November 27, 2019 2 min read 2 Comments
I know, it's cool. I get it. But there's more to badminton than looking cool. It's funny, as you can still see that mentality at the highest level of play. But to be honest, winning looks pretty cool too! Now I wont name any particular countries or players, but those of you who are familiar with the badminton scene may guess the players I'm thinking of. Despite being world class and still having opportunities to win the game, some players choose to settle for looking great instead of playing to win. Here's a learning exercise for some of you budding badminton players out there. The next time you are watching a badminton tournament, see if you can find players that do the above and comment below if you can guess some of the players that I'm speaking of!
Anyway, I'm sure you get the point. Trickshots are amazing, they really are when they're played at the right time, played almost perfectly if not perfectly and you win the point with them.
If you can fulfill two out of three of the above criteria, then you're ready to unleash your trickshot :)
Otherwise, you might just end up like me and Jeff in our video above!
Henry is an ex-state badminton player who represented South Australia as well as Melbourne University. He remains an avid badminton player in the social scenes of Melbourne. His passion for all things badminton lead him to be a co-founder of Volant Wear.
June 20, 2021
Hi there! Long time follower! I agree with this little write up and would love for you guys to extrapolate on this topic. The age old idiom of running before you can walk; a lot of budding shuttlers love to learn trick shots before they have developed the foundations of solid basic badminton and they should be mindful not to structure their play style on tricks alone because it will only cripple them in the long run.
Also a great write up would be topic of deception. I think the terms deception and trick shots are interchangeable but also vastly different. I mean a hold flick/hold net roll is very different to a “round the back” shot.
Tai Tzu Ying is my favourite deceptive player in the world circuit. :)
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Henry
June 20, 2021
Hello, badminton fan and thanks for your support and suggestion!
Just confirming that by extrapolating on the topic, did you mean to write about “learning the basics before learning the trickshots”?
Great, thanks for the topics, definitely have some things cooking in my mind about it and will be sure to release something soon :)
P.S. Also a big fan of Tai Tzu Ying, although my favourite deceptive player is the man himself, Peter Gade