Footwork Styles: How to move fast and efficient on court (Part #2)

In this tutorial i will show you the keypoints for a fast footwork in badminton and the basic techniques for running on court as well as exercises, to practice them in your daily training. Here you can jump directly to the different topics:
- General Tips for a fast footwork to the corners
- Differents Footworktechniques
- Exercises to improve you speed and efficiency

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A fast and efficient footwork is quiet! Except your start you should try to avoid loud noises, especially when you land in the corners. A loud noise is usually a sign, that your footwork hast to much up and down movement that will cost you a lot of energy and time.

As is said in the video, a low center of gravitiy is important if you want to move fast. There can be situations where you have a lot of time and don’t need maximum speed, so there you can also move with a higher center of gravity to safe some energy (staying low all the time can be very very hard). In defensive situations you usually have to be very low, to be able to react fast enough on the attacking shots of your opponents.

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On my channel i already published a lot more footwork tutorials, that will help you to get faster and more efficient on court. Here you find the other Parts of the series:

Explosive Start: The key for a fast footwork (Part #1)

Landing and recovery: Fast Footwork in and out of the corner (Part #3)

The 6 keys for a perfect Lunge in Badminton (Part #4)

The Scissor Jump: Footwork technique for more power and speed in the rearcourt (Part #5)

China Jump: Important Footwork Technique in the rearcourt (Part #6)

You liked this tutorial? On my Youtubechannel you will find a lot more videos with technique lessons or exercises for your training. Here are a few examples:

Grip Tutorial about all the important grips in badminton:

Backhand clear tutorial: How to get power in your backhand shots

Neutralization: How to handle pressure in the rear court

Spinshots: Hot to get spin into your netgame

Smash & Follow Up: Multishuttle exercise for speed or endurance

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[tianhepeng]

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[jumonniaz-chittagong-]

You have the best coaching method in Online. So many vital information to improve. Thanks Coach Tobias.

[Kemenyan]

The Gold standard of badminton tutorials . Amazing . I always come back to your videos for reference

[anindyaambuj]

One of the best series on YouTube. Thank you. I am sharing this with my badminton buddies. :)

[chitung]

A few months on and rewatching it the amazing details now reveal themselves to me which I missed before and I learned a few more things. Watch this and other videos a hundred times...

[mehrnazowrak]

I'm 40 and an absolute beginner. I wish I could learn these techniques when I was 14. Thank you for your comprehensive tutorials.

[zahidahsan]

One of the best and most detailed footwork tutorials on the net. Thank you!

[JulyFourth]

I've watched Lin Dan's footwork. His footwork is by far the most energy efficient!

[resheelaranisurendran]

You are the best badminton coach I ever seen.

[ShoujoT]

I would love to see a part 3 where you show some more specific footwork patterns people can practice.

[PinoyGuitarTutorials]

Wow! This is the kind of footwork tutorials that I have been looking to, because all footwork channels just teach the basic 6 corners. This footwork video has so much depth. Please do part 3, I think there is still a lot that you not cover yet for example the double hop technique for the backhand footwork (I think this footwork is used if you are very near to the net and you need to go to the backcourt. Thank you very much!

[bryanchun]

Another awesome video Coach Tobias, love the key point that everyone's transportation style varies depending on your height and situation. Often we try to apply the one style fits all. Finding the method that fits each individual is optimum. You present all of the options and it is up to us to choose the best technique. Great drills to increase speed and save energy. Thanks.

[praharshjoshi]

Wow one of the best tutorials on YouTube you are a really good teacher. 👍🏻

[chitung]

Wow..I heard all these before but not all together in one place AND a sensible way to decide which method is optimal for which situation...well done and a million thanks.

[abdullahahmad]

Would love to see some content on doubles tactics as well. GREAT JOB COACH <3

[jkmenonpoolani]

Brilliant tutorial and presentation.... so rhythmic movements that everyone would love to get it...

[prabhanjanavramagiri]

Absolutely. You make so much of sence at the fact we must change a lot of ways of footwork. Evey one in the youtube stuff only say few kind of things which are miss leading.

[navZ]

as usual very nice tutorial, especially the hopping. I was observing LCW take backhand corner clears with the left foot hop at the beginning. This corner is always a weakness and I m currently trying to get to it fast, place properly and then quickly reposition myself back for the next shot. The problem is that I m burning so much energy. It has to be my faulty shot placement/footwork technique.
I am learning that based on your opponent position, shot placement and your current momentum (retrieving from off position), there is a lot of footwork issues. Unlike me doing sudden jerky footwork, a smoother body flow will definitely conserve energy. I hope u get what I m saying.

[AnkurVashishtha]

@8:29 Tai Tzu Ying also uses that for going back. Thanks a lot. I will try this.

[muhammadsyafiqkamarulzaman]

Sehr hilfreich. Watch your video a lot to build up my fundamental in badminton. I played recreationally twice a week and feel my development come to a stand still. Luckily found your video ans my game improved a lot.
Gruße aus Malaysia.