Badminton Drills to Improve Your Racket Speed and Fitness

These Badminton drills can be done anywhere and don’t rely on using a Badminton court. Of course if you have access to one then that is the preferred option.

These Badminton drills will help to improve your reaction time, racket speed and in the case of the second exercise, also your fitness levels too.

To do both of these drills you’ll need a willing assistant and a plentiful supply of shuttlecocks. This is how to do them both...

Badminton Drill #1

Stand facing away from your feeder directly in front of them at about five or six feet distance away and adopt a ready position, using a split stance with your body weight forwards on to your toes and racket in hand at the ready.

The feeder takes a shuttle in their hand and shouts out “turn”, at which point they throw the shuttle towards you at any height or angle at the same time as you turn around to hit it back over your feeders head.

You then turn back around and repeat the process until your feeder runs out of shuttles. Don’t move around excessively, this is not a footwork exercise, it’s a reaction drill, so all you need to do is turn around and hit the shuttlecock back each time.

This is one of the few Badminton drills that doesn’t require you to hit the shuttle back to any given place although you can if you’re doing this on court, but really this is all about reaction speed.

Ideally your feeder will throw the shuttles down at your feet to replicate the actions of an oncoming smash but really the feeds should come at you from varying angles.

Badminton Drill #2

This drill is similar to the one above but is a little more challenging, because this time you start from a lying face down on the floor position each time.
When the feeder shouts “go,” you quickly get to your feet and turn to hit the shuttle. The feeder throws the shuttle when turn, not when you’re on the floor. This is one of the more challenging of Badminton drills, so doing 3 sets of 15 repetitions will probably be enough to begin with.

As you get better, ask your feeder to throw or hit the shuttle faster to make the exercise more demanding.

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Can Badminton Training Really Improve Your Game?

Can a specific Badminton training program designed exclusively for Badminton players really improve your game?

For any movement in every sport there’s a certain way that the body will move, different sports rely on different muscles contracting to be able to play correctly.

The heart and lungs are used in varying ways and different positions are adopted to play shots requiring flexibility and mobility that not all sports need.
For example snooker and horse riding don’t require the same levels of flexibility needed in Badminton.

Sprinting and cricket don’t demand the same amount of stamina that Badminton does. And long distance running doesn’t ask the body for all out effort with short periods of rest in the same way that Badminton does.

It’s clear from this that to be a really good Badminton player you do need to train in a certain way and that you definitely should follow a specific Badminton training program.

Whilst this is true for the elite of the game it’s also one the quickest ways for amateur or social players to get a big boost to their performance.

So what exactly should an effective Badminton training program contain?

Well, it’s very important that it’s balanced. A basic level of fitness is crucial, so some form of aerobic exercise done twice a week is a good idea, such as jogging, swimming or cycling.

Resistance training is important for everyone but for those taking part in regular sport it’s vital. The difference being certain movements that mimic those used in playing Badminton should be used. For example there is little point in spending a large amount of time bulking up the chest muscles as they play a very small role in the actions used in Badminton.

Yes, the chest should be worked in order to maintain a healthy balanced body, but other areas such as the shoulders and forearms need more attention than others due to their involvement in every shot we play.

Core strength and flexibility are another two areas that we should give plenty of time and attention to because of the nature of bending, stretching and reaching required to play properly.

Badminton training not only helps to improve your overall game and performance but is also vital in preventing overuse injuries and preventing postural imbalances caused by using certain muscle groups too much.

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