{"id":122801,"date":"2024-02-11T12:48:58","date_gmt":"2024-02-11T12:48:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/badm-insight.local\/?p=122801"},"modified":"2024-08-20T16:27:10","modified_gmt":"2024-08-20T16:27:10","slug":"advanced-lifting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/advanced-lifting\/","title":{"rendered":"Advanced Lifting Tactics and Practices &#8211; Take Your Game To The Next Level!"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"122801\" class=\"elementor elementor-122801\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6a558a91 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6a558a91\" 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-33b982dc\" data-id=\"33b982dc\" 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-57daf37c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"57daf37c\" 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\">Advanced Lifting Tactics and Practices - Take Your Game To The Next Level!<!-- notionvc: 20221b93-da44-4816-adbc-a603985c0c3c --><\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3712d15 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3712d15\" 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\">There are three types of lifts in badminton: a flat lift, high lift and \u2018regular\u2019 height lift. The flat and high lift are more advanced, and is what we\u2019re going to cover in this blog post!<!-- notionvc: c3eb7385-88f8-427c-9e8d-fb270aa400d8 --><\/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-78a6a15 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"78a6a15\" 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>A <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"1\">flat lift<\/span> can quickly move your opponent, create counter attacking opportunities and is played with a short hitting action.<\/p><p>The <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"3\">high lift <\/span>can reset the rally when you are under pressure and is played using a longer swing to hit the shuttle with extra height and power.<!-- notionvc: 6e287559-1e80-4e65-b319-0d45a5d7b377 --><\/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-71968250 elementor-blockquote--skin-boxed elementor-blockquote--align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"71968250\" 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\">\ud83d\udca1 Both the flat lift and the high lift can be used in singles and doubles.<\/span><!-- notionvc: d35ca3ae-da44-44c3-ae9f-166ce064f0d2 -->\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-ca37c41 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ca37c41\" 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\u2019ll now cover <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"1\">how <\/span>to play the two advanced lifts,<span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"3\"> why<\/span> you should play them, and the <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"5\">tactics<\/span> of what to do after playing it.<!-- notionvc: 49438836-38bd-4f09-9252-98cb6172000f --><\/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-3bccca2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3bccca2\" 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\">Flat Lift Shot<!-- notionvc: f2a38cde-b88d-4375-b7ae-bf3a3d300dc4 --><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f1137a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5f1137a\" 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 style=\"font-family: Inter, sans-serif; color: #0e0e0e;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">When should you play the flat lift?<\/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-6ee8f075 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6ee8f075\" 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>You should only really hit this type of lift when you\u2019re striking the shuttle early (around the height of the net tape) or when there&#8217;s <strong>space on the court<\/strong> and your opponent won&#8217;t easily be able to hit it on-balance.<\/li><li>You can use this lift to put your opponent\u2019s <strong>movement and speed under pressure. <\/strong><p>\u00a0<\/p><\/li><li>Often, the most likely reply from a flat lift is a hard shot so you might even want to entice your opponents into playing a hard shot so you can <strong>counter attack! <\/strong><p>\u00a0<\/p><\/li><li>Flat lifts are more commonly used with <strong>fast shuttles<\/strong> as it&#8217;s easier to control and your opponents are less able to hit a steep angled shot from your lift, meaning their smashes are more likely to fly out the back of the court!<\/li><\/ul><p><!-- notionvc: 0b6e217e-7a5f-4d65-abc6-0c403b893a29 --><\/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-3b571a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3b571a7\" 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 style=\"font-family: Inter, sans-serif; color: #0e0e0e;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Technique for the flat lift<\/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-69b525c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"69b525c\" 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 should use a <span style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"1\">forehand grip<\/span> for a forehand lift, and a <span style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"3\">backhand grip<\/span> for a backhand lift! This sounds simple but we often see players struggle with lifting on their backhand side in particular.<!-- notionvc: 2a53d2bd-ada1-48c4-9a72-5441ac80be8a --><b><br \/><\/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-523563b elementor-blockquote--skin-boxed elementor-blockquote--align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"523563b\" 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 <span data-token-index=\"0\" class=\"notion-enable-hover\">To hit a backhand lift well, it\u2019s important to use your thumb to generate the power.<\/span><!-- notionvc: 64313ad7-5998-406e-8288-3f9831fb7dd0 -->\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-403bc86 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"403bc86\" 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\"><!-- notionvc: 23ae111e-c142-4098-8c4d-c01301b01f43 --><\/p><p>This type of advanced lift requires a <strong>quick squeeze of the grip<\/strong> to create the &#8216;punch&#8217; with a short follow-through.<\/p><p>Since the lift has a flat trajectory, the flight time is shorter. This means a short follow-through is <strong>REALLY important<\/strong> because if your opponent reaches it, you need to be ready for it to come back at you fast!<\/p><p>A big follow-through means less time to prepare for the next shot and you might not be able to get it!<\/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-6815552 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6815552\" 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-32ba23e\" data-id=\"32ba23e\" 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-fd87513 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fd87513\" 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\/Short-follow-through-correct-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-122970\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Short-follow-through-correct-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Short-follow-through-correct-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Short-follow-through-correct-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Short-follow-through-correct-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Short-follow-through-correct-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Short-follow-through-correct.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 follow-through<\/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-67466d9\" data-id=\"67466d9\" 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-5033333 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5033333\" 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\/Big-follow-through-incorrect-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-122969\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Big-follow-through-incorrect-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Big-follow-through-incorrect-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Big-follow-through-incorrect-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Big-follow-through-incorrect-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Big-follow-through-incorrect-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Big-follow-through-incorrect.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: Big follow-through<\/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-a62152e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a62152e\" 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 style=\"font-family: Inter, sans-serif; color: #0e0e0e;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bolder;\">Key points for the flat lift:<\/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-4fa5446 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4fa5446\" 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>You should aim to really <strong>step into the lift<\/strong> <strong>and take it early<\/strong> as it&#8217;s an aggressive shot aiming to put pressure on your opponents.<br \/><br \/><\/li><li>After you&#8217;ve hit a flat lift (if it\u2019s a good shot) you should stay <strong>high up the court in an aggressive position<\/strong>, adding further pressure to your opponents. If your opponent hits the shot off balance, and you take it as early as possible, you&#8217;re giving them <strong>even<\/strong> <strong>less<\/strong> time to recover!<\/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-ab150c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ab150c2\" 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=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/High-Base-1-1024x682.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-122967\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/High-Base-1-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/High-Base-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/High-Base-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/High-Base-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/High-Base-1.jpg 1354w\" 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\">High base after hitting a good quality flat lift<\/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-a6535c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a6535c0\" 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\">Obviously if you try this flat lift at the <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"1\">wrong time<\/span> or it&#8217;s <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"3\">poor quality<\/span>, you shouldn&#8217;t stay high up the court as the shuttle is most likely going to come down at you! So you need to recognise these moments and be able to quickly adjust your positioning &#8211; it&#8217;s these fine details that will really take your badminton to the next level.\u00a0<!-- notionvc: 6fc0e751-7002-479e-9b68-bba2b4965ac5 --><\/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-2eef9a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2eef9a5\" 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><b>Flat Lift Practice<\/b><\/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-fb7d84d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fb7d84d\" 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\"><!-- notionvc: 0815ccfa-9f96-4f66-8cf1-d4c08620198f --><\/p><ol><li>The feeder hits in a soft shot (replicating a drop or block), the worker steps in and practices their flat lift.<\/li><li>The feeder should then smash this flat lift back at the worker so they can judge the quality of their lift and what to do after it.<\/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-304ae6c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"304ae6c\" 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 worker should aim to <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"1\">stay in a high position<\/span> and play an <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"3\">aggressive shot back!<\/span> Make sure to practice this from both sides, and also with the feed coming from cross-court.<!-- notionvc: 7b20cc0f-fec3-4aef-ae83-3198906c7e20 --><\/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-217dd25 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"217dd25\" 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 practice <span class=\"discussion-id-35ca053b-140d-4c9e-926c-fe3f893acec9 notion-enable-hover\" data-token-index=\"1\">not only helps <\/span>you improve y<span class=\"discussion-id-9b90f2d5-2a1c-4aee-84ac-35c3c9aa6eb4 notion-enable-hover\" data-token-index=\"3\">our<\/span> flat lifting, but it also helps you practice adjusting your position to defend the next shot.<!-- notionvc: 139bc9d5-286e-4bab-8def-36ad63e20f65 --><\/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-85a86c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"85a86c6\" 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\">High Lift Shot<!-- notionvc: 856805b8-8f8d-4c8d-95a9-e4e7e9964f09 --><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10e0221 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"10e0221\" 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 type of advanced lift will have a <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"1\">much bigger follow-through swing<\/span> as you want to hit the shuttle high up into the air. To be able to hit it high, you need to come under the shuttle more.<\/p><p class=\"p1\">As the shuttle will need to travel a much further distance to reach the back of the court, you need to hit it a lot harder to get it to the back!<!-- notionvc: b0fce178-2bdb-4fd6-a12d-e067e7b168b6 --><\/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-44774cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"44774cb\" 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 style=\"font-family: Inter, sans-serif; color: #0e0e0e;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bolder;\">When should you play the high lift?<\/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-b09eed0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b09eed0\" 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\"><!-- notionvc: db77d452-f92c-49f2-a296-4d362bbd000c --><\/p><ul><li>To <strong>reset the rally<\/strong> and give yourself more time to recover if you, or your partner have been <strong>stretched out of position!<br \/><br \/><\/strong><\/li><li>When you&#8217;re playing with <strong>slower shuttles<\/strong> as your lifts are less likely to go out and it&#8217;s also easier to defend as you have more time to get ready!<\/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-3f3b317 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3f3b317\" 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>Aside from the above, the high lift also has another tactical advantage:<\/strong><\/p><p class=\"p1\"><!-- notionvc: fb32279e-74fb-4ddd-b8ff-ed7bab33888b --><\/p><ul><li>The shuttle ends up travelling <strong>vertically downwards<\/strong> as your opponent strikes the shuttle, which means they&#8217;re hitting the side of the shuttle (rather than face on). It&#8217;s therefore much harder to get good timing in their overheads and your opponent is more likely to mistime it.<\/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-6f11b37 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6f11b37\" 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=\"511\" src=\"https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/High-Lift-Trajectory-1-1024x654.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-122968\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/High-Lift-Trajectory-1-1024x654.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/High-Lift-Trajectory-1-300x192.jpg 300w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/High-Lift-Trajectory-1-768x490.jpg 768w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/High-Lift-Trajectory-1-1536x981.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/High-Lift-Trajectory-1-600x383.jpg 600w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/High-Lift-Trajectory-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\">Arrow is pointing to shuttle travelling vertically downwards<\/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-113e330 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"113e330\" 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 should always aim to make your opponent <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"1\">move across the back line when lifting,<\/span> and we&#8217;d recommend to <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"3\">never hit more than 2 lifts<\/span> in a row to the same place! This is so that you keep them moving, and they&#8217;re never fully on balance and in a good position.\u00a0<!-- notionvc: db0417e2-6354-4285-851d-d5618469dd90 --><\/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-f371744 elementor-blockquote--skin-boxed elementor-blockquote--align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"f371744\" 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\"> <span data-token-index=\"0\" class=\"notion-enable-hover\">Big high lifts right to the back of the court in doubles often keeps your opponent at the rear-court, and their partner at the net starts to try and move back to help them out - this often creates gaps in the court for you to play into! <\/span><!-- notionvc: 09db8f34-ba8b-4e8e-81f9-62c876b61dd4 -->\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-57767ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"57767ef\" 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><b>High Lift Practice<\/b><\/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-3b2e181 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3b2e181\" 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\"><!-- notionvc: 0a98d370-0589-4eae-8342-d589aa78c356 --><\/p><ul><li>You can have a feeder stood at the back on one side and you keep lifting to them, using both flat and high lifts. They should play drops to both sides and can mix up the pace of these drops.<\/li><li>A progression of this is for the feeder to add some smashes or clears in too to keep you guessing.<\/li><li>You can also add a second feeder on the other side so you can lift to both sides!<\/li><li>This practice is great for both singles and doubles players.<\/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-db0e13e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"db0e13e\" 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-b00dfbe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b00dfbe\" 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 hope you\u2019ve learnt that lifting in badminton doesn\u2019t always have to be a defensive shot and it can actually be used to your<span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"1\"> advantage!<\/span><!-- notionvc: 8b4f0143-8f4e-45b1-855c-fc177a87f8a8 --><\/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-cfdfbf1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cfdfbf1\" 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>In a different article <a href=\"https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/lifting-in-badminton\/\"><b><u>here<\/u><\/b><\/a>,\u00a0we discussed the basics of lifting, covering the <span style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"4\">footwork, grip, technique<\/span> and some <span style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"6\">basic routines<\/span> of how to practice your lifts, so feel free to have a read of that if you haven\u2019t already!<!-- notionvc: 9c4638a6-86a9-4981-b06a-627a5538bc17 --><\/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-04d2abd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"04d2abd\" 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 to see more <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"1\">visual examples, explanations and some fun practices,<\/span> you can watch our YouTube video discussing the two types of advanced lifts below.<!-- notionvc: 263b8a2e-b71f-4f4a-a35e-841671c11d38 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