{"id":125462,"date":"2025-01-12T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-01-12T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/?p=125462"},"modified":"2025-04-09T15:28:03","modified_gmt":"2025-04-09T15:28:03","slug":"how-to-improve-as-a-beginner-in-badminton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/how-to-improve-as-a-beginner-in-badminton\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Improve As A Beginner In Badminton &#8211; 5 Common Mistakes"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"125462\" class=\"elementor elementor-125462\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1ff8a066 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1ff8a066\" 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-77da0e85\" data-id=\"77da0e85\" 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-70ede5f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"70ede5f1\" 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 Improve As A Beginner In Badminton - 5 Common Mistakes<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5cd91af2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5cd91af2\" 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\">Playing badminton as a beginner can seem overwhelming at first as there are so many different components and techniques you need to learn to improve your game. It can sometimes feel like you can\u2019t get any better, and that\u2019s why we\u2019re here to help!<!-- notionvc: 1fe387a8-c8d9-4592-8b51-868f26074a98 --><\/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-246739ba elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"246739ba\" 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>The 5 most common mistakes that beginners make in badminton are:<\/strong><\/p><p class=\"p1\"><!-- notionvc: 565a248f-787d-4484-9014-a5f2331d7faa --><\/p><ol><li>Hitting to the wrong place<\/li><li>Using the wrong grip<\/li><li>Using the wrong footwork<\/li><li>Making your shots too obvious<\/li><li>A lack of repetition or practice<\/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-730223c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"730223c\" 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 discuss these mistakes in more detail, and most importantly, tell you how to fix them!<!-- notionvc: 7b5d3a79-40f6-45cb-a382-8588fba8c65f --><\/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-61ac9109 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"61ac9109\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1) Hitting To The Wrong Place<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74b80330 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"74b80330\" 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 large part of badminton strategy, whether that\u2019s singles or doubles is to <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"1\">outmanoeuvre your opponents.<\/span>\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"p1\">This means they\u2019ll be later to the shuttle, and either play a worse quality shot, make a mistake or not reach it at all!<!-- notionvc: 8e922a6e-879e-4187-a43c-f49b2c21e118 --><\/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-b396a2f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b396a2f\" 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 very common thing we see beginners doing wrong is NOT outmanoeuvring their opponents, and instead hitting straight to the middle!<!-- notionvc: 4722ef8f-ab0e-4d68-b87f-d6f7a54cbc98 --><\/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-11952bf4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"11952bf4\" 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 rather than hitting to the middle, you need to hit into the different corners of the court, moving your opponents front and back and side to side. Doing this means you can start to control the rallies, and prevent that feeling that you\u2019re running around the court chasing the shuttle!<!-- notionvc: 716d721b-a28c-4d8d-ac01-0f2e17398af4 --><\/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-aad6567 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"aad6567\" 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\"><span>2) Using The Wrong Grip<\/span><!-- notionvc: 1aa58a16-fb23-42d2-be66-a43c26f4bce3 --><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d4862c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3d4862c\" 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 <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"1\">3 common grip mistakes<\/span> beginner badminton players make:<!-- notionvc: 22909798-7e3b-4137-935e-fd9bf65456fd --><\/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-c429a4b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c429a4b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1) Pointing your finger up the racket on overhead shots<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fee2b95 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fee2b95\" 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\/03\/Beginner-mistakes-incorrect-grip-with-cross-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-127153\" alt=\"incorrect grip as a beginner badminton player\" srcset=\"https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Beginner-mistakes-incorrect-grip-with-cross-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Beginner-mistakes-incorrect-grip-with-cross-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Beginner-mistakes-incorrect-grip-with-cross-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Beginner-mistakes-incorrect-grip-with-cross-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Beginner-mistakes-incorrect-grip-with-cross-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Beginner-mistakes-incorrect-grip-with-cross.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 grip for overhead shots<\/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-8424b93 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8424b93\" 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 means you\u2019re using your wrist rather than your forearm, and you\u2019re only using 3 fingers to squeeze the grip, rather than all 4. Your racket head speed then becomes much slower, which hugely reduces your power!<!-- notionvc: 1f0750c0-c474-49d5-b778-e71d66e4496b --><\/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-b7e0248 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b7e0248\" 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 need to be in a<span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"1\"> forehand grip <\/span>like this:<!-- notionvc: ebcaa29e-2533-48fe-af26-e88ae2d99370 --><\/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-f5e173f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f5e173f\" 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\/03\/Beginner-mistakes-correct-grip-with-tick-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-127152\" alt=\"correct overhead grip in badminton for beginners\" srcset=\"https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Beginner-mistakes-correct-grip-with-tick-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Beginner-mistakes-correct-grip-with-tick-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Beginner-mistakes-correct-grip-with-tick-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Beginner-mistakes-correct-grip-with-tick-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Beginner-mistakes-correct-grip-with-tick-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Beginner-mistakes-correct-grip-with-tick.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 grip for overhead shots<\/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-326422f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"326422f\" 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 learn more about all <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" data-token-index=\"1\"><b>4 basic grips in badminton, check out our in-depth article <a href=\"https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/the-4-grips-in-badminton\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b><u>here<\/u><\/b><\/a>.<\/b><\/span><!-- notionvc: 1ea9312a-043e-4d06-b900-b452cd4f14bd --><\/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-0f3f321 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0f3f321\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2) Not using a backhand grip<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63f1ccd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"63f1ccd\" 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 backhand grip is where you place your thumb on the wider part of the racket like this:<!-- notionvc: 0213a7f2-7db6-4e8f-84b0-929d069512aa --><\/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-429c382 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"429c382\" 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 decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Backhand-1-683x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3219\" alt=\"backhand grip in badminton\" srcset=\"https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Backhand-1-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Backhand-1-scaled-600x900.jpg 600w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Backhand-1-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Backhand-1-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Backhand-1-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Backhand-1-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Backhand-1-scaled.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/>\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-b3c5bdf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b3c5bdf\" 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 will help you when playing shots in the mid court or front court on your backhand side.\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"p1\">Using the correct backhand grip will help you create control and power, meaning you can hit shots right to the back and avoid mistake number 1 &#8211; hitting straight to your opponent!\u00a0<!-- notionvc: 1d3dfff5-c145-406e-8ac3-4600a92f0359 --><\/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-f244157 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f244157\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">3) Not changing between the different grips fast enough<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-421a14e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"421a14e\" 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>If you don\u2019t change to the correct grip for specific shots, you will have much less control over the shot, which hugely impacts your ability to win points!<\/p><p>To be able to change your grip in time you need to use your fingers and never be gripping your racket too tight. This is a difficult skill to learn but one that\u2019s essential if you want to improve the quality of your shots!<\/p><p>As well as learning the 4 different, grips, to learn more about how to change between the different grips effectively, check out this article <a href=\"https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/the-4-grips-in-badminton\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u><b>here.<\/b><\/u><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a8fd89 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8a8fd89\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">3) Using The Wrong Footwork<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b3b57e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6b3b57e\" 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 can be as fast as Usain bolt but if you don\u2019t use correct badminton footwork you\u2019ll actually be quite slow on the court and find it difficult to reach shots in time!<!-- notionvc: 73af810f-50e1-4006-ae56-2e7f279e4ac7 --><\/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-c799ade elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c799ade\" 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\">3 biggest footwork mistakes<\/span> we see beginners make are:<!-- notionvc: d4c6c769-3920-45dc-b9ee-e8feac941f12 --><\/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-f8ce87b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f8ce87b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1) Not lunging with your racket leg<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-730980c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"730980c\" 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>This is your right leg if you&#8217;re right handed, and left leg if you&#8217;re left handed.<\/strong><\/p><p class=\"p1\">Lunging with your NON-racket leg means your core is more likely to collapse &#8211; this not only makes it harder to be in control of your body and racket when playing the shot, but it also significantly impacts your recovery after the shot!<!-- notionvc: 80505c12-a64e-4816-9f38-ade004193a7c --><\/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-09471f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"09471f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"520\" src=\"https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/How-To-Hit-A-Backhand-Drive-Blog-Photo-1024x666.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-125464\" alt=\"backhand drive shot in badminton\" srcset=\"https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/How-To-Hit-A-Backhand-Drive-Blog-Photo-1024x666.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/How-To-Hit-A-Backhand-Drive-Blog-Photo-300x195.jpg 300w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/How-To-Hit-A-Backhand-Drive-Blog-Photo-768x500.jpg 768w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/How-To-Hit-A-Backhand-Drive-Blog-Photo-600x391.jpg 600w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/How-To-Hit-A-Backhand-Drive-Blog-Photo.jpg 1369w\" 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-0258347 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0258347\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2) Not being able to pivot or turn in your round the head corner smoothly<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50f83d4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"50f83d4\" 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 fix this mistake:<\/strong><\/p><p class=\"p1\"><!-- notionvc: 288bba16-3e90-4c79-8cff-8eeed1135241 --><\/p><ul><li>For lifts or clears where you have time, you should do a split step, push off your racket leg, and then pivot on your non-racket leg so you\u2019re facing sidewards. You then push off your racket leg to rotate and do a <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/learn-the-scissor-kick-footwork-in-badminton\/\"><b><u>\u2018scissor kick movement\u2019<\/u><\/b><\/a>.<\/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-339a2c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"339a2c4\" 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>Being able to do this smoothly helps you rotate into the shot, rather than being front on to the shuttle where you then can\u2019t rotate (which impacts your power, control and 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-8fd8f81 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8fd8f81\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">3) Not Doing A Split Step<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76faa7d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"76faa7d\" 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 split step helps you load your legs and push off explosively in whichever direction you want to travel.<\/p><p class=\"p1\">It also enables you to move more efficiently in between shots and get to shots earlier as a result.<!-- notionvc: 7391befa-7c6c-4163-8eab-d4c87c142cef --><\/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-b43a1a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b43a1a1\" 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\">It\u2019s likely that if you don\u2019t split step you\u2019ll end up taking lots of little steps and basically start running, which massively slows your movement down!<!-- notionvc: 979c84dd-3958-4342-837f-c8f106b01bf4 --><\/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-1d5c5f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1d5c5f9\" 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 can learn much more about the <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" data-token-index=\"1\"><b>split step in badminton <a href=\"https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/the-split-step\/\"><b><u>here<\/u><\/b><\/a>.<\/b><\/span><!-- notionvc: 738401ef-fa0d-47e2-85b4-264fa06e9ec4 --><\/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-b9a8aec elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b9a8aec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"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\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c67b9a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c67b9a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">4) Making Your Shots Too Obvious<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48c457e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"48c457e\" 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 see so many people using their whole arm to play shots in one slow motion because they\u2019re so focussed on just hitting the shuttle over and in. This unfortunately makes it very obvious where the shot is going to go, especially for softer shots like drop shots and net shots.<!-- notionvc: b7f6e2b5-9765-4005-a8ff-6a5ab81d3bd1 --><\/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-96ba280 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"96ba280\" 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>Instead, you need to be able to <strong>keep your opponents guessing<\/strong> where you\u2019re going to hit it right until the last millisecond.\u00a0<\/p><p>As well as using the correct grip and footwork as we\u2019ve already discussed above, this can be helped by 2 more things:<\/p><p class=\"p1\"><!-- notionvc: 89bab5cd-10d8-4828-be98-d99f2f80967b --><\/p><ol><li>Being relaxed in your arm and grip before hitting the shot as having this one slow motion is often caused by being really tense.<\/li><li>Then, squeezing your grip at the last second to help add more power into your shot.<\/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-7936ab4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7936ab4\" 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\">Doing all of these will help you play multiple different shots with the same preparation technique, which will help to not make your shots too obvious!\u00a0<!-- notionvc: 38cc3605-84da-4f43-9a5a-6d7b36bb584e --><\/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-ded7a91 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ded7a91\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">5) Lack Of Repetition (Practice)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0bce800 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0bce800\" 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\">In his popular book <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"1\">Bounce,<\/span> <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"3\">Matthew Syed<\/span> talks about the importance of <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"5\">\u2018implicit systems\u2019 <\/span>which basically means that once you\u2019ve practiced and mastered a task, it becomes automatic and therefore frees up your mental space to think about other things.\u00a0<!-- notionvc: 14392271-8c4a-4a0d-9065-14ce2432b687 --><\/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-0cabe90 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0cabe90\" 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, if you keep practicing lunging with your racket leg or your footwork into the round-the-head corner, then over time you\u2019ll be able to focus on other things that will further improve your game such as your shot placement or tactics!\u00a0<!-- notionvc: d1bf7083-ec9a-4663-9260-1fa2fd767712 --><\/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-f21f077 elementor-blockquote--skin-boxed elementor-blockquote--align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"f21f077\" 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 We\u2019d recommend trying to improve 1 or 2 things at a time so you don\u2019t overload your brain and then when you\u2019ve improved it and it\u2019s engrained into your muscle memory, you can move your focus onto another area!\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-4d9fe5d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4d9fe5d\" 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-402dc09 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"402dc09\" 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\">By being more intentional with your training and being specific with what you want to improve, we\u2019re sure that you will see huge changes in your game! And we hope you\u2019re now able to level up your badminton game by fixing these common beginner mistakes.\u00a0<!-- notionvc: 4e65acd2-3cb4-46c8-a99f-6b45fb4260cb --><\/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-5193450 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5193450\" 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 interested, we have a <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" data-token-index=\"1\"><b>beginner to intermediate playlist on YouTube <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=cVpHq3pE9FA&amp;list=PL6bpt8HeVN__MFrDHiCnbrgtRsJH0lCXR&amp;pp=iAQB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b><u>here<\/u><\/b><\/a><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/span>which includes lots of other tutorials and tips that you might find helpful.<!-- notionvc: fbe52967-bf42-44e8-84d2-6de929ad7ad6 --><\/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-73a0735 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"73a0735\" 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\">Or, you can watch the full YouTube video of what we\u2019ve discussed in this blog below, which includes more visual explanations, plus <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"3\">an additional 3 practices <\/span>to help you correct the 5 beginner badminton mistakes above.<!-- notionvc: 74451d26-7ce9-4daa-83d3-f7a53ba8d930 --><\/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-5a4908b5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"5a4908b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/bJuiT6xzPuI&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-69bfd7c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"69bfd7c7\" 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-77b663de elementor-post-navigation-borders-yes elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-navigation\" data-id=\"77b663de\" 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\/round-the-head-jump-out-smash-tutorial\/\" 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\">Round The Head Jump Out Smash Tutorial (Stop Playing Backhands!)<\/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\/multi-feed-training-for-badminton\/\" rel=\"next\"><span class=\"elementor-post-navigation__link__next\"><span class=\"post-navigation__next--label\">NEXT<\/span><span class=\"post-navigation__next--title\">Multi-Feed Training For Badminton &#8211; 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