SHOTS OF BADMINTON

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SHOTS OF BADMINTON
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A. UNDERHAND CLEAR

• USED TO RETURN A LOW BIRDIE.
• SWING IS UPWARD WITH FORCE TO THE BACKCOURT
• CONTACT IS IN FRONT OF BODY AND BELOW THE WAIST

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B. OVERHEAD CLEAR

• MOST FREQUENTLY USED STROKE BIRDIE TRAVELS HIGH
  AND DEEP
• HARD SWING WITH CONTACT MADE DIRECTLY ABOVE THE
  HEAD

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C. SMASH

• A RETURN THAT SENDS THE BIRD IN A SHARP, DIRECT
  LINE TO THE FLOOR
• VIOLENT CONTACT MADE DIRECTLY ABOVE THE HEAD

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D. OVERHEAD DROP

• USED TO RETURN A HIGH SHORT RETURN. THE BIRD
  DROPS DIRECTLY TO THE FLOOR AFTER THE NET.
• SOFT TAP WITH ENOUGH SPEED TO JUST GET OVER THE
  NET

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E. FOREHAND AND BACKHAND DRIVES

• A FAST, LEVEL RETURN PLAYED TO THE RACKET AND
  NON-RACKET SIDE.
• USED WHEN THE BIRDIE IS AT SHOULDER HEIGHT

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F. HAIRPIN NET FLIGHT

• AN UNDERHAND RETURN OF A BIRD CLOSE TO THE NET
  THAT TRAVELS UP AND OVER THE NET .
• USUALLY USED WITH A RETURN CLOSE TO THE NET