Hello...where do I start?

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DanielMC

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Hello everyone,

I have been looking for a sport for long time to stop being so sedentary, but didn't find any interesting for me. Now I have found badminton and I think I have finally found the one I was looking for: Looks exciting, can be sociable, and not too expensive (well, this is debatable...). My goal is to practice it just for fun, not in competition (i am over 40), but I enjoy learning the correct technique.

I cannot afford a coach at this moment so my plan is to teach myself watching videos. I felt overwhelmed when I saw how many different strokes I have to learn, so I didn't know where to start. After watching some videos I think this can be the first strokes I should learn, starting from the easiest to avoid frustration:

Grip
Backhand serve
Forehand serve
Neutral net shot
Forehand drive
Backhand drive
Forehand clear

Sounds like a plan?
 
welcome. take your time to pick up the game and enjoy the game.
age is just a number. i am one short of the big 50 but play with ppl half my age.
all for the fun of it and to have a good sweat. :)
 
DanielMC said:
Hello everyone,

I have been looking for a sport for long time to stop being so sedentary, but didn't find any interesting for me. Now I have found badminton and I think I have finally found the one I was looking for: Looks exciting, can be sociable, and not too expensive (well, this is debatable...). My goal is to practice it just for fun, not in competition (i am over 40), but I enjoy learning the correct technique.

I cannot afford a coach at this moment so my plan is to teach myself watching videos. I felt overwhelmed when I saw how many different strokes I have to learn, so I didn't know where to start. After watching some videos I think this can be the first strokes I should learn, starting from the easiest to avoid frustration:

Grip
Backhand serve
Forehand serve
Neutral net shot
Forehand drive
Backhand drive
Forehand clear

Sounds like a plan?
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hi daniel, im a newbie but have a little skills in badminton. can we learn to play badminton together?

Regards
 
Hi Joemars,

I would like to but I don't live in qatar :)

I have signed up in badmintonbible.com to see the videos. I recommend it.
 
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