Your body is virtually side on to the shuttle prior to hitting.

Some players extend their wrist forwards prior to unleashing the shot to ensure they get maximum wrist movement. Others don’t need to. If you watch players on Youtube it’s simple to see their preparation.

Paul

Futher clarification required.

when you say “You need to shift your weight to the rear leg…” what happens to the upper body? As in when you load your racket before the smash…. is there a slight bend/ Arch at your waist …. kind of bending backwards…. and then release with the smash?

Thanks.

Many thanks for your comment.

You need to shift your weight to your rear leg so that you can transfer this weight as you hit the shuttle, therefore putting your weight behind the shot.

Paul

I saw the vedio and read the article. I think you have found the solution to a lot of us players out there.

I want to ask you , when you take your racket back, and you are waiting for the shuttle to smash, does the weight also shifts backwards? Or on the right leg for a right handed player? So when u hit… Your weight also comes with the racket?

Or is it that weight stays neutral and you just go forward to hit the shuttle?

Thanks

Many thanks for your question.

Whenever you need to turn or move, your core muscles are required. If we over-train these muscles so that you hurt, you would soon understand how much you use your core muscles. Even a sneeze hurts. You would certainly recognise how much you rely on your core muscles.

Bruce Lee, the great martial artist recognised how vital core muscles are i movement. That’s why he trained this area so hard.

At the end of the day, your core connects your top half to your lower half. If this is weak, you will be slow compared to someone who has strong core muscles.

Hope this helps.

Paul