I'm not sure exactly how serious you are about playing badminton competitively, but I think if you work on your footwork and hitting motion (lobbing specifically), nobody can stop you at your current level of play. A lot of badminton is being able to move to the shuttle, and preparing your body for the ideal hitting motion before even being able to hit the shuttle. Here's a few tips if you actually want to continue badminton and seek to play competitively, if not you can take it as a tldr XD Tips for footwork and movement: At the beginning of the video, from what I can see from the sparring, your partner is not really able to move you backwards. Don't get me wrong, doing full court lobs is very difficult even without movement, but your footwork is not really challenged. When your partner hits the shuttle, you want to do a subtle split step. This will give you force into the ground, making use of the reaction force to push your body in whichever direction you need to go. One training drill you can do to improve this, is to stack six shuttle at the front left corner of the court near the net, collect them and place the shuttles at the six corners around the court, and retrieve back them back to the front of the net. An ideal time would be a minute for placing and retrieving. Also, this probably comes with experience, but you have to be very willing to run in badminton to get to the shuttle. Being effective in running is very important. Tips for hitting motion: You ideally want your body to be facing parallel with the shuttle, i.e., your body is 90 degrees towards the net. Pronate your hips first, then elbows, then arms. A good exercise/drill we do with beginners is to make them throw shuttle towards the net. The throwing motion and your hitting motion should look exactly the same. You want the power to come from your hips first and through the rotation of your core. Tips for the Arc Saber: The arc saber family is generally a balanced racket, meaning that it excels in primarily in drive and control. I've not personally tried the arc saber 11 tour, but I have played with the arc saber 11 pro, and you will be able to get a lot of very fast drives and pushes, making it an excellent racket for both singles and doubles play. With a good racket, you want to minimize your swing motion and focus more on getting the force out of your racket through finger motion. This will give you very fast drives, and let the racket do its job. 27lbs tension is good tension to start with for arc saber, and your hitting area will be larger because bg66u is generally a softer string, so it won't feel like you're hitting a brick wall. Hope that I was able to help a bit, and good luck on your badminton journey :D
hi, i do have a liking for badminton and when i get better, i do intend to compete id just like to say that i turly appreciate this comment, i will definitely work on my footwork and hitting motion as i do have the tendency to not hit the sweet spot and also trip on myself. thank you very much defo not a tldr
@@marvinjcsantos Its only making it harder for you, starting with high string tension..need to generate more power, with better technique, for the shuttle to travel further..start with lower tension always better,.I believe this is not your first time playing badminton,.but 27 is considered high, even among good intermediate player..most people only go till 29lbs. 30++ tension is for professional. So 27 is still high. Me myself have been playing for more than 6 years, and I am using 27. Also keep in mind that higher tension doesn't make you a better player. :)
