1. The Right Grip Can Mean Powerful Smashes
It's important to learn how to hold a badminton racket correctly if you want to be a good player and product great strokes. The right badminton grip can help you hit powerful smashes, but it also gives you a better chance of returning a smash shot. A proper badminton grip helps you make more accurate shot and serves and makes it harder for your opponent to guess where you're hitting the birdie.
2. Poor Badminton Grip Makes You a Poor Player
Holding your badminton racket incorrectly greatly limits the direction of your strokes. If you hold the racket the wrong way, it's also likely that your shot won't clear the next and you may have a harder time returning shots. Incorrect badminton grips will significantly cripple your ability to play and prevent you from becoming a better player.
3. Relax!
There are several types of badminton grips, but regardless of the style you like, it's important to make sure you hold the racket in a relaxed way. A relaxed badminton grip allows the muscles in your forearm to work effectively and generate more power. It also gives you the ability to quickly change the angle of your racket into different grips, because you'll be able to effortlessly use your fingers to turn the handle between them. To make sure you're not holding the racket too tightly, get the help of a friend. Hold the racket in the grip of your choice and ask your friend to take it from you. He should be able to easily and smoothly pull it from your grasp. If your friend can't do this, then you know you're holding the racket too tightly.
4. Know When to Tighten Your Fingers
Of course, you're not going to keep your badminton grip so loose that the racket can slide out of your hand during the whole game. The key to making your grip work for you is to perfectly time when you tighten it. Learn to tighten your fingers when you make impact with the birdie, also known as a shuttlecock. You'll need to tighten your fingers more for power strokes and less for soft strokes like net shots. Also be aware that when you tighten your fingers, you'll likely find that they move so your grip is different after the shot than what you started out with.
5. Positioning Your Fingers
There are different types of badminton grips, but for all of them, it's equally important to position your fingers as it is to keep them relaxed. Fingers should not be clumped together, but instead should have small gaps between them. The most important gap, and usually the largest, is the one between your index finger and middle finger. Proper finger positioning makes your grip more sensitive.
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