Hi everyone. I have just crossed that 40 threshold, life starts here, so now I can start living ;o) Or perhaps I can at least start playing badminton better. I have been playing about 6 years and for about 5 of those years I had been playing mostly panhandle although I did (and do) use a propper backhand grip. In the last year, after being pretty inspired by going to the All England I decided to get some coaching to improve my technique. It has been great and has opened up a whole new world of things to learn. My footwork is improving and I am getting a better overhead technique. The backhand clear is a tricky shot for me and usually lands midcourt somewhere with predictable results… I shall be trying some of the suggestions in the backhand article and see how that goes. I have also been doing the corkscew motion Paul showed on the smash video so seeing that was an immediate help. I love the game and can’t get enough of it but I can be frustratingly inconsistant at times. Some nights I play pretty well other nights I am truely awful but I suppose that is the way of things. Anyway, great site Paul thanks for sharing your knowledge, it already has been very helpfull and long may that continue!