Suppose the shuttle comes straight overhead it's not out to the side. When (if at all), would you do a forehand overhead with no scissor and no block jump for this shot? i.e. like Tobias Wodenka is doing here. This shot he is playing. and he does no scissor and no block jump. Example here, In this video Smash and Clear Tutorial: Get more power in your overheadshots by Tobias Wadenka Looking at 9:39 - 9:44 He does the forehand overhead shot, but with just the hips. There's no scissor kick, and of course no block jump (This is for when the shuttle is not out to the side.) The footwork that he does there in that shot(i.e. if the shuttle is hit there and you are ready there), is that footwork you shouldn't do in a game ? Is that footwork only for beginners? And just to demonstrate what to do with the racket? Supposing in a game you are where he is hitting it from. e.g. there on the court, you're as behind it as he is, it's not out to the side.. e.g. just like in the scenario there. What he seems to be doing is turning the hips, pivoting on the racket foot, then after contact, stepping forward. Would you ever do that during a game? His non-racket foot remains on the floor even after contact, and the bottom of his racket foot remains on the floor (and if it does move at all it only drags a little) it doesn't move much , until he'd come forward after hitting it. (he switches to a different scene immediately after and a bit soon, so you don't see it fully that much after contact, but you see a lot). There's no scissor, it's a turning of the hip and a pivoting of the racket foot. And the back foot stays back , the front foot stays front, and he'd step forward after making contact.
