How to hit back strongly when shuttlecock goes to behind of me

If your friend is accurate with his clears and always hits near your baseline, I say in general that you need two skills at least; your baseline-to-baseline clear (i like to think of it as a "counter-clear") and your drop shot.

I think what you mean by not hitting it high so that he can smack it down on you, you probably mean returning the bird to his midcourt? That is true, if you do that, he will have a good chance of smashing on you, but you should not dismiss high shots. If you can practice the technique and get the strength to clear to his baseline, that is also a "high shot" but it will not give him as much opportunity to smash. A counter-clear will basically put him in the same situation as you.

Or, you could use drop shots and attack his net.

Which one you chose depends on your positioning and his positioning.

There are other alternatives, such as drives and such, but I'd say basics first, get your base-to-base clear and your drop sharpened, and the situation should turn around.

 

train ur front to back footwork

if ur footwork is fast enough, the shuttle shouldn't be behind u when u take it. generally, when a shuttle is behind u, its very hard to play a good shot.

 

Very good point! Though you can sorta hit shots behind you, your power and recovery time will be significantly deminished; take the bird in front of you.

 

I know the answer...

I've done this many times in my games against weaker players.
When the bird goes behind me, I'd turn around and make sure the bird is in front of my body, so my opponent can't see it, make a fake swing (totally miss it, you opponent will think the rally is over and relax), at the last moment, hit it between your legs. I've won many points with this shot. Works best if you can hit the shot cross court. The fake swing is very important because it distracts your opponent. This is considered a last resort shot.

 

You're evil. :crying: :crying: :crying: :crying: :crying:

 

foot work!!! when u have foot work u can do whatever u want. clear, smash, drop, but u gotta have foot work to do these things

 

Add footwork to that .. and you've a got a decent game going..