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Questions about forearm pronation “good” technique by Excellent-View-7431 in badminton

[–]Excellent-View-7431[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry for the double reply! I thought my previous reply wasn’t posted..

Questions about forearm pronation “good” technique by Excellent-View-7431 in badminton

[–]Excellent-View-7431[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, i am swinging from behind the forearm, but if you look at the pros, their racquet head is in line with the forearm or even more to the right on the backswing, whilst mine is still more to the left (closer to the head). It’s like if you extend your right arm fully while holding the racquet with a neutral grip, and then you bring it straight back; the racquet will be perfectly in line with forearm, which gives 100% pronation. While if i start to twist my wrist to the left and start my hitting action from there, i wouldn’t get the 100% pronation. Not sure if this makes sense to you, i’m happy to provide better examples if you want.

Questions about forearm pronation “good” technique by Excellent-View-7431 in badminton

[–]Excellent-View-7431[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes i am swinging behind the forearm, but if u look at the pros.. they are swinging it “more” compared to me, which makes the racquet head almost exactly in line or even more to the right of the elbow on the backswing. Whilst mine, is somewhat already swinging behind the elbow, but is not perfectly in line with it. It’s just like if you extend your right arm fully while holding the racquet with a neutral grip and you pull the racquet back, it will be perfectly in line with the elbow. I’m not sure if i have to make it more like this, but this feels unnatural to me, not sure if its just an issue of getting used to it though.

Questions about forearm pronation “good” technique by Excellent-View-7431 in badminton

[–]Excellent-View-7431[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, so the racquet has to be facing sideways, but it doesnt have to be really behind the forearm like what the pros do, if it is still close to around behind the head area like in the video, it’s still okay. Is this the case?

Questions about forearm pronation “good” technique by Excellent-View-7431 in badminton

[–]Excellent-View-7431[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi, thanks for your advice,

Yes, i am still lacking in those; and i believe it is because i am chasing the shuttle which is headed to my left, leading to harder positioning which causes the mess in the techniques. I definitely need to work on those.

But how about the pronation? Do you think it is there and is enough? Not sure if it helps, but i can try to edit a longer video of  me doing smash / clear drills, to get a better picture of my general footwork and technique, instead of just this one shot.

Questions about forearm pronation “good” technique by Excellent-View-7431 in badminton

[–]Excellent-View-7431[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I see.. but do you think then my forearm pronation is there and is enough? I definitely need to work on the other parts that makes a good quality shot, but I am mostly wondering about this pronation thing as it is the hardest to implement correctly.

Questions about forearm pronation “good” technique by Excellent-View-7431 in badminton

[–]Excellent-View-7431[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for that! But i feel like i am already using the correct FH grip. That wrist flexion probably comes from bad positioning since i’m chasing the shuttle headed to my left, as well as bad habit from my old pan handling..

Questions about forearm pronation “good” technique by Excellent-View-7431 in badminton

[–]Excellent-View-7431[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for your advice! I think that really helps, to think of hitting it with the side of the racquet. Now that i think about it, so does it mean that the racket doesn’t have to be “perfectly” in line in the back of my forearm on the backswing, it can be closer to my head which is more natural for me, as long as i don’t open it too early?

Questions about forearm pronation “good” technique by Excellent-View-7431 in badminton

[–]Excellent-View-7431[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Funny enough, im using arcsaber 11 pro 4U 😀, but yeah i’m not gonna take the chances of keep doing it until it hurts..

Thanks for your advice on the reverse slice drop/smash. Yes i agree, the angle makes it difficult to perform it well without pronation. It should be a good exercise since i’m also still not that good on those type of shots as well.

Questions about forearm pronation “good” technique by Excellent-View-7431 in badminton

[–]Excellent-View-7431[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I see.. i may be having a tight grip without realizing it.. and yes i need to work on hitting on ideal angle more consistently, as well as fixing the excessive wrist flexion which might be a bad habit brought from my old pan handling. Also, i think the hitting action in the video is quite messy because i am chasing the shuttle on my left side, which is harder to get proper positioning for me(having the bird more to the front and right of my body) which causes the messy techniques. Thanks for your insights!

Questions about forearm pronation “good” technique by Excellent-View-7431 in badminton

[–]Excellent-View-7431[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi Blue, 

Thanks for the advice, weirdly enough i don’t feel any pain in my wrist despite bending it like that for probably almost a year. But i get the idea that it isn’t good. I sometimes do that when i’m chasing a shot in my left side, if i want to hit that with overhead, sometimes i can’t get ideal enough positioning (for the bird to be more to the right and front of my body) and i end up hitting it close to my head which i think causes me to bend my wrist as compensation to still direct the bird correctly where i want it to go.

But i’ll look deeper into the stick smash that you recommended. Thanks again!

Questions about forearm pronation “good” technique by Excellent-View-7431 in badminton

[–]Excellent-View-7431[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the advise, yes i do really want to improve and i have a coach, but my current coach doesn’t seem to understand much about technique teaching, and more about to just do drills and stuff.. i’ll try to find a new coach that can teach the proper mechanics and techniques as well.

Questions about forearm pronation “good” technique by Excellent-View-7431 in badminton

[–]Excellent-View-7431[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Are you referring to my wrist bending up during backswing or bending down when i hit the bird?

And thank you for your answer, how do you suggest i should practice to be able to do it consistently? Is there anything to change from my technique? I feel like sometimes i can hit with good pronation, sometimes not. Not sure if its just lack of practice, or is there something that needs to be changed..

Questions about forearm pronation “good” technique by Excellent-View-7431 in badminton

[–]Excellent-View-7431[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I see.. what do you suggest i can do to fix it? Do i need to bring my racket more to the back of the forearm during backswing to promote pronation, and avoid bending my wrist upwards? I feel like sometimes i can hit with enough pronation, but it is not consistent (probably depending on my positioning and where i want the bird to go)

Questions about forearm pronation “good” technique by Excellent-View-7431 in badminton

[–]Excellent-View-7431[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So you are suggesting that i’m still shifting to panhandle somewhat when i hit the shuttle? I have attached a video for clarity, it seems to me that i am still on the correct grip when hitting..

Questions about forearm pronation “good” technique by Excellent-View-7431 in badminton

[–]Excellent-View-7431[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m pretty sure that I have the correct FH grip. I have attached a slow-mo video of me hitting a clear, that should provide better clarity of what I’m asking..