{"id":122721,"date":"2024-02-14T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-02-14T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/badm-insight.local\/?p=122721"},"modified":"2024-08-20T16:28:42","modified_gmt":"2024-08-20T16:28:42","slug":"how-to-defend-in-singles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/how-to-defend-in-singles\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Defend In Singles &#8211; Badminton Tutorial (With Pictures)"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"122721\" class=\"elementor elementor-122721\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-69e7728 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"69e7728\" 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-133c1526\" data-id=\"133c1526\" 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-56ecb3c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"56ecb3c6\" 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 Defend In Singles - Badminton Tutorial (With Pictures)<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1fa23152 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1fa23152\" 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=\"discussion-id-56a3d788-0e7f-42ba-bcd7-48f30ed781c8 notion-enable-hover\" data-token-index=\"0\">Having a <\/span><span class=\"discussion-id-56a3d788-0e7f-42ba-bcd7-48f30ed781c8 notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"1\">good defence<\/span> <span class=\"discussion-id-56a3d788-0e7f-42ba-bcd7-48f30ed781c8 notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"3\">in singles<\/span><span class=\"discussion-id-56a3d788-0e7f-42ba-bcd7-48f30ed781c8 notion-enable-hover\" data-token-index=\"4\"> is a very important skill as it makes it harder for your opponent to win the point, <\/span>making them more likely to try to play even better shots and make a mistake as a result.<\/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-05fc9c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"05fc9c6\" 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>There are broadly 3 main \u2018types\u2019 of defence in badminton:<\/p><ul><li>Defending <strong>drop shots<\/strong><\/li><li>Defending <strong>smashes<\/strong><\/li><li>Defending shots deep into the <strong>rear court<\/strong><\/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-b130510 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b130510\" 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 components of a good singles defence include having a <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"1\">neutral bevel grip<\/span>, <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"3\">your racket head pointing down<\/span>, performing a <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"5\">split step,<\/span> then <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"7\">stepping or lunging<\/span> into the shot with a relatively <strong>straight<\/strong> racket arm to maximise your reach.<\/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-d3f2098 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d3f2098\" 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\">We\u2019re now going to answer the <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"1\">5 most common questions<\/span> we get asked about singles defence, specifically when defending drop shots and smashes:\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-b29b17c elementor-widget elementor-widget-table-of-contents\" data-id=\"b29b17c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;headings_by_tags&quot;:[&quot;h2&quot;,&quot;h3&quot;,&quot;h4&quot;],&quot;exclude_headings_by_selector&quot;:[],&quot;marker_view&quot;:&quot;bullets&quot;,&quot;icon&quot;:{&quot;value&quot;:&quot;fas fa-circle&quot;,&quot;library&quot;:&quot;fa-solid&quot;,&quot;rendered_tag&quot;:&quot;&lt;svg class=\\&quot;e-font-icon-svg e-fas-circle\\&quot; viewBox=\\&quot;0 0 512 512\\&quot; xmlns=\\&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.w3.org\\\/2000\\\/svg\\&quot;&gt;&lt;path d=\\&quot;M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\\&quot;&gt;&lt;\\\/path&gt;&lt;\\\/svg&gt;&quot;},&quot;no_headings_message&quot;:&quot;No headings were found on this page.&quot;,&quot;hierarchical_view&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;min_height&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;min_height_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;min_height_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"table-of-contents.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-toc__b29b17c\" class=\"elementor-toc__body\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__spinner-container\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg class=\"elementor-toc__spinner eicon-animation-spin e-font-icon-svg e-eicon-loading\" aria-hidden=\"true\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 1000\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M500 975V858C696 858 858 696 858 500S696 142 500 142 142 304 142 500H25C25 237 238 25 500 25S975 237 975 500 763 975 500 975Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/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-69c16a7c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"69c16a7c\" 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\">#1 \u2013 What Should Your Ready Position Be When Defending?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5911354a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5911354a\" 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<h5 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"0\">Racket Positioning<\/span><\/h5>\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-36894de elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"36894de\" 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\">A common mistake we see is people preparing to defend with their racket outstretched in front of them with the intention to take the shuttle as early as possible.<\/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-19d5deb3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"19d5deb3\" 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\/10\/2-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-122733\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2.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\">Racket too far out in front (incorrect technique)<\/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-a7632a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a7632a2\" 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\">However, as the attack is often coming so fast, having your racket out like this will mean you probably won\u2019t be able to react in time.<\/p><p class=\"p1\">As the most likely shot from your opponent is downwards, your first movement will have to be moving your racket downwards and backwards. This wastes time and means you are likely to play the shuttle much later, or just not get it at all.<\/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-1e6a108 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1e6a108\" 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\">Instead, you should have your racket arm elbow roughly <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"3\">in line with your body, <\/span>and the racket head is <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"5\">down by your knees.<\/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-785593d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"785593d\" 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\/10\/1-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-122732\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/1.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 racket positioning<\/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-80e6591 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"80e6591\" 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\">As we have mentioned, the most likely shot is downwards, so it\u2019s most efficient to have your racket already down at this angle.\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-b220c26 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b220c26\" 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<h5 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"0\">Grip\u00a0<\/span><\/h5>\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-1c314df elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1c314df\" 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 ideally be in a <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"1\">neutral bevel grip.<\/span> Similar to the racket positioning, this is to be as efficient as possible, as you don\u2019t always have time to change between grips. You can learn more about this grip (and the <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" data-token-index=\"3\">different types of grips<\/span> in badminton) <a href=\"https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/the-4-grips-in-badminton\/\" 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-ff6797f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ff6797f\" 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\/10\/Bevel-Grip-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-122737\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Bevel-Grip-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Bevel-Grip-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Bevel-Grip-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Bevel-Grip-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Bevel-Grip-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Bevel-Grip-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\">Neutral bevel 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-8668ed4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8668ed4\" 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\">#2 \u2013 Where Should You Stand When Defending?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4962c52 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4962c52\" 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=\"discussion-id-81574e39-3d1e-41ec-948a-6c4e96cbf3fc notion-enable-hover\" data-token-index=\"0\">Let\u2019s have a look at<\/span> <span class=\"discussion-id-a996f5b0-c05a-4415-8ee0-173c66dc1988 notion-enable-hover\" data-token-index=\"2\">Kento Momota\u2019s<\/span> (2018 &amp; 2019 World Champion) positioning.<\/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-5518cdd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5518cdd\" 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=\"494\" src=\"https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Kento-Momota-positioning-1024x632.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-122738\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Kento-Momota-positioning-1024x632.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Kento-Momota-positioning-300x185.jpg 300w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Kento-Momota-positioning-768x474.jpg 768w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Kento-Momota-positioning-1536x949.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Kento-Momota-positioning-600x371.jpg 600w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Kento-Momota-positioning.jpg 1789w\" 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-3cce983 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3cce983\" 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\">Almost every time he lifts, his base position moves <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"1\">slightly over to the side that he\u2019s lifted <\/span><span class=\"discussion-id-9522cda7-dc11-4dcc-90a1-59ead8360bea notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"2\">to &#8211; and that\u2019s what we\u2019d recommend you do too!<\/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-7f590c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7f590c2\" 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\">This is because the hardest shot to get back is the straight smash, as the shuttle has the <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"1\">shortest distance to travel,<\/span> and you therefore have the least time to react.\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-b692e66 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b692e66\" 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, you don\u2019t necessarily have to return to the absolute centre of the court every time!<\/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-02159ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"02159ec\" 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>There are also 2 other factors affecting your positioning on the court:<\/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-139f1e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"139f1e8\" 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<ol><li><strong>The quality of your lift<\/strong> \u2013 if you\u2019ve played a good lift, your opponent is more likely to play a drop shot than a smash, so you can anticipate this and move your positioning <span data-token-index=\"2\">forwards.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"2\">\u00a0<\/span>However, if your opponent is in a really <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" data-token-index=\"2\">threatening position<\/span><span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"2\">,<\/span> you might need to move your base position backwards to give yourself <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" data-token-index=\"4\">more time<\/span> to react to the smash.<br \/><br \/><\/li><li class=\"p1\" style=\"font-size: 18px;\"><span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"0\">Knowing your opponent\u2019s favourite shot<\/span>\u00a0\u2013 for example, if you know your opponent loves to play a round the head cross-court smash, you might not move your base position to cover the straight, and instead have a more\u00a0<span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"2\">central position.<\/span><\/li><\/ol>\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-4209261 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4209261\" 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\">#3 \u2013 What Is The Correct Footwork For Singles Defence?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b19ba73 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b19ba73\" 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<h5 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"0\">The Split Step<\/span><\/h5>\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-d54d19f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d54d19f\" 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 <b>start <\/b>your split step <b>just\u00a0<\/b><span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"1\">before<\/span> your opponent has hit the shuttle so that by the time you land, the shuttle has been struck and you know which direction to move to.<\/p><p class=\"p1\">This way, you can quickly push off in the right direction<span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"3\">\u00a0just<\/span><span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"3\"><b> after<\/b><\/span>\u00a0your opponent has hit their 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-825bd8f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"825bd8f\" 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=\"474\" src=\"https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Kento-split-step-1024x607.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-122739\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Kento-split-step-1024x607.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Kento-split-step-300x178.jpg 300w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Kento-split-step-768x455.jpg 768w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Kento-split-step-1536x911.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Kento-split-step-600x356.jpg 600w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Kento-split-step-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\">Kento Momota demonstrating the timing of his split step<\/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-2949b8e elementor-blockquote--skin-boxed elementor-blockquote--align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"2949b8e\" 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\udca1 You should <span data-token-index=\"1\" class=\"notion-enable-hover\">always do a split step<\/span> even if you feel like you don\u2019t have much time, as it enables you to push off explosively in any direction. This is extremely important and you can learn more about the split step <a href=\"https:\/\/6b7.b30.myftpupload.com\/the-split-step\/\" style=\"cursor:pointer;color:inherit;font-weight:600;text-decoration:inherit\" class=\"notion-link-token notion-focusable-token notion-enable-hover\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-token-index=\"3\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"border-bottom:0.05em solid;opacity:0.7\" class=\"link-annotation-unknown-block-id-1015922298\">here<\/span><\/a>.\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-be113e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"be113e8\" 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\">One of the most common mistakes we see is players with their <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"1\">legs too straight,<\/span> in both their preparation and when they\u2019re moving to the shuttle. This is especially common for tall players!\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-e1906ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e1906ec\" 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\">Having a <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"1\">low centre of gravity<\/span> helps you move faster and be more in control of your body, helping you to play a better quality 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-2c97f78 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2c97f78\" 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\">#4 \u2013 How Do You Know Which Side To Go To When Defending?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a8c132 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3a8c132\" 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>Most of the time, you can only make this decision once you see <strong>where<\/strong> your opponent has hit to, which requires:<\/p><ul><li>A good split step<\/li><li>Good reactions<\/li><li>The ability to anticipate where your opponent is going to hit to<\/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-e28485e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e28485e\" 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\">To anticipate where your opponent is going to hit to, you should watch their <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"1\">body and racket positioning. <\/span>For example, if they turn their body to face cross-court, you can anticipate a cross-court shot! You can therefore start moving your bodyweight in this direction.<\/p><p class=\"p1\">The more you train these <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"3\">predictive mechanisms<\/span>, the <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"5\">faster<\/span> you will be able to react.<br \/><br \/>You can also learn what their favourite shots are over the court of a match and start to predict which side they will attack to.\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-aeba183 elementor-blockquote--skin-boxed elementor-blockquote--align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"aeba183\" 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<img decoding=\"async\" role=\"img\" class=\"emoji\" alt=\"\ud83d\udca1\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/14.0.0\/svg\/1f4a1.svg\"> This becomes harder when you play against better players who play multiple shots with the <span data-token-index=\"1\" class=\"notion-enable-hover\">exact same preparation technique!<\/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-1a782dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1a782dd\" 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\">#5 \u2013 How Do You Play Good Quality Shots In Defence?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a9e8dee elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a9e8dee\" 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>Here are some key tips:<\/p><ul><li style=\"font-size: 18px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"0\">Don\u2019t jump out to the side of the court.<\/span>\u00a0Instead, you should\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"2\">step or lunge<\/span> as this will give you more\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"4\">control<\/span> of your body and racket, and you\u2019ll therefore be able to play a better quality shot.<\/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-6b5daf0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6b5daf0\" 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-4fa3fa6\" data-id=\"4fa3fa6\" 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-a564c62 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a564c62\" 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\/10\/3-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-122734\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/3-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/3-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/3-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/3-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/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\">Incorrect: Jumping out to side<\/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-56dd468\" data-id=\"56dd468\" 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-687725c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"687725c\" 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\/10\/4-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-122735\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/4-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/4-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/4-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/4-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/4-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/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\">Correct: Stepping or lunging out<\/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-2c98d44 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2c98d44\" 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<ul><li class=\"p1\"><span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"0\">Don\u2019t lean too much<\/span> <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"2\">so your racket arm is really far away from your body. <\/span>Your <span class=\"discussion-id-752dae07-f1e6-438e-8de4-8b77c0706500 notion-enable-hover\" data-token-index=\"4\">arm <\/span>and leg should move out <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"6\">at the same time<\/span>, and should always stay a similar distance apart. This helps with control, and therefore shot quality.<\/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-814aabb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"814aabb\" 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<ul><li class=\"p1\"><span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"0\">Your racket arm should be quite straight to maximise your reach. <\/span>As you are striking the shuttle, you need to <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"2\">bend your wrist<\/span> to be able to angle your strings upwards and hit the shuttle over the net.<\/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-96cbb14 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"96cbb14\" 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=\"622\" src=\"https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Arm-Almost-Straight--1024x796.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-122736\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Arm-Almost-Straight--1024x796.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Arm-Almost-Straight--300x233.jpg 300w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Arm-Almost-Straight--768x597.jpg 768w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Arm-Almost-Straight--1536x1194.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Arm-Almost-Straight--600x466.jpg 600w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Arm-Almost-Straight--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\">Racket arm quite straight to maximise reach<\/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-5eb6860 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5eb6860\" 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<ul><li class=\"p1\"><span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"0\">Don\u2019t land your foot too early<\/span> \u2013 otherwise you might have to stretch to reach the shuttle, meaning you collapse your core and and lose control of your shot. You want to land <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"2\">just before you strike the shuttle.<br \/><\/span><\/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-c66420c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c66420c\" 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<ul><li class=\"p1\"><span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"2\">Good quality shots also come from being able to predict your opponents attacking shots and be earlier onto them. <\/span><span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" data-token-index=\"2\"><span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" data-token-index=\"2\">We have discussed this briefly within this article, but here are some more questions you should think about:<br \/>1. Which side of the court you are lifting to? Is it their stronger side or their weaker side? <br \/>2. Are they likely to attack straight or cross? <br \/>3. Will their attack come to your stronger defensive side or your weaker defensive side?<\/span><\/span><\/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-4eee368 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4eee368\" 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>When we spoke with professional singles player Hans-Kristian Solberg Vittinghus as part of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/posts\/patreon-match-77679672?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&amp;utm_source=copyLink&amp;utm_campaign=postshare_creator&amp;utm_content=join_link&amp;_ga=2.125744138.1830599021.1724170428-1477999769.1724170428\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b><u>Patreon match analysis video<\/u><\/b><\/a> he mentioned that he usually lifts to his opponents round the head corner. This is to try and get them to smash straight down the line to his forehand side for him to play a cross-court defensive shot &#8211; one of his favourite shots!<\/p><p>\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-2265f2e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2265f2e\" 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-de1e8f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"de1e8f8\" 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 you\u2019ve now learned that being in a defensive position doesn\u2019t mean you will lose the rally, but with the right <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"1\">positioning, preparation, footwork and knowledge<\/span>, you can defend to your advantage!<\/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-bd378c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bd378c5\" 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\u2019d like to watch our YouTube video on how to defend in singles which includes more <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"1\">visual explanations<\/span> and <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"3\">3 practices you can do<\/span> to improve your singles defence, you can do so 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-64819081 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"64819081\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/wzpn4DC4Z-k&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-9ffcb12 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"9ffcb12\" 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-46e29f0a elementor-post-navigation-borders-yes elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-navigation\" data-id=\"46e29f0a\" 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\/advanced-lifting\/\" 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\">Advanced Lifting Tactics and Practices &#8211; 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Badminton Tutorial (With Pictures) Having a good defence in singles is a very important skill as it makes it harder for your opponent to win the point, making them more likely to try to play even better shots and make a mistake as a result. 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