Top 10 tips for beginner badminton players

Top 10 Tips For Beginner Badminton Players

Introduction  Are you someone just beginning to play badminton? Or are you someone who is undergoing badminton coaching in Hyderabad or any other city in India to improve your skills? Then this article will provide just the right answers for all you newbies.  A good badminton player you can be but it is pretty difficult to be a professional. But I guess you want to take your badminton skills a notch higher.  Then, these 10 tips can be your go-to tips when you are trying to better your game.  Find out more about the game and how you can slowly but surely improve your skills.

Warm-up before the game  Get your body warmed up before the game.  As you need quite a lot of stamina and agility to play this game gently warming up your muscles is the best way to go.  Try some skipping or light jogging around the court to set the pace.

The badminton grip  Choose a badminton racket with the right grip that means small grips for small hands and larger grips for larger hands.  Don’t grasp the grip too tightly.  A flexible grip is what you should have to master all your forehand and backhand shots.

Keep a tab on the shuttlecock flight  Beware of wobbly shuttles in flight.  A wobbly shuttle smacks of poor quality and faulty stuff and should be replaced.

Keep a central base position  Maintain a central base position. Sticking to the middle of your area of play you will find it easier to reach for the opposing shots.

Play badminton indoors  Lightweight shuttles are like a wind vane and would be whisked away by even the slightest breeze.  It would be a game of retrieving the shuttle than the actual game of badminton.

Playing badminton indoors is the best way to avoid it.

Know the limits of your body  How far can you reach for a far-from-you shot? Yes, you got to make that decision in a jiffy so that you are able to reach for those shots that you can really go for and not end up injuring yourself.

Plan the game right  Strategizing is important for most games and badminton is no different.  Besides the game being physically taxing, much of it is psychological too.  What you can’t beat them by skill, you can beat your opponent by understanding their psychology.

Try to be physically fit  Work on your stamina and agility by playing other games or getting involved in other activities.  This will help benefit your playing badminton is good for health.

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 Enhance its effects further by incorporating brisk walking and or jogging which can help develop your over-all knee strength, so it will aid you when you play badminton too.  Try and incorporate flexibility-enhancing activity like yoga to help with your game.

Workout for the mind  The constant thinking and planning help develop your brain too.  But don’t expect you will be able to be a pro as soon as you start playing, these things take time to develop, but soon you would be strong enough to out-think and out-play your opponent.  Start your game with a positive attitude and even if you are playing against a seasoned player, try to maintain a positive attitude throughout the game, which will help you to be a better player in the future.

Never forget to stretch and cool down  After you round-off the game remember to include a cool-down.  You can do a bit of light walking all around the court and also a bit of stretching to loosen and relax all the major muscle groups.  Hold on to your stretches for a good bit of time, say 30 seconds to get a really good stretch.  So, what are you waiting for? Deploy these strategies and develop your skills, who knows? Soon you will be able to become a professional badminton player, until that time a good bit of sweat and toil can certainly come in handy!

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