{"id":125449,"date":"2024-09-06T07:43:40","date_gmt":"2024-09-06T07:43:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/?p=125449"},"modified":"2025-04-11T09:24:42","modified_gmt":"2025-04-11T09:24:42","slug":"8-ways-to-improve-your-consistency-in-badminton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/8-ways-to-improve-your-consistency-in-badminton\/","title":{"rendered":"8 Ways To Improve Your Consistency In Badminton & Reduce EASY Errors!"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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8 Ways To Improve Your Consistency In Badminton (Reduce Unforced Errors)<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Winning a badminton match often comes down to one thing\u2026 making less mistakes than your opposition!\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>

If you want to improve your badminton and win more matches, it\u2019s very likely that you will need to improve the consistency of your shots!<\/p>

In this article we’ll share 8 ways to improve consistency in badminton<\/b>, and give you our top tips for how to do them well!\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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1) Improve Your Racket Preparation<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Improving your racket preparation will help you to reduce your unforced errors. Here are two common examples of why this is the case:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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1) Waiting with your racket down at your ankles wastes valuable time<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Incorrect racket 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
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Waiting with your racket down isn’t efficient because you have to bring your racket up to meet the shuttle. This wastes a lot of time compared to waiting with your racket higher.<\/p>

By wasting time, it also means you\u2019ll take the shuttle slightly later which puts you under more pressure. It then gives you less options of what shots you can play, and can make you more likely to make a mistake!\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Correct racket 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
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So instead, try to keep your racket in around this position when you’re at the net (shown in the photo above).\u00a0<\/p>

To learn more about correct racket positioning, check out this article here<\/u><\/b><\/a> where we go into a lot more detail!<\/p>

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2) Getting into a fixed position improves control and accuracy<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Here, we’re talking about your preparation just before you hit the shuttle – you want to get into a fixed position so you’re in control of your racket and your body and therefore less likely to make a mistake.\u00a0<\/p>

An example of this is when you’re lunging towards the net to lift the shuttle from your backhand side. If you prepare your racket & body as early as possible (i.e. your racket is out in front of you, in a relaxed backhand grip, your non-racket arm is out behind you), then this hugely reduces the margin for error as you’re completely in control.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

If you weren’t in a fixed position (so you’re lunging forwards and then trying to get into a backhand grip, and doing a huge swing because you’ve not prepared your racket and body positioning correctly), then you’re much more likely to play a worse quality shot – or even make a mistake!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

We don\u2019t mean that you should slow your swing down or have a robotic or predictable technique though!<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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2) Stay As Relaxed As Possible<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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You might have experienced times when you\u2019ve played badly even though you felt like you prepared really well… And then times you actually played really well when you felt a bit injured or tired.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

This is essentially because you had no expectations when you didn\u2019t feel 100%, so were able to relax!<\/span><\/p>

When you’re playing badminton, and you’re not relaxed,\u00a0<\/span>it often makes you hold your racket tighter and makes your shoulders and whole body more tense.\u00a0<\/span>This then leads to you making poorer shot choices, and playing lower quality shots – all meaning you make more mistakes!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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But, feeling nervous & tense is very normal, so here are some tips to help you reduce these mistakes:<\/p>

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