Badminton Overhead Basic Clear Shot 

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Hi, it doesn't necessarily have to be as high as that as techniques do vary in style, although as a general suggestion I say to point to the shuttle in the air

Balta Russow Hi, the racket is tilted slightly so that you have a combination of sending the shuttle upwards and forwards. A common mistake I see is when the general clear is too flat and this occurs when the racket is not tilted at all on impact of the shuttle

@@EssentialBadminton Thanks. What about the other tilt? So, on contact, should the racket shaft be tilted towards the body, or away from the body, or not tilted at all? So if you imagine there's tilting like a person bowing, so the racket should be a bit tilted forward on impact to get the steepness. But there's also the tilting like a hand does when waving Like how somebody waves a flag where the stick goes left and right. tilting one way and the other. How should that tilt be on contact?

@@boliussa It shouldn't be tilted sideways if you are aiming straight as this would direct the shuttle to one side or the other. If you want to hit cross then the hand and forearm would rotate (similar motion as though you were showing your opponent the back of your hand and then the palm of your hand only not as exaggerated as that) rather than the wrist/hand going from left to right like when waving. Does that make sense?

maryblack811 Hi Mary that will depend firstly on whether you have the correct technique and secondly how frequently you are practicing. Make sure you have the correct technique and then increase the speed of your racket swing. Perhaps try to video your technique as often we are doing something different to what we think we are doing

@@EssentialBadminton Thanks..will you make more videos in the future..?

maryblack811 yes I have some more ready to post in the next few days :)

It really depends on your build/strength/technique. From my understanding, not all people can baseline clear easily. Some like myself can do so due to my technique combined with my build. I am 175cm and 91 kilograms or 200+ pounds. Armchair exercises certainly help as well. Look up coach Paul Stewart Armchair Exercises on youtube since I found them incredibly useful in building ligament and muscular strength to produce said power. It works well with backhand clears too.

This video was just focused on the racket technique. Check out the video on the scissor kick to see what footwork to use :)