MAKING BADMINTON AS YOUR HOBBY 🏸

Hai Assalamualaikum my beloved followers 💖

My previous topic was about travel, which could help me reduce my stress. And now, doing what we like  or hobby can also improve our mood, mental health and quality of life. As for me, I choose Badminton as my hobby to release my stress, anger and sadness. But, it depends on you, as long as it makes you happy. Playing badminton can also help me to reduce or eliminate boredom during my leisure time. Just to let you know, even when I'm so busy, I really love to play badminton. I'm going to make time for it. So, I have the credibilty to tell you more about this sport, are you ready? Let's go 🚀

First and foremost, the basic equipments you need to have is:

1) Badminton racket.
2) Badminton shoes.
3) Suitable attire/sport attire.
4) Shuttlecock.
5) Badminton net.
6) Badminton grip.

Secondly, we move to basic skills in badminton that you must know. You should learn the basics before learning how to hit badminton shots.

1) Basic Gripping Technique. 
✨ You must learn how to hold your racket using forehand and backhandgrip. The condition of your hand will be different according to your shots. If you are not holding the racket properly, you won't be able to execute strong shots.

2) Basic Footwork.

✨ Secondly, footwork is important thing that you must learn because good footwork allows movement around the court.

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3) Basic Badminton Strokes.
✨ What is badminton stroke? A badminton stroke is the movement of the player's racket with an intention to hit the shuttle. But..... did you know, there are four types of basic badminton stroke which are Overhead Forehand Stroke, Overhead Backhand Stroke, Underarm Forehand Stroke, and Underarm Backhand Stroke. 

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4) Badminton Serve.

✨ I bet that each one of you know that a badminton rally starts with thw serve. You need to know the correct techniques to deliver good serve.

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5) Basic Stance.
✨ It is the way you stand when retrieving certain shots from your opponent. Let me guess, this may be your first time hearing of this term right? So, a good stance set you up to defend and attack effectively during a game. You must learn, Offensive Stance, Defensive Stance, and Net Stance.

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In order to become an intermediate or advanced player, you must MASTER the basics, make them as your habit and after that keep training. Once you get your basics right, learn those advanced shots and skills. Happy trying everyone. Goodluck. 💪🏻