Badminton Smash: Master the Forehand Smash, Jumping Smash and Backhand Smash!

The badminton smash is mainly used for attacking. The following are the different types of smashes.

Badminton Smash
Learn the most basic smash. Beginners should learn this basic shot first before learning the more advanced smashes.

Badminton Jump Smash
Do you want a more powerful smash? The jump smash requires more than jumping and smashing. To generate maximum power, learn the CORRECT technique!

Badminton Backhand Smash
The MOST difficult smash is the backhand smash. Not many people can hit good backhand smashes, surprise your opponent with a powerful backhand smash!

Master the backhand smash and you will find this shot very useful in helping you employ faster attacks.

Trade Off Between Power and Accuracy

The badminton smash is usually used to win badminton rallies. It's the most powerful badminton shot.

You can either:

Hit a powerful smash with low accuracy; or
Hit a less powerful smash with high accuracy.

Generally, if you choose to hit a powerful smash, you'll need to sacrifice a degree of accuracy.

Why is there a trade off between power and accuracy?

As you try to generate more power for your smash, there's a lower chance that you're able to make your smash land at your desired spot.

Your mind and body will concentrate on generating power for your smash, rather than trying to direct the shuttle to a targeted spot.

On the other hand, you can choose to sacrifice power for accurate shot placement. This means that you forego some or most of the power in your badminton smash and aim your smash to land at your desired spot.

Without having to exert a lot of strength into your swing, you're more likely to hit an accurate smash.

Should You Choose Power Over Accuracy?

In badminton singles, go for accuracy! The player has to cover a big area to defend. Therefore, smash to the sidelines of the court. The player will find it very difficult to retrieve the smash that lands on (or close to) the sidelines.

If you hit your most powerful smash towards the sidelines, there's a high chance that your smash will travel out of the court. With full power, the direction of your smash is less certain.

In badminton doubles, go for power!, there are 2 players on each side and one player has a smaller area to defend. Therefore, defending against a smash that is directed towards the sidelines is not as difficult as badminton singles.

If you try to hit an accurate smash (less power) towards the sidelines, the defender won't have to move far to retrieve the smash. This makes it less effective.

In fact, a POWERFUL smash towards the inner area of the court is more effective in a doubles game. You won't have to worry about the shuttle flying wide since you're not aiming for the inner areas of the court!

The winning strategy in doubles is to force a weak return via consecutive attacks.