@@Visakh_S_Nair I am not blaming right , he gave his best , I am just disheartened by the lost ..Why being so sensitive?? Work on mind as well along with body .
@@Nishant-og6gb ya, he lost his confidence, I saw all his matches live. It's understandable losing to world no.1, but he totally gave up on bronze. He is yet to reach his potential, let's see.
No such thing as "height advantage" in badminton. It only gives him a better leverage. He has to expend a lot of energy moving his long limbs around the court, stretching forward, leaning sideways. Extremely exhausting, which is why most of the long rallies, he's scampering around the court. At a pro level, anything above 6'2 is a strong disadvantage in badminton. Reason we don't see basketball-built dudes ruling this game.
@@Unknown-Dark-Side Height is literally Axelson's advantage. Rally, rally, opponent sends a higher back court shot; Axelson smashes it with his height (the taller you are, the more angles you have).
@@yajstylez The taller we are (after 6'1/6'2), the worse it gets in Singles believe me 🥲. You can try shuttle runs or shadow drills around the court and get my point. While Axelsen has a fabulous offence owing to his height but footwork and stability leaning sideways/stretching forward. Everything gets compromised with height. At a professional level, you need all elements of footwork along with an offence, and statistically, 5'7 to 6'2 players find this balance easily. I'm a 6'3 dude myself. Played nationals. I knew what my opponents always loved to torture me with. Drop shots. Gentle pushes to the rear ends. I even ended up with an ACL tear. Purely on offence, they won't beat me because like you said, a tall player gets leverage on smashes but anyone with a strong defence, and I'd get folded quick. Yes, Axelsen has worked really hard to develop on the footwork, but that footwork still ain't super-elite.
