yes It is! really helps in wrist development and as well as control! Generally called wall knocking...
I found that playing with the wall helps improve wrist strength and reflexes because the shuttle bounce back in an unpredictable way. If you hit the shuttle higher up the wall, its path is more predictable because it has more vertical travel. Ben
Developes wrist power... its good to just practice driving against the wall.. to improve racket speed... Also, hitting it high is in my opinion has no point.. unless I guess you are practicing somethign special... P.S. it might be discouraging as it is impossible to win.. believe me I've tried to like kill the bird at the wall.. and like drive as fast as I can.. the wall is so consistent.. it gets everythign back
I always did that. Before I started training again. Now it's kinda boring, when you can play with a better BEATABLE opponent. lol.
Ah yes the wall, the never beatable opponent....do a quick search on wall exercises and you can find a lot of threads regarding various drills and exercises you can do with the wall. I basically resort to this when I am waiting for a game or no one is around to play. Keep on practicing until I can beat the wall one day.....
play until the wall goes down. The usual wall I play with have more dents in it now, so I think I am getting there. soon.....
I hit against the wall a lot. Excellent for speed of racquet and staying on your toes. Use a squash racquet to develop muscles while playing the wall. Probably the most important development from wall training is economy of movement. You quickly learn how to adopt a neutral stance which is useful for a good defence. Using a squash racquet helps you develop a good tap technique rather than use a larger swing which costs you time in a game.
Hitting against wall?? hi, i've just been on a training weekend and the head coach there said that a former olympic/world champion, Martin Soo (i am not sure if this is completely correct) said that the thing that turned him from a normal county player to olympic/world champion was hitting the shuttle against a wall for half an hour a day. does anybody know if this is true? and has anybody tried hitting the shuttle agiainst the wall on a regular basis?
You know Rohly, even though "hitting against the wall" did contribute to his rise, I'll bet the drills, training, coaching and playing competitively against other highly-skilled players are bigger factors. -dave
about hitting the wall. i have one confession to make. i used to do that at home a long long time ago when i was a kid. i ended up making a lot of shuttle marks on the wall. but hey, my parents should be happy that i was addicted to badminton instead of addict to some other bad things... anyway, hitting the wall is quite fun. it is much harder than you think it is. the key is to find a solid wall, for some reason, i prefer doing it against concrete or brick walls, there is a lack of bounciness that i like. hitting against the wall takes a lot of power and reflex!
It really makes your reaction better, and defence more powerful. It you try it I think just in one week you will notice the difference in your doubles defence in particular. It also really makes your muscles ache after a few minutes.
doesn't your shuttlecock break/tear if you hit it against the wall hard, i never tried it.... and does the shuttlecock actually bounce off the wall that much?
I have bags of used shuttles I use for hitting against the wall. Never really noticed them break (but they are feather and already pretty well used. they do bounce to a certain degree. Usually stand about 4-5 feet against the wall (with arm extended, so racket maybe 3 feet from wall) the better you get the closer you stand.
Yes Rohly, and I will attest to its value. It develops quickness of reflexes and stroke, and develops upper-body endurance. I would do it 3-4 times a week at 20-30 min. per time. It could never make me an Olympic champion, but it absolutely helps me.
