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4:18 pm
May 25, 2010
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Wasn't too sure where to put this topic as could benefit everyone, but I thought for people like me, where time is sparse, and/or lack of money, what sort of things can we do in the comfort of our own homes that could help improve our badminton. Whether it be decision making, muscle strengthening or shot taking. All ideas this way.
I'll get the ball rolling.
Practicing serves
Close your curtains (could use a big window for this if your curtains drop to the floor for better cushioning), and using your own imagination, some how mark the high of the net on the curtain. Once you have this line (either visualised in your head or an object marking it) stand back from the curtain, roughly the same distance that you serve from. Then practice serves into the curtain, the curtain will take the power out of the shuttle and shouldn't hit the window. Do this until you are happy that your serves are going just over the net and practise on consistency (try pushing the shuttle over the net than hitting, for better consistency especially under match conditions and try holding the shuttle so that you hit the cork and only the cork). Do not worry to much about power at the moment, as you can get the power right when your on court, practising getting the movement and angle right and practising a lot will help train your brain into doing this on court and you will start to do it without noticing. Saves you loads of court time and you only need to practise say 10 minutes, every day for a week or so.
Let me know if you want me to try and explain more on what I'm saying as I'm not very good and explaining! 
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9:59 pm
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August 12, 2010
Offline An excellent practise 🙂 I find light switches are at a good height for serving normally 🙂 I personally don't worry about the net height, I concern myself with my serve accuracy – i.e. judging its flight time/path, the line and length etc. For this I serve into a shuttle tube which is standing vertically, or through doorways, or any crazy target I can find 🙂
Things to do at home obviously include Pauls armchair exercises 😀
One of my favourite things to do at home is to analyse the videos I took of myself playing in the last few days. I haven't done a lot of filming recently, so i must do some more, to figure out what bad habbits may be trying to creep into my game. I remind myself they are not welcome, and build a new list of goals to achieve!
9:26 pm
March 2, 2010
Offline Videos; something I planned to do this season, but keep on delaying it.
What I trained at home is my backhand serve (but I already posted this somewhere on this forum). Take a rope, a bucket not too small, place them at the correct distances (2m in front, 2 behind the rope), and start to hit the bucket. As your hit ratio goes up, take a smaller bucket. You don't need that much of space, and within a week the effect is immediately noticable in your game.
Have fun ! ED
2:16 pm
February 15, 2011
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I watch pro players in slow motion whilst stood in front of the TV. I then copy there movement patterns to figure out the mechanics of the movement and why they work so well.
I like this topic because it proves that you can be doing something to improve your game whilst off court.
There's also practicing the visualisation aspects of the game whilst in the comfort of your armchair, fast hands exercises, grip changes, press-ups, stretching and a bundle more.
Paul
4:15 pm
May 25, 2010
Offline I was thinking of actually writing what you can do (and description of how said thing is done) rather than just listing them. So that there is one thread with loads of ideas on, doesn't matter if it is copied and pasted from else where. So what wrist exercises can you do? I know of squeezing a tennis ball (or squash) 10 times slowly and then 10 times quickly helps strenthen the muscles.
With Paul's idea of practising grip changes, what I have done is I had a racket that was broken, I chopped the head off and kept the handle and shaft. Then you can use this at a desk or in front of the telly and practice forehand grip and rear hand grip. I also find that this is also handy for practicing shot movements as I find if I use a racket it will hit the ceiling but with a shortened version it misses and therefore I can practise the movements in my own home.
I like the bucket idea, I have made a serving stand which is basically a stand with a bit of plastic at the top with a hole (big enough to get four shuttles in if they were side by side) cut out at net height and stand the required distance. I got the idea from David Beckham as he used to practice free kicks by hanging a tyre in the goal and getting the ball through the tyre.
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1:51 pm
November 27, 2010
Offline In regards to wrist training and forearm/arm training in general – there's a great thing called Powerball that I use. Costs about £15-20, which is minimal really for something with a lifetime guarantee. Had mine since university in 2005. It works on a gyroscope concept and really is quite addictive to use, which is why is works so well in building your arm (particularly lower arm and wrist area).
Otherwise those handgrip training things are really good-the ones you squeeze. You can get one for sub £10 pricemark and there's ones that do individual fingers too, which is great. There's even the old school method of a short bar and string with a weight attached to the bottom – basic but still very effective, just google it for the basic principles..
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