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Badminton Terminology
Stroke = How a player executes a shot. It relates to our stroke production. It describes our body action.
Shot = How the shuttlecock travels. It describes the trajectory of the path taken by the shuttlecock. Fore Court = The area between the service line and the net Back Tram Lines = The area between the last 2 lines at the back of the court Mid Court = The area between the Fore Court and the Back Tram Lines Dropshot = An overhead shot played to land in my opponent's Fore Court Netplay = A shot played at about net height (at my Fore Court) to land in my opponent Fore Court |
Dropshot = A shot played from our overhead position to the Fore Court of our opponent's court
Dribble = Any shot played from ones own forecourt to the opponents forecourt with the shuttle passing in close proximity to the net tape.
Lift = A Clear which is played from an underarm stroke
Clear = Any shot played high (higher than the racket head held high) to our opponent
Service = The first stroke or shot played in a rally.
Tumble = A shot played at the net to our opponent's Fore Court, creating the shuttlecock to somersault once or more times over the net
Dribble = Any shot played from ones own forecourt to the opponents forecourt with the shuttle passing in close proximity to the net tape.
Lift = A Clear which is played from an underarm stroke
Clear = Any shot played high (higher than the racket head held high) to our opponent
Service = The first stroke or shot played in a rally.
Tumble = A shot played at the net to our opponent's Fore Court, creating the shuttlecock to somersault once or more times over the net