Badminton please help!!!!!!!!???? (i'd love advice from people who play)?

ok, i am a freshman in high school and a beginner at badminton. i made the team, but my partner and i, this is our first year, so we are still learning. i play fronts, my partner plays backs.


we have already practiced each day for three weeks, and i still can't smash. can you give me advice on smashing and hitting birdiis that come just over the net???


i am NOT a strong person, so is there any way to get better at smashing even tho im not so strong?


also is there any exercise that i can do to get faster on my feet?


how long did it take you to get good???


i feel like im progressing too slowly and i get so upset that i cant play as well as i want to!!


i really appreciate any tips you have to offer!!!!! =)Badminton please help!!!!!!!!???? (i'd love advice from people who play)?
hit it towards the floorBadminton please help!!!!!!!!???? (i'd love advice from people who play)?
Hi there! The best way to learn how to smash is to do drills rather than to play games with your partner. Get someone with about 20 used shuttlecocks to feed you the ball high one after another. When smashing, remember to hit the shuttlecock at its highest point but also remember that you should hit it when it is in front of you. Do about 3 sets of 20 shuttlecocks each day. If you can do more, so much the better. Practicing with your partner when your basics are not yet in place will be more damaging and can frustrate you. Smashing is not only about power but also about placement. If you are not a strong person, try to place the ball well when smashing. Power is not always everything.





There are a number of exercises to get faster on your feet. You can do ';shadow play';-- start from the back of the court, hit an imaginary shuttlecock then rush forward and then hit an imaginary net shot. Then use the proper footwork to go back to the back of the court.





As a beginner, it is more important to get your fundamentals right. Playing games with people a lot stronger than you can frustrate you easily. Do drills for 5 days and then play games on the 6th day. Rest on the 7th day. Resting and thinking about how you can improve your game is just as important as practicing. Hope this helps... :D
Don't worry, when I was a freshman in high school, it took me awhile to smash downward. You don't necessarily have to be overall strong, but your wrist does have to be strong and fast.





First thing is to get your form right. Check with your coach on how your form is. It's like throwing a tennis/baseball. You have to follow through all the way to get maximum effect.





Next for smashing is to hit the birdie at your highest point. The higher you hit it in flight, the more angle it has to go down. This is probably the most important point. You have to hit the birdie as high as you can reach, then force it down.





There is many drills for footwork. Footwork is probably your top priority now. That and form. The basic drill is to try to get to the top corners, both sides, and back corners in fast stride, with little steps as possible. So once again, ask your coach to show you basic footsteps, or watch some online videos and tutorials.


-A basic drill is to stand in the middle of the court, and assign numbers to each of the top two corners, the two sides, and back corners. Have your partner call out the numbers assigned, and you stride yourself toward that position as fast as you can. Then go back in the middle. The point is to not run, but take a couple (or three) strides then lunge.





It takes a while to get good, because you need the basics first. Form is first, then your footwork. The best way I learned was from my friends, other players and of course your coach. Asking is always good, so don't be afraid to ask better players.





And don't worry about progressing slowly. As long as you learn slow but right, then you'll get better the right way. It's better than trying to learn fast and picking up bad habits and forms. Plus your in your first year, so try to just pick up the basics, then kick butt your next three years.