I have noticed that I am not using quite the correct technique – I have learned this by watching videos of various players and coaching videos on how to perform an overhead shot.

I know I should be side-on, and move through the shuttle, I feel the actual action I am doing OK with.  It's the movement of my arm, I am using more of a throwing action with my elbow out to the side, rather, than my elbow leading and thus causing my forearm to whip through.

When I put my mind to it, in a knock about or a slower game I really get some pace and a satisfying contact noise from the shuttle.  When I am not making this effort in my mind, I slip back into my old habit.  I am capable of managing a decent high clear, and a decent smash doing it wrong, but with the correct technique it's magnitudes of order better.

Can anybody give me any pointers or advice on how to make sure I am doing this the way I should, anything to help my muscle memory etc so that my go to action is the correct one?  I am taking every chance I can when I am playing to borrow people to feed me overhead shots so I can practice, but if there's anything else I can do to help that I haven't thought of, please point me in the right direction!

Cheers 🙂

Ben