeper<\/strong> angle, helping to add <strong>variation<\/strong> into your attack.<\/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-17ff5fd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"17ff5fd\" 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-2622dd4\" data-id=\"2622dd4\" 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-cc9a2d1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cc9a2d1\" 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 fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Smash-Flatter-Wrist-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-122751\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Smash-Flatter-Wrist-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Smash-Flatter-Wrist-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Smash-Flatter-Wrist-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Smash-Flatter-Wrist-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Smash-Flatter-Wrist-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Smash-Flatter-Wrist-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\">Contact point when full smashing<\/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-0f12840\" data-id=\"0f12840\" 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-ba8d636 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ba8d636\" 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\/09\/Stick-Smash-Snapping-Wrist-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-122752\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Stick-Smash-Snapping-Wrist-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Stick-Smash-Snapping-Wrist-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Stick-Smash-Snapping-Wrist-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Stick-Smash-Snapping-Wrist-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Stick-Smash-Snapping-Wrist-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Stick-Smash-Snapping-Wrist-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\">Contact point when stick smashing<\/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-a1c4d16 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a1c4d16\" 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. Deception<\/strong><\/p><p>The stick smash can be a very <strong>deceptive<\/strong> shot. The preparation should look <strong>exactly the same<\/strong> as your drop shot and clear so that when you smash at the last second your opponent might be caught out!<\/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-2620053 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2620053\" 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. Improved Recovery<\/strong><\/p><p>Since you are much more in <strong>control<\/strong> of your body when playing the stick smash, your recovery will be much faster 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-5cffc0e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5cffc0e\" 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\">How Do You Play The Stick Smash?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e91ebe0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e91ebe0\" 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<h4 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"0\">Step 1: Footwork<\/span> <!-- --><\/h4>\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-7997151 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7997151\" 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 can play this shot either on the forehand or round-the-head side and it\u2019s most common to play the stick smash from either a <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"1\">scissor kick<\/span> movement or <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"3\">jump out <\/span>movement<span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"5\">.<\/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-4df4a97 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4df4a97\" 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 great thing about the stick smash is that you can play it from a <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"1\">variety of positions &#8211;<\/span>\u00a0for example if you\u2019re early and behind the shuttle, or if you\u2019re taking it a little late.\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-c293e76 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c293e76\" 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 can learn more about the correct footwork to the rear-court <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/FilH49DvIqE?si=kvUDeSghgiWOffnS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><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-3363799 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3363799\" 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<h4 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"0\">Step 2: Preparation<\/span><\/h4>\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-9e58f1b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9e58f1b\" 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 should be <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"1\">relaxed<\/span>, in a <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"3\">forehand grip<\/span>, with your racket arm up in roughly <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"5\">two 90-degree angles<\/span> (as shown in the picture below). Your non-racket arm should also be up to help with your timing and balance.<\/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-440800ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"440800ea\" 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=\"580\" src=\"https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Greg-2x-90-degrees-prep-1024x742.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-122754\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Greg-2x-90-degrees-prep-1024x742.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Greg-2x-90-degrees-prep-300x217.jpg 300w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Greg-2x-90-degrees-prep-768x556.jpg 768w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Greg-2x-90-degrees-prep-600x435.jpg 600w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Greg-2x-90-degrees-prep.jpg 1063w\" 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\">Stick smash preparation<\/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-f8f9a4d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f8f9a4d\" 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\">Being relaxed in your preparation is very important for the stick smash so your opponent doesn\u2019t know you\u2019re going to smash <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"1\">until the last millisecond,<\/span> making your shot much more effective!\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-3953028 elementor-blockquote--skin-boxed elementor-blockquote--align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"3953028\" 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\udca1If you\u2019re <span data-token-index=\"1\">stiff and tense <\/span>in your preparation, you also lose the ability to create the necessary \u2018stick\u2019 or punch when playing the shot.\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-8e8a771 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8e8a771\" 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<h4 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"0\">Step 3: Hitting The Stick Smash<\/span><\/h4>\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-26a5985 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"26a5985\" 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>For the stick smash, you want to <strong>throw your elbow forwards<\/strong> and then when it\u2019s roughly <strong>in line with your body<\/strong>, your elbow almost stops and you then rotate your forearm and at the same time, squeeze your grip and \u2018snap\u2019 your wrist over the top of the shuttle.<\/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-2515cdd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2515cdd\" 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>The key\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: bolder;\">differences<\/span>\u00a0between the full power smash and the stick smash are:<\/p><ul style=\"font-size: 18px; background-color: #ffffff;\"><li style=\"font-size: 18px;\">For the full power smash: your elbow will move\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: bolder;\">forwards and down<\/span>\u00a0as you strike the shuttle<\/li><li style=\"font-size: 18px;\">For the stick smash: your elbow\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: bolder;\">stops and stays roughly in the same position.<\/span><\/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-e913ff6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e913ff6\" 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-9b8e05f\" data-id=\"9b8e05f\" 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-6feffdb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6feffdb\" 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=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Smash-Elbow-After-Hitting-1024x682.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-122750\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Smash-Elbow-After-Hitting-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Smash-Elbow-After-Hitting-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Smash-Elbow-After-Hitting-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Smash-Elbow-After-Hitting-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Smash-Elbow-After-Hitting-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Smash-Elbow-After-Hitting.jpg 1754w\" 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\">Elbow positioning for full smash<\/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-ea36d05\" data-id=\"ea36d05\" 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-d523d4c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d523d4c\" 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=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Stick-Smash-Elbow-After-Hitting-1024x682.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-122753\" alt=\"Technique for stick smash in badminton\" srcset=\"https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Stick-Smash-Elbow-After-Hitting-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Stick-Smash-Elbow-After-Hitting-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Stick-Smash-Elbow-After-Hitting-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Stick-Smash-Elbow-After-Hitting-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Stick-Smash-Elbow-After-Hitting-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Stick-Smash-Elbow-After-Hitting-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\">Elbow positioning for stick smash<\/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-ace7c37 elementor-blockquote--skin-boxed elementor-blockquote--align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"ace7c37\" 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<span data-token-index=\"0\"><img decoding=\"async\" role=\"img\" class=\"emoji\" alt=\"\ud83d\udca1\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/14.0.0\/svg\/1f4a1.svg\"> For the stick smash, once you've done the rotation it\u2019s all in the forearm and wrist!<\/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-728bd08 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"728bd08\" 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<h4 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"0\">Step 4: Follow Through<\/span><\/h4>\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-baabfaf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"baabfaf\" 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\">Unlike most overhead shots, for the stick smash, you <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"1\">don\u2019t follow through.<\/span> Stopping your elbow means you can\u2019t have a big follow through and also the \u2018snap\u2019 of your wrist forces the racket to rebound, creating a <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"3\">crisp hitting action.<\/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-f2a89b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f2a89b2\" 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<h4 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"0\">Step 5: The Recovery<\/span><\/h4>\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-14effef elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"14effef\" 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 most likely reply to the stick smash is a <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"1\">block to the net, <\/span>because your opponents won\u2019t have much time to react. And because of the steepness of the shot, it\u2019s hard to create the power to re-lift it too.\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-24ceb95 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"24ceb95\" 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\">If you are <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"1\">in control<\/span> of your body with your bodyweight moving back into court after you\u2019ve landed, you can <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"3\">anticipate<\/span> this block and move straight to the net to kill it!<\/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-8644151 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8644151\" 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\">Learn More<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4f8af6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e4f8af6\" 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\">Hopefully now you know how to effectively incorporate the stick smash into your game! If you\u2019re interested, you can learn how to do the <b>standard badminton<span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" data-token-index=\"1\"> smash<\/span><\/b> <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" data-token-index=\"3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/how-to-smash-in-badminton\/\"><b><u>here<\/u><\/b><\/a><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/span>or learn the <b>badminton <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" data-token-index=\"5\">jump smash<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/Seony5Owsb8?si=Dbtg9e94v2wc8SBt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><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-776f6cab elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"776f6cab\" 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\">And you can also watch our YouTube video below on how to do the <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"1\">perfect stick smash<\/span> which includes more <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"3\">visual examples and explanations.<\/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-cc1f57e elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"cc1f57e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/atct-8dSwcU&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-5e84effd elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"5e84effd\" 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-35d47419 elementor-post-navigation-borders-yes elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-navigation\" data-id=\"35d47419\" 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\/how-to-smash-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\">How To Smash In Badminton &#8211; 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Step-By-Step Tutorial The stick smash is a unique type of smash in badminton that has a steeper downwards trajectory compared to a standard full power smash. 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