{"id":124224,"date":"2024-03-07T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-03-07T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/?p=124224"},"modified":"2024-08-20T16:49:43","modified_gmt":"2024-08-20T16:49:43","slug":"how-to-play-a-cross-court-net-shot-in-badminton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/how-to-play-a-cross-court-net-shot-in-badminton\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Play A Cross Court Net Shot In Badminton (Step-By-Step With Pictures)"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"124224\" class=\"elementor elementor-124224\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4f798775 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4f798775\" 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-7a919935\" data-id=\"7a919935\" 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-51afc8d4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"51afc8d4\" 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 Play A Cross Court Net Shot In Badminton (Step-By-Step 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-6e4317ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6e4317ac\" 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 net shot in badminton is a soft shot that is played from the front court, and lands in your opponents front court &#8211; ideally as close to the net as possible.\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"p1\">The <span class=\"discussion-id-b97cf6b9-4b97-4294-aacf-af744e2cfd52 notion-enable-hover\" data-token-index=\"1\">cross court<\/span> net shot is when the shuttle travels from the left side of the court to the right, or vice versa! It can be played on both the forehand and backhand side.<!-- notionvc: fbbd1388-7300-4e81-9e55-b6822bda8c30 --><\/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-95bcfa1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"95bcfa1\" 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 play the cross net shot in badminton well, you need to have a <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"3\">loose grip,<\/span> slight <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"5\">bend<\/span> in the elbow, then pull your <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"7\">elbow back and down<\/span> as you <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"9\">rotate your forearm<\/span> to guide the shuttle cross court.<!-- notionvc: fbbd1388-7300-4e81-9e55-b6822bda8c30 --><\/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-ea49fe7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ea49fe7\" 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 cross court net shot can be a great weapon to use in your game, but it can also be a difficult shot to master! So, we\u2019ll now cover everything you need to know, including:<\/p><p class=\"p1\"><!-- notionvc: f2ef452b-493f-4ea9-a6bc-c8001baf3b9e --><\/p><ul><li><strong>Why you should play a cross court net shot<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>The correct preparation<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>The correct hitting technique<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Common mistakes we see<\/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-5e4c3f74 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5e4c3f74\" 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 A Cross Court Net Shot?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-410f2bbe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"410f2bbe\" 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 2 main reasons:<\/p><p class=\"p1\"><!-- notionvc: e9500017-f1ec-497a-831b-0b90bb578a32 --><\/p><ol><li>To manoeuvre your opponents around the court making them move the longest possible distance.<\/li><li>To make your opponents <strong>change direction<\/strong> at the last second to put them under pressure and hopefully <strong>win the rally or force a weak reply.<\/strong><\/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-59bf06f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"59bf06f\" 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-6b4e389f-d742-4926-a27a-f4beb1a2f32d notion-enable-hover\" data-token-index=\"0\">However<\/span>, it\u2019s important not to overuse the shot. Even if you think it\u2019s your best shot, it\u2019s not going to be as effective if it\u2019s predictable!<!-- notionvc: dab700d1-02c9-41f3-bf7e-094be5de9daa --><\/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-fdef3bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fdef3bf\" 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\">What Is The Preparation For A Cross Court Net Shot?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03b14f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"03b14f1\" 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 first and probably most important point is that your preparation needs to <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"1\">look the<\/span> <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"3\">same<\/span> as all of your other shots in the <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"5\">front court<\/span> &#8211; whether that\u2019s a lift, push or straight net shot. This will make the shot much more <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"7\">effective!<\/span><!-- notionvc: 746a4ef0-3120-4bc8-a2c6-3689a3f575e7 --><\/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-1b20dc9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1b20dc9\" 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\">Forehand Cross Court Net Shot: Preparation<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80060c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"80060c1\" 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 you approach the shuttle, you should be in a <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"1\">loose forehand grip<\/span>. We\u2019re emphasising the word <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"3\">loose<\/span>, because if you\u2019re gripping the racket too tightly, then you won\u2019t be able to get the control you need, and your shot may end up being either too hard or too high over the net.<!-- notionvc: f504d674-ecfc-4358-916d-151244e83d9f --><\/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-1e8daf1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1e8daf1\" 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 have your racket arm <span class=\"discussion-id-c7671062-7357-43ce-b6c4-33e6953c4b24 notion-enable-hover\" data-token-index=\"1\">extended<\/span> out in front of you, with a <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"3\">slight bend in the elbow<\/span>, and your non-racket arm behind you for balance (as you would for other shots from this position).<!-- notionvc: dfb1e6a4-cd8b-4619-8ced-84237fcb3d85 --><\/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-0796069 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0796069\" 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\/2024\/02\/FH-Prep_11zon-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-124393\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/FH-Prep_11zon-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/FH-Prep_11zon-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/FH-Prep_11zon-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/FH-Prep_11zon-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/FH-Prep_11zon-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/FH-Prep_11zon-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/FH-Prep_11zon-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\">Forehand cross net 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-c19366c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c19366c\" 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\">Backhand Cross Court Net Shot: Preparation<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef94534 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ef94534\" 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\">For the backhand lift or straight net shot, you would be in a <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"1\">backhand grip, <\/span>but for the backhand <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"3\">cross court<\/span> net shot, you will need to <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"5\">start with a backhand grip<\/span> and slightly <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"7\">change to a<\/span> <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"9\">bevel grip<\/span> <span class=\"discussion-id-02f4391e-567b-4d38-801b-695929c04a59 notion-enable-hover\" data-token-index=\"11\">as you turn the racket. <\/span><\/p><p class=\"p1\">This is because staying in a backhand grip makes it difficult to bend your wrist and turn your racket comfortably so that you can play a high quality cross court net shot. You can learn more about the different grips in badminton <b><a href=\"https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/the-4-grips-in-badminton\/\"><b><u>here<\/u><\/b><\/a>.<\/b><!-- notionvc: 3da8b83f-012c-450d-b291-30b5078cbc01 --><\/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-647679a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"647679a\" 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\">For this reason, it\u2019s even <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"1\">more important<\/span> to have a <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"3\">loose grip.<\/span> As with the forehand side, you should have your racket arm extended with a slight bend in the elbow, and your non-racket arm behind you.<!-- notionvc: 51f9e10b-83ae-4075-9478-086fd2ca54a4 --><\/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-e5664fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e5664fb\" 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\/2024\/02\/BH-prep-2_11zon-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-124388\" alt=\"backhand lunge in badminton\" srcset=\"https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/BH-prep-2_11zon-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/BH-prep-2_11zon-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/BH-prep-2_11zon-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/BH-prep-2_11zon-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/BH-prep-2_11zon-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/BH-prep-2_11zon-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/BH-prep-2_11zon-scaled.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Backhand cross net 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-5844c0d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5844c0d\" 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\">What Is The Correct Hitting Technique For A Cross Court Net Shot?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f169a03 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f169a03\" 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\">Forehand Cross Court Net Shot: Hitting Technique<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c827bb3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c827bb3\" 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 the shuttle is crossing the net, y<span class=\"discussion-id-65b6d724-da4c-424b-8c04-7da674043538 notion-enable-hover\" data-token-index=\"1\">ou need to pull your elbow back and down towards your body<\/span>. This <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"3\">improves your control<\/span> of the shot and adds a bit of <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"5\">deception <\/span>too.<!-- notionvc: 3ce18d23-449d-4728-a2a5-bbe6b8fd1282 --><\/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-10e2666 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"10e2666\" 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 you are finishing this pull back, you then <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"1\">rotate your forearm<\/span> and <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"3\">turn the palm of your hand. <\/span>This movement means your racket is now facing cross court, and you then push or guide the shuttle over the net.\u00a0<!-- notionvc: 6ed32450-a9d0-494a-af7b-f60f4cfa7126 --><\/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-edd1316 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"edd1316\" 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\/2024\/02\/FH-after-hit-2_11zon-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-124390\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/FH-after-hit-2_11zon-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/FH-after-hit-2_11zon-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/FH-after-hit-2_11zon-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/FH-after-hit-2_11zon-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/FH-after-hit-2_11zon-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/FH-after-hit-2_11zon-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/FH-after-hit-2_11zon-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\">Forehand cross net hitting action<\/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-abbb577 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"abbb577\" 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 <strong>2 common mistakes<\/strong> that people make here:<\/p><p class=\"p1\"><!-- notionvc: ab942264-d680-4720-9535-f382afeba316 --><\/p><ol><li>Doing the <strong>wrong type of forearm rotation.<\/strong> We often see people simultaneously rotating their shoulder when rotating their forearm, but you don\u2019t want to do this! Keeping your shoulder relaxed in the same position and only rotating your forearm allows you to use your <strong>wrist<\/strong> and <strong>fingers,<\/strong> which enables more <strong>control<\/strong>.<br \/><br \/><\/li><li>Trying to use the <strong>wrist<\/strong> too much. This really limits the <strong>control<\/strong> you can get over your shots. As a guide, your wrist should always be parallel with the palm of your hand, as shown in the picture below.<\/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-4624d93 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4624d93\" 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\/2024\/02\/Parallel-wrist_11zon-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-124394\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Parallel-wrist_11zon-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Parallel-wrist_11zon-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Parallel-wrist_11zon-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Parallel-wrist_11zon-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Parallel-wrist_11zon-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Parallel-wrist_11zon-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Parallel-wrist_11zon-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\">Wrist parallel with palm of hand<\/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-718fdc8 elementor-blockquote--skin-boxed elementor-blockquote--align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"718fdc8\" 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\">It\u2019s important to keep your body controlled as you hit the shot. The ability to turn the shuttle cross court comes from your forearm and racket face (you don\u2019t need to turn your whole body cross court)!<\/span><!-- notionvc: 104b6485-b635-41ab-8d4f-12bb92f8e13a -->\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-f5eb9fe elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f5eb9fe\" 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\">Backhand Cross Court Net Shot: Hitting Technique<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12c870f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"12c870f\" 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\">Similar to the forehand side, you should pull your <span class=\"discussion-id-4fa38e58-b009-413a-9a00-0dffa7ad5f6d notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"1\">elbow back and down as the shuttle is crossing the net<\/span><span class=\"discussion-id-4fa38e58-b009-413a-9a00-0dffa7ad5f6d notion-enable-hover\" data-token-index=\"2\">.<\/span> As you move your elbow back, you need to slightly move your thumb onto the ridge (to have a bevel grip), which enables your racket head to start rotating.<!-- notionvc: a5d3b649-d939-4030-8ad8-a878b12a6360 --><\/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-a18bda7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a18bda7\" 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\">Then, just before you strike the shuttle, you should <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"1\">bend your wrist slightly. <\/span>This is important because it enables you to get the shuttle travelling <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"3\">tightly<\/span> across the net. Then you guide the shuttle over the net.<!-- notionvc: 9896af82-caa5-4342-a4b9-6ae800079bfa --><\/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-20e54aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"20e54aa\" 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\/2024\/02\/BH-after-hit-2_11zon-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-124385\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/BH-after-hit-2_11zon-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/BH-after-hit-2_11zon-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/BH-after-hit-2_11zon-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/BH-after-hit-2_11zon-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/BH-after-hit-2_11zon-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/BH-after-hit-2_11zon-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/BH-after-hit-2_11zon-scaled.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Backhand cross net hitting action<\/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-0aceee1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0aceee1\" 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\">Despite talking a lot about playing tight net shots, you actually don\u2019t need to try and play the shot super-tight every time.<\/p><p class=\"p1\">Often just being early enough to the shuttle to play a quick turn will achieve the desired impact, and the tighter you try and play your shot the higher the chance of you making a mistake.\u00a0<!-- notionvc: d16ef2a2-5074-4819-96b2-e3f37ce91fda --><\/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-fa3ecf2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fa3ecf2\" 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 aware of when you need to play a really tight net shot and when you don\u2019t. Playing the percentage game like this in order to reduce the risk of mistakes is something the best players in the world do very well!<!-- notionvc: c3b50255-cdcc-4346-bb0c-9b17ada18ad4 --><\/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-3515e0d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3515e0d\" 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-082068e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"082068e\" 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: ae7bc4eb-c3bc-4139-836f-7633cbbc890f --><\/p><p>We hope you\u2019ve now learnt how to play<strong> the cross court net shot<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; it\u2019s definitely a very satisfying shot to play when you get it right!<\/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-c171c71 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c171c71\" 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 more <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"1\">visual explanations<\/span> or <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"3\">drills you can do<\/span> to practice your cross court net shots, you can watch our YouTube video below!<!-- notionvc: f0baa4e9-d824-4b1c-b2a1-f7cdc003b34b --><\/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-167d2aaa elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"167d2aaa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/1p0Nv5-90e8&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-878cfed elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"878cfed\" 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-69aa9a25 elementor-post-navigation-borders-yes elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-navigation\" data-id=\"69aa9a25\" 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\/which-badminton-shuttlecocks-should-you-choose-ultimate-buying-guide\/\" 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 Choose The Best Badminton Shuttlecocks &#8211; 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