How to Play Badminton

Badminton is an exciting, indoor or outdoor, racquet sport you can play with some friends or play competitively through a club. Check out the basics right here, then read further to improve your skills, techniques and strategies.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Badminton Set

1. Toss a coin. The player winning the toss chooses between serving or receiving first.

2. Start service from the right side (always) and serve to the diagonal service box.

3. Serve underhand only.

4. Count scored points only on your serve.

5. Gain control of the serve by winning the point when your opponent is serving.

6. Rally by hitting the shuttle (sometimes called a birdie) over the net, trying to land it on your opponent's court to score a point.

7. Score a point also when your opponent hits the shuttle out of your court, into the net, hits the shuttle with his body or clothing, or hits it before it crossed the net.

8. Win the game by scoring 15 points first.

9. Play a match based on the best two out of three.

Tips & Warnings

• If the score becomes 14-14, the player who reached 14 first decides whether to set the score at 15 or 17.
• Players change ends when the leading scorer reaches eight points and at the conclusion of each game.

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[hylim12]

on 3/21/2009 All this advices here are terrible. You guys better not post advices if you don't know how to play the sport.Gripping with 3 fingers at the end of the handle was the funniest comment i have ever heard. Your recoil time will be too slow for a follow-up shot. As for extra range, u need to anticipate when playing all this fast paced game. Position yourself well before the shuttle comes. Knowing/guessing where your opponent is going to hit (based on his body posture)and moving there ahead is pivotal; as well as positioning the shuttle to an open area at his court obviously.As for the comment on hitting the shuttle as far back as possible, that is utter rubbish. That only applies if its the first time you are playing the game or if your racket has some tension lower then 21 lbs. To get a good baseline(backcourt) shot, you need to hit the shuttle over your head (overhead shot) at an angle of y

[nickel730]

on 1/2/2007 Sometimes just hitting a shot as high as you can will make your opponent think they have an easy return. But, they could miss it because they have to stand, watch, and wait for it longer than normal.

on 6/30/2006 Hit the shuttle as far back as you can, then, when your opponent is toward the back of the court, hit it with ease, so it just gets over the net. You will more than likely win the point if you served.

on 1/23/2006 If you are able to make accurate shots from all over the court, then you have the advantage because you can place the shot in each of the corners and really make them work!

on 2/10/2006 Instead of using the whole grip of the racket (the rubber part at the bottom), try using just the very end. Sometimes I only use three fingers to grip the bottom of the racket. Practice using this grip, because a) you use your wrist rather than your arm, and 2) you have a good 5-8 inches more reach, so if someone hits the shuttle over your head, you can jump up to get it.