What is the drop shot in the game of badminton?

What is the drop shot in the game of badminton?

First, I’ll quickly explain what a Drop Shot is. It is a soft badminton shot performed from the Rear Court. It travels down steeply and land at your opponent’s forecourt.

What is net drop shot?

The drop shot is best used when the shuttle is heading towards you in the first half of your court. To perform this stroke, the player must hit the shuttlecock downwards towards the opponent’s fore-court, aiming for it to go just over the net.

What are the three net shots in badminton?

As a summary, clears are high overhand shots that go from one end of the court to the other end; drops are shots that place the shuttlecock near the net; drives are fast and flat shots; lifts are high underhand shots that place the shuttlecock near the baseline of the court; and smashes are fast downward angled shots.

How do you beat drop shot?

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What is the main aspect of the drop shot?

A drop shot is a shot in some racquet sports in which the ball (or birdie) is hit relatively softly, and lands just over and close to the net. A good drop shot will go just over the net, landing close to the net. If the shot is played fast enough, it will supposedly not allow the opponent to hit it back.

What makes a good drop shot in badminton?

A fast drop shot shall land in the front of your opponent’s mid court area, preferably to the sides. Hit the shuttle slightly further in front of the body to produce a shallower trajectory at a faster speed. It is intended to catch your opponent off balance and have less time to respond.

What are the two types of forehand net shot?

There are both forehand and backhand net shots, but the strategy for both are similar. The difference lies simply in which side of the body the shuttle is going to end up on. Here’s how to execute a solid forehand net shot: Lunge toward the net with the racket leg forward.

When would you use a net shot?

After your opponent blocks your smash, you can play a net shot. To do this, you need to move forwards quickly after you smash. This situation is more favourable than when your opponent played a fast drop shot, because you can play the net shot with a much higher contact point and with better balance.

How do you use drop shots in badminton?

By playing a fast drop, you prevent your opponent from taking the shuttle near the net tape and playing a tight spinning net shot. You also place him under considerable movement pressure. The short service line is a good target area for drop shots. Make this your standard target, instead of trying to make your drop shots land close to the net.

What makes a badminton net shot a killer shot?

A tumbling net shot enables the shuttle to tumble across just slightly above the net. A tight spinning net shot will force your opponent to lift to the mid court area. An extremely good net shot ( shuttle lands on the top of the net and then drops to the other side) can sometimes be the ‘killer shot’.

Why is net play so important in badminton?

Net play is often underappreciated in badminton. Unless other skills that only benefit singles or doubles players, net play is extremely valuable for both. In this post, we are going to clarify what we understand for net shot, and we will describe all the different types of net shots.

Is it better to play a slow drop shot?

The problem with slow drops is that they take too long to cross the net. This gives your opponent time to reach the shuttle early. It’s much easier to play a tight net shot when the shuttle is travelling slowly and you can reach it close to the net tape. As a general guideline, you should not play slow drop shots.