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Every badminton player, from inexperienced novices to seasoned veterans, strives to improve his/her badminton fundamentals. At the present time, other than using books, videos and online resources to improve your theoretical understanding of badminton, practicing is best way to improve your skills and there is no better way, unless you manage to meet a skilled player who is willing to give you a few pointers.
There are many skills involved in playing badminton, and most players are at least interested about how to practice these skills. The best condition for practice is of course having your own court, a professional coach and skilled “sparring” partners to help you. Most recreational badminton players, however, don’t have this luxury and any courts they rent would usually be used to play games. Without a court or a partner, all a person has left is him/herself to practice with.
Believe it or not, there are a lot of fundamental skills you can practice by yourself, even exercises that require the use of a shuttlecock. The methods aren’t difficult and the requirements aren’t high for a little bit of self practice. Maybe a lot of readers already know what I’m talking about, but I’ll share my method anyways for those of you who don’t know how to practice by yourselves.
Hopefully most people know how a person can practice ping pong or tennis by oneself. The only thing needed is a flat vertical surface like a wall, and one can hit the ball off the wall. You can do the same thing with badminton too. The bounces may be a bit irregular but the exercise is useful nonetheless. You can practice clears, drives and net shots against the wall. If you find a place with a ceiling of around 14-16 meters high (around 45ft), you can hit the bird against the ceiling in order to improve your strength. If you practice regularly and correctly, then your skills should improve, and the fundamentals will eventually become a piece of cake.