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5:59 pm
May 19, 2011
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Hi Paul
Recently there were elections held in our state and the badminton courts served as booths for the same so i cud not play for about a month. This gave me time to think what has changed in my play over the past 9 months or so after i started badminton. I realised that my game has progressed beyond my wildest dream and am able to give many players whom i only dreamed of playing like a serious run for their money. This has been result of my hardwork and dedication as well as help from many players and coaches and members of this forum who all have been very kind to me.
But i also came across a negative change in my game. Earlier on i used to run for everything and try and be as active as possible. But over time (with improved footwork and anticipation) i have been able to get there sooner. This is causing me to play reactively and very passively.
Please suggest some remedy for this problem and also ways to improve my attack from mid and rear court which is lagging behind the rest of my game namely the footwork net play and defense.
Cheers
Amit
9:57 am
February 15, 2011
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Amitkale
Why do you think this is negative? As you progress, you do have to learn to hold you base and then respond to your opponents shot.
What I'll do is wait and see what the other forum members say before adding more to this post.
Paul
10:21 am
May 19, 2011
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I posted the problem in an slightly unclear way. What i was trying to say is i often end up playing slower and less aggressively than i can/should. Many times i am just content to keep returning the shuttle rather than being positive (eg.instead of taking a net shot very early and pounding pressure on my opponent i take it slightly lower and lift)
Cheers
Amit
10:26 am
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Offline This is all mindset. We need to inject u with the kill everything early attitude!! Ive even done this myself and seen lots of players with the chance to say net kill if they jus jumped for it but instead they step to it and lift!! Its like why??
Its al about forcing urself to be aggresive and take everything as early as possible. Try visualisations 5 mins a day of you playing in ur own eyes seeing the shuttle etc and taking it real early and being aggresive. This wil soon sort it out.
The problem u have is that if you dont fix this, when u play against a good pair and ave to up ur game and be more aggressive, u will find it hard. Ur confusing ur brain saying il play easy ere. The brain will give u more of the same. So if you want to be consistant, get this sorted out. You shud be crushing every1 and trying as hard as you can every practice and game so brain knows that ur playing badminton, its switched on!!
7:26 pm
February 15, 2011
Offline It sound as though you're in control and “twatting about” (to quote my ex coach).
Does this happen in general or when you're playing people you know you can beat ?
7:11 am
May 19, 2011
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that is exactly what happens. Against the strong players i am sometimes unable to immidiately get going and end up in a position od huge disadvantage.
Simon
Yeah i pretty much tend to twat around (really like that phrase)
11:43 am
February 15, 2011
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Some good advice here.
As you progress as a player, I gather you are finding your current competition becoming easier to beat. However, you are falling into the trap of getting lazy as a result. This creates bad form in general and is effecting your style. Yes, sometimes this approach needs to be used as a playing style to counter your opponent, however you still need to domiate the net by taking the shuttle early.
So here is the challenge. When you go on court next, you have to play with good form no matter who the competition is. I challenge you to go on court and beat these players without losing more than 5 points every game. When you can do this consistenly, then you need a greater challenge. Next step, you have to ensure they do not win more than 2 points per game.
After this you will need to find alternative opposition to progress.
Let me know how you get on.
Paul
9:34 pm
February 15, 2011
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“Twatting about” is apparently the best way to teach yourself new bad habits, I’m constantly being reprimanded for either not taking things seriously enough or showboating against weak players.
Neither are true, I just find it hard to adjust when I play people who aren’t my standard.
A good thing I was told to get out of the habit is to treat those games as drills, if an opponent has a weak shot in their arsenal, concentrate on feeding the shot making it harder and harder.
Hopefully, as they get more proficient it’ll make it harder for you so both parties are moving forward.
That's for club stuff, if it's a match or comp then you shouldn't feel bad about giving someone a good hiding, I can guarantee there's always someone round the corner ready to do it to you.
We should have a whip round and offer to donate some money to charity if Gail Emms manages to say “twatting around” when commentating at the Olympics.
3:49 pm
May 19, 2011
Offline Hello everone
Just back from a gruelling session (3 1/2 hrs). Today i went out there going for the kill. In the first 45 mins i did warmup, footwork drills and a good knockup to get the system up and running. In the first match i took everything early and really attacked everything. I won the match 21-11,21-12 (this guy us my training partner and our games are usually very close with me usually winning in two tight games. The next opponent was also a player with similar skill. I beat him 21-9,21-8 and it was hugely comfortable(he could not believe it. In the next set i was up against the no 3 seed in the u-19s. I had never ever taken even 1 set from him until today. I beat him 21-19 in the first set. In the second set he beat me rather easily. We didnt play the third set. After that i played a few doubles games for fun and played very well dominating the net.
What amazes me most is how a change in the attitude and a more aggressive game can increase your effectiveness.
Thanks for the sound advice all of you guys and i will keep trying to beat these guys with greater and greater margins
Cheers
Amit
4:40 pm
May 19, 2011
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Thank you so much for your tip about visualization. It really makes a huge difference. Before going to play i visualized myself going for every shuttle very as well as killing it whenever possible. I also visualized myself taking overhead forehands from deep backhand corner (I really struggle at this shot ;no power) in a lin dan-esque way i.e. cranking the right shoulder all the way back and letting it rip and there was an imidiate improvement in power as well as angles (the mistakes also increased but that is to be expected when trying out a new approach)
Thank you for this tip
cheers
Amit
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