Badminton Tips : How to Hold a Badminton Racket

A badminton racket should be held loosely in the fingers and not in the palm of the hand. Find out how to hold a badminton racket when playing at the net in doubles badminton with help from a badminton instructor in this free video on badminton rackets.
Expert: Dave Zarco
Contact: www.usabadminton.org
Bio: Dave Zarco has been involved with pro badminton since 1968.
Filmmaker: Paul Muller

[@noob4lyfe]

Iv been playing badminton for 4 years and only realize now that Ive been holding the racket the wrong way.. this is going to cause some major adjustment to my game

[@Qweklain]

Wow, ever since I started playing months ago I have been holding it in my palm. This would explain on so many aspects why my hits and power are the way they are. Man, I feel so foolish, but I learn the error of my ways via the gold ole' internet.

[@9888565407]

Hey are you alive

[@Qweklain]

@@9888565407 Apparently

[@zohaibkashif]

@@9888565407 haha

[@9888565407]

@@Qweklain so you still play ? How good have you become ?

[@Qweklain]

@@9888565407 Nope, have not played since I posted this comment most likely.

[@RanjMN]

holding the racket "right at the throat" is a very useful technique,you can improve your net play a lot!

[@hydradevilgaming8099]

I see this after 12 years

[@farhankhannlum4974]

Mee too

[@hydradevilgaming8099]

@@farhankhannlum4974 nice I think the badminton court in this video is now be the road

[@NADIM_MOROL]

Same bro😊

[@ushabhatnagar8922]

Me tooo

[@expectationmoves9215]

same lol

[@enthusiast0]

This is what i needed...someone to just cover the basics. Thanks!

[@ezekiellucas1426]

Hey u still there?

[@Justan0]

Lol

[@lazyotaku6944]

I wonder if bro is even alive now

[@CurverDiver-gs4ym]

​@@lazyotaku6944 real

[@samikpradhan4067]

@Glenn Teo, If you hold the racket lose you will be able to change those grips fast while playing faster exchange of shots and also you can swing your racket more flexible way...
and of course the moment of contact of your racket to the shuttle while hitting your grip should be tight or else it should be lose.

[@youlikethischainits3dollar157]

Thanks sir! I'm a beginner and wanted to really learn badminton from the basics.

[@UjjwalKumarJha-raymando]

I crossed whole of the video waiting for that moment and burst into laughter seeing that...

[@richiero0o0]

Rare for someone to teach this using the index finger as the starting point.

[@97mesut]

i love Batman too

[@balajiinternational8488]

नॉट बैटमैन it's badminton

[@Adem_LD]

@@balajiinternational8488 r/woosh

[@r3dblood816]

@@balajiinternational8488 r/whooshhh

[@aimansyafiq716]

Nice video guys,,really helpful for badminton player..Thanks..^-^

[@SuperThrillerboy]

oh so now it makes sense to me.
i usually hold the badminton with my palm but now i know how to hold it!

[@vilmanYT]

Im just wowed when I saw this video is 14 years old! 🎉❤

[@oxy6082]

Uhm, I hold it loose but I hold it like a ping pong racket.. with my pointer finger right up the shaft of the Badmitten Racket, Is that a bad thing or should I change it to that? Oh, it would also be helpful if you told me what that effects my friends switched over to that, but I'm just so used to holding like that due to ping pong (Table Tennis)

[@123ismail1231]

@royalmiskeen yes that did answer my question, thank you for answering and know i know why i cant change hand positions quickly when im playing badminton coz when i play, i hold the racket tight.

[@muhammadimran-ju3lc]

best explanation so far

[@TimmyVision]

PLEASE HELP! when I do the grip and hit a shot, the racket goes between my thumb and I get no power!

[@gemilangfotocopy2190]

I LIKE BADMINTON

[@junz6907]

I love USA badminton thank you David

[@mayureshvaingankar4703]

Very nice explanation coach

[@inika1000]

@thmanify no he was useing a wilson (k)factor badminton racket i should know my firends sister has one it's pinkish red

I love your comment, probably the best on whole youtube

[@allforsus_susforall408]

This is y I have a trouble when playing Smash and clear , a have been holding it wrong way from the beginning

[@shortyloves559]

I needed this video! Thanks sm!

[@A_Acars]

Best vid for this question. Thanks

[@calvin1414]

If I do that will my pointer finger bend backwards?

[@shreyasrider6644]

It is so good keep continue

[@ppand20]

good and i love your racket i have the identic racket and amazing feeling
yonex nano speed 9900 i hacve teste 25 racket and the best it is nanospeed 9900
and my second it is (apacs)

[@mikec796]

Nice! That was really clear. Good job!

[@chin_chin75]

Thank you sir😊

[@Me_inside_ur_mom]

Very helpful to play “BADMIN”

[@123ismail1231]

so what happens if you hold the racket tight and you don't hold it loose?

[@ganeshjaggineni4097]

NICE SUPER EXCELLENT MOTIVATED

[@WajhatHere]

I wanna see your 1M subscribers 💪💪

[@TimeBandit415]

Anyoone know whatg the other racket is? Not the Yonex but the other one the student is using.

[@ppand20]

you have my racket amazing feeling
yonex NANOSPEED 9900

[@Marcoz_ani]

ain't no way this video is older than me🙏

[@SHOEBCHANNEL88]

Good job coach 👍

[@yonghengk]

thank's teach us to shake the hand of style..

[@TheFunkycouch]

when i play after a while my middle finger starts to heart and feels like its bedding what im i doing wrong or is this normal to happen ??

[@bool6454]

TheFunkycouch Damn 7 years ago, did you finally figure it out?

[@jinuangamalil]

nice presentation

[@zicuenca]

How do you hold a badminton racket if you have Chronic Tick Disorder?

[@William007]

Really depends on the severity of the tick

[@saidulsaidul4062]

+William007 v frig VCR r/

[@aldypascua1124]

Thank you

[@SeriNaraJiwa]

June 2022.. 😁 algo youtube ni kuat selam video lama

[@utkarshbihaniarts6346]

The camera quality was so good even 13 yrs ago

[@viveksharam583]

I also

[@dhananjaykumar4439]

Thanks for telling

[@snicklepick]

i was expecting a 12 second video on how to hold a badminton racket...

[@josephmatthewd.lumanog364]

How's 10 years after buddy? A champion now?

[@glypride]

is that a carbonex 8000 ti?

[@abdulhamidshuvo7475]

I see this after 14 years❤

[@Balalaica]

@TimeBandit415 its wilson k tour

[@manikandan5693]

thanks for your tips.

[@van3ssa.f]

wtf... I knew my p.e teacher taught me something wrong. we're supposed to hold it at the very end 😢 so that half of the hand doesn't even hold the racket anymore... I described that probably a bit confusing sorry for that
but how should I play like that?! I think I'm going to show her that video

[@NonCommunityChannel]

has anyone ever heard of a brand named voyager?
is it good? O.o
i have one but i cant find any info on it

[@pk365degree5]

I'm watching this after 13 years 🙏

[@tvprabu]

Very use full

[@TimeBandit415]

which model?

[@ichaputri89]

i see this after decade even more

[@cagot8918]

thanks

[@2Sri99]

@Hart16789 He is from Malaysia...

[@davezarco3726]

Nope. Manila.

[@volttackle6374]

Is that a nanospeed on ur hand coach?

[@zarco2894]

Yes.

[@nevermind6245]

I watched this 13 years ago😮😮

[@abirroy6638]

I m glad

[@richardlumowa647]

Thanks coach👍🙏

[@prabodhsam4083]

Wow thank u very much man...

[@henio75]

thanks for the tips!!!!

[@yorenton]

Good lawd Reina

[@glennteo4871]

If you hold it lose, how are you going to hit far and hard?

[@elliotskunk]

Glenn Teo by squeezing yiur fingers. of youre tense then you dont have power

[@yuganshsingh2377]

more power provided to the smashes

[@wecanbringthemdownwecan]

@@yuganshsingh2377 yugansh 1v1 kare racket mei 11 ka ? 😃😀

[@vedprakashyadav3501]

mental hai yeh! miracle!miracle!

[@Viktoriya556]

very helpful

[@eryruleslondon13]

im the 1 millionth viewer

[@realtalentandaboutlove7946]

it help me alot

[@shkoiach]

lol at 1:35 that guy next to him is just staring down at the floor like, what am i doing with my life...

[@conansters20]

Really helpful, thanks! :)

[@abdulsamadattarmya4145]

Who is watching this video after13 years 😅

[@subashperera4467]

Me for my son and useful guidance

[@gemilangfotocopy2190]

THANK YOU

[@TimeBandit415]

I don't think so.. I've never seen a yonex with that color scheme.. Anyone else know?

[@m.klincoln3017]

thanks!!!

[@dranilyadav4795]

thanks sir

[@alihashmi8219]

13 years!

[@aman8234]

I am also watch it 11 years ago

[@michelleyeap5429]

Under 15 years gang can only like this commet

[@kushwanthkushwanth3183]

I will use 3 one

[@ViralVideos-jh2ii]

tnxs u

[@kenlee1159]

Misbun Sidek said....holding a racquets just its suit on you

[@sangramrevolution70]

I came here to show viewer that i came in 2020

[@larrydonguy]

More basically, you shake hands, not too tightly, with the racket handle.

[@plex5434]

Thank u mister miyagi

[@sohmingkwang8898]

Thank😊☺

[@blackandwhite3369]

I'm watching in 2020 dec 2

[@justcoolgaming9192]

14 yrs

[@what-li2sr]

omg i’ve been holding it with my palm🤦🏾‍♀️ thankyou

[@bandekarameya]

great

[@expectationmoves9215]

i wonder how old would they be now after 11 years

[@rahulrrcr7437]

Good

[@zorusyt2050]

And I see this after 14 years

[@TopSpinSport]

great!!!

[@Botomitus]

Wow i've played over a year now and always held the racket wrong way. No wonder I have no power in my hits.

[@madd0gsquid]

lmao I almost died.

[@sobaset4231]

Is that David goggins