Badminton is an increasingly popular sport, which bears some similarity to tennis but with the court, the net and the much smaller rackets… and instead of having a ball there is a ‘flyer’ (also called a rooster, fly or feather). A notion promoted in recent years by Carolina Marín, who introduced it to the heads of the Spaniards with her victories. The fact that the woman from Huelva has been champion in the European Games, European champion six times, World champion three times and Olympic champion in Rio 2016, has contributed to the fact that badminton has become more popular and that knowledge about it has increased.
Despite this, while followers of the sports world know what a “chilean” is in soccer, a “drop shot” in tennis, a “block” in basketball or an “axe” in cycling, in the case of badminton their rules are more unknown, as well as the name of his blows, movements… the most technical specifications in general.
What is the clear in badminton?
The clear, also called despeje, is the most used blow in matches badminton singles It consists of sending the midfielder to the bottom of the opponent’s court, both defensively and attacking, running from the bottom of one’s own field or the front zone.
It is a flat execution, usually used to gain space and time while putting the opponent in trouble. Generally, used for defense, launching the shuttle high over and away from the net. If it is given offensively, the shipment will be lower, closer to the net. It can be played both over the head and under the arm, and on the backhand or forehand.
This circumstance means that there is not only one clear. There are several types grouped into one division: Overhand (Forehand Overhand and Backhand Overhand) and Underarm (Backhand Underarm and Forehand Underarm). .
clear over head
The overhand clear is the most commonly seen shot during a badminton match. In its defensive form, it is performed with a high, deep stroke, with the racket slightly tilted back. In the attack, the route will be parallel to the groundmuch closer to the network, and with a higher speed.
This type of clear is further divided into: forehand and backhand. The overhand forehand clear has a movement that resembles that of a pitcher when he hits the ball… only with a racket. The backhand, although very difficult to execute, may be necessary in some shots. It is done with your back to the net, running towards the back of the court.
Clear underarm
This execution will also be to throw the shuttlecock to the bottom of the opposite track, but doing it from the front area. In the same way as the example explained before, it can be done both forehands and backhands.
The Preferencia tier at the Helmántico stadium consolidated the relationship of a child with the sport that, until now, nobody and nothing has managed to break. Born in Salamanca, he graduated in Journalism from the Pontifical University of Salamanca and, at the same institution, he studied a Master’s in Sports Communication. In the capital of Tormes he took his first steps in the profession, first during two summers in La Gaceta de Salamanca and later in Salamanca today, combining municipal calls with sports articles and direct from the different clubs in the city and the province. He has gone from the mud of the charro dirt fields to the press box and if you ask him…he will never doubt what he prefers. …
2023-08-03 09:07:28
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