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First time buying a racquet and weak forehand
April 20, 2013
2:38 pm
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Hi. I consider myself to be able to play with the adults at the age of 15. I have a weak forehand. As crazy as it sounds, my backhand is usually stronger than my forehand. When I practice without a shuttlecock, the sound is stronger with my backhand with the same force and when I play the shuttlecock goes further. It feels like the energy is very focused and my backhand technique is good. My forehand on the other side makes my body hurt because I need to give it all out to hit a good clear. I can smash in good angles but the speed is not too good. My footwork is a bit off too. I find it that my forehand clears are weak which causes my opponent to be able to smash at the next turn. I have a big problem to hitting shuttlecocks behind me both in the forehand and backhand side. I also want to know how to make the angle steeper for my backhand net push. This is because it might go out of the court. I have not played for over a year and I just started training this week but I remember what I knew now.

I am thinking of buying Voltric 80 but I am not sure. I am thinking of buying it because the many says it is one of the best racquets they have held. At first, I wanted to buy Voltric 5 but I can`t find it.

 I am training at school for 4 days a week. I might be going to compete on May 5,2013. I like head heavy racquets. I am not sure about the stiffness. I am an attacker but I defend pretty good too. Right now I am training with the heavy racquets of my school which are usually bent and still have those T joints. I am fine with other brands but I would like at least a suggestion from Yonex because it is the easiest to find and they are popular. I am also thinking about using BG66 Ultimax for my string. I would also like a suggestion for shoes. I don`t have the slightest idea about them. I think that they are all the same.

Thank you in advance.

April 21, 2013
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For a player of your age who has limited experience, I suggest you find a coach and let them check you out. It could be that money invested in coaching will resolve your overhead issues so much faster than purely buying a racket.

 

I also think you need to wait  little before you invest so heavily in the game. It's better to gain more experience and fix your technique before contemplating buying another racket.

 

With regard to footwear, any decent indoor shoes are good enough at the moment. Again, work with a coach and they will help you with equipment.

 

Good luck

 

Paul

April 25, 2013
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I can only give advice on the shoes: don't trust non-badminton related brands, and don't buy the cheapest (no, not even the Yonex). I had a problem with the stitching of cheap yonex shoes, swapped them for just a little bit more expensive ones; problem solved. The more you improve your game, the more you will like it, regardless the racket, shoes, strings…

Cheers, ED

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