{"id":124321,"date":"2025-01-10T09:05:40","date_gmt":"2025-01-10T09:05:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/?p=124321"},"modified":"2025-04-10T15:47:21","modified_gmt":"2025-04-10T15:47:21","slug":"round-the-head-jump-out-smash-tutorial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/round-the-head-jump-out-smash-tutorial\/","title":{"rendered":"Round The Head Jump Out Smash Tutorial (Stop Playing Backhands!)"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"124321\" class=\"elementor elementor-124321\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-758b1134 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"758b1134\" 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-5333bb55\" data-id=\"5333bb55\" 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-aac9807 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"aac9807\" 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\">Round The Head Jump Out Smash Tutorial (Stop Playing Backhands!)<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11480158 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"11480158\" 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 lot of people often struggle with <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" data-token-index=\"1\">always hitting the shuttle late in their backhand corner<\/span><span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" data-token-index=\"1\">,<\/span> not knowing how to take it earlier.<\/p><p class=\"p1\">But, what if we said that we have a solution for that &#8211; <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"3\">a round-the-head jump out smash!<\/span><!-- notionvc: 698abc7e-8ab3-4692-9632-f12f43d4291b --><\/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-fecc0b8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fecc0b8\" 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 <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"1\">round-the-head jump out smash in badminton<\/span> is played on the backhand side, where instead of playing a late backhand shot, you jump out to intercept the shuttle before it goes past you. This will help you <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"3\">reach the shuttle earlier to play an effective downwards shot.<\/span><!-- notionvc: fa0da919-8ca2-452b-9bce-0181dc3939aa --><\/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-f39ea8f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f39ea8f\" 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 hit a good <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"1\">round-the-head jump out smash in badminton,<\/span> you need to split step, then push off and jump out, keeping your <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"3\">hips square to the net.<\/span> Bring your elbow back, open up your chest, <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"5\">throw your elbow forwards<\/span>, then bring <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"7\">your forearm through followed by the wrist to hit the shuttle.<\/span><!-- notionvc: b08f18cd-dc6e-4ecd-a21c-850260afd142 --><\/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-7fd7c50 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7fd7c50\" 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>We\u2019ll now go through everything you need to know about the the round-the-head jump out smash:<\/strong><\/p><p class=\"p1\"><!-- notionvc: 89a731e8-0f01-47ce-b0cb-aade5004a6a4 --><\/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-f39df0e 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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-115e2470 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"115e2470\" 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\">Step 1 - When Should You Play The Jump Out Smash?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-709df6ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"709df6ff\" 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 play the jump out smash when your opponent has played a flat lift or clear and <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"1\">you don\u2019t have time to get behind the shuttle.\u00a0<\/span><!-- notionvc: 93df9c47-6e92-43dd-a5bc-3b20ffe19f4f --><\/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-b3bb1a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b3bb1a6\" 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 <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"1\">jump OUT to intercept the shuttle<\/span> before it goes too far past you and you have to take it late. The earlier you can anticipate your opponent\u2019s flat shot into the backhand corner, the better &#8211; because this is going to make the next steps more effective!<!-- notionvc: 540e49ba-c9f9-4e78-9efb-5e2db8c2be68 --><\/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-97e4b59 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"97e4b59\" 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 fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Mid-jump-technique-1024x682.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-125831\" alt=\"jump out smash in badminton\" srcset=\"https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Mid-jump-technique-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Mid-jump-technique-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Mid-jump-technique-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Mid-jump-technique-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Mid-jump-technique-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Mid-jump-technique-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Mid-jump-technique-scaled.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb83b9b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bb83b9b\" 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>To get better at anticipating your opponent\u2019s shot:<\/strong><\/p><p class=\"p1\"><!-- notionvc: f7ceb735-8572-41a1-b39a-6a0964227b8f --><\/p><ul><li>Look at your opponents <strong>body position<\/strong> and the <strong>position they\u2019re in on-court.<\/strong><\/li><li>For example, in <strong>singles<\/strong> if you hit a flat, deep clear into your opponents forehand corner then a likely shot from them is a flat straight clear so you can jump out and intercept this.<\/li><li>Another example in <strong>doubles<\/strong> is when you drop from your forehand corner where the \u2018natural\u2019 shot for your opponent to play is to whip the shuttle flat cross-court (where the gap is), but this is actually the shot you\u2019re waiting for and you jump out to intercept 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-3de5f0f2 elementor-blockquote--skin-boxed elementor-blockquote--align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"3de5f0f2\" 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\/15.0.3\/svg\/1f4a1.svg\"> <span data-token-index=\"0\" class=\"notion-enable-hover\">As soon as you anticipate the shot, you should start doing the footwork for the jump out smash!<\/span><!-- notionvc: 091a8ee6-e035-499d-ac80-e33ffb53f012 -->\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-6fb7fe6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6fb7fe6\" 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\">Step 2 - The Split Step<!-- notionvc: 40411d70-8ad2-4ce7-8db9-7bee54949ccb --><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-898a83d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"898a83d\" 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 <a href=\"https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/the-split-step\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b><u>split step<\/u><\/b><\/a>\u00a0is done for 2 reasons:<\/p><p class=\"p1\">1. To\u00a0<span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" data-token-index=\"3\">get your feet in line with the direction you\u2019re going to move to.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" data-token-index=\"3\">2. To help you push off.<\/span><!-- notionvc: f265d092-b1b1-4ba8-81c5-59d71a3f1607 --><\/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-36c5995 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"36c5995\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">Unlike the <a href=\"https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/the-jump-out-smash-in-badminton\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b><u>forehand jump out smash<\/u><\/b><\/a><span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600; color: rgba(217, 115, 13, 1); fill: rgba(217, 115, 13, 1);\" data-token-index=\"1\">\u00a0<\/span>where you can do a directional or side-by-side split step, the most common split step for this jump out smash is doing it <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"3\">side-by-side.<\/span><!-- notionvc: 05fa8c7b-6dd9-4a26-ba1e-0545c6355180 --><\/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-2e67928 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2e67928\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Side-By-Side-Split-Step-1-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-122656\" alt=\"Side by side split step in badminton\" srcset=\"https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Side-By-Side-Split-Step-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Side-By-Side-Split-Step-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Side-By-Side-Split-Step-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Side-By-Side-Split-Step-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Side-By-Side-Split-Step-1.jpg 1426w\" 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\">Side by side 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-4f37ced elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4f37ced\" 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 limiting people\u2019s ability to push off from their split step is <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"1\">having their legs too straight or too close together.<\/span>\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"p1\">Instead, your legs should be <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"3\">bent and feet slightly wider than shoulder width apart.\u00a0\u00a0<\/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-cc5c360 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cc5c360\" 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\">Step 3 - Moving Into The Right Position<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6965a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e6965a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">After the split step, you need to look at the shuttle and instantly <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"1\">assess how far away it is.<\/span> Depending on this answer, there are <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"3\">2 options:\u00a0<\/span><!-- notionvc: 4dd49120-7050-48be-a752-e2e9f73a816e --><\/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-4f6967b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4f6967b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"0\">1) Simply jump straight away. <\/span>This is used when you can reach the shuttle in one jump.<!-- notionvc: 0b1b1b99-611e-467c-b525-e62ba7ca3ae7 --><\/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-0b868f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0b868f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"0\">2) Where you do a chassee then jump. <\/span>This is used when you\u2019re further away from the shuttle and is much more common in doubles (we\u2019ll explain why in Step 6)!<!-- notionvc: 8d67a29d-a3c0-4cf8-8541-c6a29e5a6daf --><\/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-15854d0 elementor-blockquote--skin-boxed elementor-blockquote--align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"15854d0\" 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\/15.0.3\/svg\/1f4a1.svg\"> <span data-token-index=\"0\" class=\"notion-enable-hover\">You need to be confident in your decision to commit to the jump out, and if you do get it slightly wrong you can hopefully still clear it out and reset the rally which is still better than taking a late backhand!<\/span><!-- notionvc: dc77c390-629b-426d-aa42-5f16c99720fb -->\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-292450a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"292450a\" 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\u2019re new to this, we\u2019d recommend <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"1\">practicing this footwork without a shuttle<\/span> before moving on to the next steps.\u00a0\u00a0<!-- notionvc: 19b55d39-2322-4699-9ede-4f4f40206b31 --><\/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-f280022 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f280022\" 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\">Step 4 - Mid-Jump<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd602de elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cd602de\" 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 what you should do from the <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"1\">moment you push off until the moment you begin your swing.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p class=\"p1\">This step is really important because it enables you to have a <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"3\">fast racket head speed<\/span> which is the ultimate goal when trying to create a powerful smash!<!-- notionvc: d4d111ce-1926-4228-aa48-6ac852979993 --><\/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-62dbc09 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"62dbc09\" 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 fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Mid-jump-technique-1024x682.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-125831\" alt=\"jump out smash in badminton\" srcset=\"https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Mid-jump-technique-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Mid-jump-technique-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Mid-jump-technique-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Mid-jump-technique-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Mid-jump-technique-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Mid-jump-technique-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Mid-jump-technique-scaled.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7ee210 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b7ee210\" 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, as soon as you\u2019re pushing off to jump, <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"1\">you need to do 4 things:<\/span><!-- notionvc: 1188ab60-0177-4ec8-b3f3-e7163c054b53 --><\/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-d2d0554 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d2d0554\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"0\">1) Keep your hips square to the net <\/span>because unlike most shots, you <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"2\">DON\u2019T<\/span> <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"4\">rotate. <\/span><span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" data-token-index=\"4\">This is because<\/span><span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"4\">\u00a0<\/span>you simply don\u2019t have the time.<!-- notionvc: 0a5eaba6-dd87-4d2f-80a0-3144a8fe4cf2 --><\/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-f5e2194 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f5e2194\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"0\">2) Bring your racket arm up with your elbow back,<\/span> which helps to open up your shoulders and chest. The further you can get your elbow back whilst keeping your hips square, the more distance you have to create a fast racket swing speed and therefore increase your power.\u00a0<!-- notionvc: dc2f1859-a4b8-40fa-a78c-ce0449336631 --><\/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-176ff94 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"176ff94\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"0\">3) Make sure you\u2019re in a loose forehand grip.<\/span> Being loose until the last second is important because it means you can create extra speed in the racket.<!-- notionvc: 5262294e-74f1-4638-b732-5a72406cb674 --><\/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-c9a8523 elementor-blockquote--skin-boxed elementor-blockquote--align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"c9a8523\" 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\/15.0.3\/svg\/1f4a1.svg\"> <span data-token-index=\"0\" class=\"notion-enable-hover\">Extra racket speed = extra power!<\/span><!-- notionvc: 1a2acd24-1561-4260-8da4-fda18b554f26 -->\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-6b24eb1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6b24eb1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"0\">4) <\/span>Whilst you\u2019re bringing your racket arm up, <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"2\">bring your non-racket arm up and out to the side of you.\u00a0<\/span><!-- notionvc: 95a1586d-7561-4487-8ef2-be883891c0dd --><\/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-12b4e4e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"12b4e4e\" 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>This is important for 2 reasons:<\/p><ul><li class=\"p1\">It helps your <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"1\">balance.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"p1\">If your non-racket arm is forwards (like it should be for most overhead shots), then your chest will be <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"3\">too closed which massively reduces your swing speed. <\/span><span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" data-token-index=\"3\">O<\/span>r you\u2019ll have to rotate your hips which will completely ruin your timing!<!-- notionvc: 8d7c8a69-a56e-40e5-82f5-597c2b640d77 --><\/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-d22d3d7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d22d3d7\" 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\">Step 5 - The Smash<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000d921 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"000d921\" 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\">Firstly, you need to remember that your <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"1\">hips stay square to the net throughout this entire movement!\u00a0<\/span><!-- notionvc: bb9b53dc-3fa6-41ba-8d46-e171aa7c7605 --><\/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-11d3da3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"11d3da3\" 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>It\u2019s difficult to say exactly when you should initiate the swing because it really depends on <strong>how tall you are, your reach, and the height of the lift,<\/strong> but the following sequence should remain consistent:<\/p><p class=\"p1\"><!-- notionvc: dbcd1d89-8d91-4c16-a846-0b2ab960c1e6 --><\/p><ul><li>You want to <strong>throw your elbow forwards <\/strong>and\u00a0at the same time bring your <strong>non-racket arm down<\/strong> to help generate more force and also allow room for your racket to come through.\u00a0<\/li><li>After your elbow comes through, this quickly slows down with your <strong>forearm coming through.\u00a0<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>And then finally your wrist comes through to hit the shuttle!<\/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-cb27ad0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cb27ad0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" data-token-index=\"0\">It&#8217;s important to note here that <strong>i<\/strong><span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"0\">t\u2019s not just the wrist that creates power,<\/span> which many people think! It\u2019s all of the small movements quickly combined together.<\/span><!-- notionvc: 73d8d08b-a3f2-434c-8d30-3daf8bcd4fad --><\/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-9cf5b74 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9cf5b74\" 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 then 2 final points in this sequence:<\/p><ul><li>As you strike the shuttle, you want to <span style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"1\">have your arm almost straight <\/span><span style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, 'Noto Sans', sans-serif, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol', 'Noto Color Emoji';\">but not completely locked out.<\/span><\/li><li>Your legs should be quite close together as you strike the shuttle and almost straight.\u00a0Not tucking your legs when jumping will improve the speed of your recovery.<\/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-38b9e87 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"38b9e87\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"Step6\" 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\">Step 6 - The Recovery<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd947be elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bd947be\" 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 recovery for the round-the-head jump out smash is what a lot of people find most difficult because you actually <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"1\">land on your non-racket leg first.<\/span><!-- notionvc: a93638bb-2168-4f74-bb42-c415624c28f7 --><\/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-715766a elementor-blockquote--skin-boxed elementor-blockquote--align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"715766a\" 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\">Players find this shot difficult because in badminton you almost always land and push off with your racket leg which usually means it\u2019s much stronger and more stable!<\/span><!-- notionvc: f4111688-276e-4417-aed6-89012b0fe395 -->\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-b29bc4f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b29bc4f\" 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, after you\u2019ve hit the shuttle you then need to <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"1\">widen your legs,<\/span> and <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"3\">land on your non-racket leg with your knee slightly bent to help absorb the landing.<\/span>\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"p1\">You then land your racket leg, again with your knee slightly bent.<!-- notionvc: 50045c3a-2d69-474c-974e-99c676278d9a --><\/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-4d10309 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4d10309\" 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\/2024\/02\/Landing-recovery-1024x682.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-125832\" alt=\"landing recovery for jump out smash in badminton\" srcset=\"https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Landing-recovery-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Landing-recovery-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Landing-recovery-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Landing-recovery-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Landing-recovery-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Landing-recovery-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Landing-recovery-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\">Recovery for the round-the-head jump out smash<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-92a51e3 elementor-blockquote--skin-boxed elementor-blockquote--align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"92a51e3\" 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\">You shouldn't do a big follow-through with your racket because if you do, it will ruin both your timing and recovery! <\/span><!-- notionvc: bb389fcf-ef54-485e-b399-a22ed8b8cd7f -->\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-75e49b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"75e49b7\" 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>How fast you\u2019re moving into the jump, along with your leg strength will also determine your recovery:<\/strong><\/p><p class=\"p1\"><!-- notionvc: 42889400-7fc7-491f-aa08-b01952ed0710 --><\/p><ul><li>If you\u2019re moving at <strong>speed and jumping a long distance,<\/strong> you might need 1 or 2 mini steps to recover.<\/li><li>Whereas if you jump from a more <strong>static position or with less distance<\/strong> then it\u2019s likely you can recover without taking any additional steps.<\/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-88a64e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"88a64e9\" 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\">Like we mentioned earlier in Step 3, this is why <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"1\">doubles players<\/span> can do this <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"3\">chassee movement<\/span> more often &#8211; because they\u2019re able to use the jump out smash and apply maximum pressure and it doesn\u2019t matter as much if they are slow to recover as <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"5\">they have a partner to cover them!<\/span><!-- notionvc: 76caa02a-7409-41cc-9364-0a3a2b9768ca --><\/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-40e3810 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"40e3810\" 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\">Whereas in\u00a0<span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"1\">singles,<\/span>\u00a0if you were to do this chassee movement and fall out of the court then you probably <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" data-token-index=\"3\">wouldn\u2019t be able to get the next shot if your opponent did get it back!\u00a0<\/span><!-- notionvc: e7529e64-be5a-4bbb-aeff-e70da63f8f71 --><\/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-8030948 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8030948\" 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, in singles it\u2019s often a better choice to take the shuttle <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"1\">slightly later and do a scissor kick to ensure you recover back into court<\/span> as your bodyweight should be moving forwards after the scissor kick.<!-- notionvc: d6378d52-4e66-49b1-9f17-a29016f02fc1 --><\/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-7147165 elementor-blockquote--skin-boxed elementor-blockquote--align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"7147165\" 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\">Of course we\u2019re not saying you shouldn\u2019t do this jump out smash in singles, but if you can\u2019t do it and land reasonably on-balance then we\u2019d probably recommend not doing it!<\/span><!-- notionvc: e1e34c1f-188f-4d08-bfca-6481cc959d89 -->\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-3e355f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3e355f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How To Practice The Jump Out Smash<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c679007 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c679007\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"0\">If you\u2019re new to this movement, <\/span>we\u2019d really recommend practicing the movement <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"2\">without a shuttle<\/span> first to not only get it engrained into your muscle memory but also give you the confidence to know that you can do it well, and also safely, in a match.\u00a0<!-- notionvc: 0952439d-e98f-46cc-901c-465f70c90e56 --><\/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-5735d70 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5735d70\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"0\">When you then add in a shuttle,<\/span> it will be difficult at first, but keep practicing it, and most importantly <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"2\">practicing with good technique!<\/span><!-- notionvc: 09f18703-0b80-47ef-8208-3f65b5798a90 --><\/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-ce00d9a elementor-cta--layout-image-right elementor-cta--mobile-layout-image-above elementor-cta--skin-classic elementor-animated-content elementor-widget elementor-widget-call-to-action\" data-id=\"ce00d9a\" 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elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tIf you struggle with jumping explosively or having the strength and stability to land, we have 12 different programmes designed to help you improve your on-court strength, endurance, speed and explosive power.\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__button-wrapper elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-cta__button elementor-button elementor-size-\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tCheck them out here!\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\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-9367b99 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9367b99\" 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-df2c65a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"df2c65a\" 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 now learned how to <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" data-token-index=\"1\">play less backhands, <\/span>and instead how to implement the <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"3\">round-the-head jump smash effectively into your badminton game!<\/span><!-- notionvc: ac3f6d4a-09e7-4cb9-8bc0-33fc6f956c77 --><\/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-a6694ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a6694ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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Or if you\u2019d like to learn about the <strong>5 different types of smashes in badminton,<\/strong> click <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/the-5-types-of-smashes-in-badminton\/\"><b><u>here<\/u><\/b><\/a>.<\/strong><\/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-a7978b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a7978b2\" 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\">Otherwise, you can also check out our <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" data-token-index=\"1\">full YouTube video<\/span> below on everything we\u2019ve discussed above, which includes more <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" data-token-index=\"3\">visual explanations and demonstrations of each step!<\/span><!-- notionvc: 7bb2b1e8-2c16-4232-9ba5-1813f66b71b7 --><\/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-607a3bd7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"607a3bd7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/FyTnisQUm10&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-688870ca elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"688870ca\" 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-692f2da1 elementor-post-navigation-borders-yes elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-navigation\" data-id=\"692f2da1\" 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\/what-to-do-when-your-opponent-returns-hard-into-your-backhand\/\" 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\">What To Do When Your Opponent Returns Hard Into Your Backhand (Badminton Strategy)<\/span><\/span><\/a>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post-navigation__separator-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post-navigation__separator\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post-navigation__next elementor-post-navigation__link\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/how-to-improve-as-a-beginner-in-badminton\/\" rel=\"next\"><span class=\"elementor-post-navigation__link__next\"><span class=\"post-navigation__next--label\">NEXT<\/span><span class=\"post-navigation__next--title\">How To Improve As A Beginner In Badminton &#8211; 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A lot of people often struggle with always hitting the shuttle late in their backhand corner, not knowing how to take it earlier. But, what if we said that we have a solution for that &#8211; a round-the-head jump out smash! 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