{"id":127121,"date":"2023-04-18T10:55:01","date_gmt":"2023-04-18T02:55:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stbadmintonacademy.my\/a-beginners-guide-to-badminton-techniques\/"},"modified":"2023-04-18T10:55:01","modified_gmt":"2023-04-18T02:55:01","slug":"a-beginners-guide-to-badminton-techniques","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stbadmintonacademy.my\/vi\/a-beginners-guide-to-badminton-techniques\/","title":{"rendered":"A Beginner&#8217;s Guide To Badminton Techniques"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-b987a394\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n\n<h1 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-3b9dd504 gb-headline-text\"><strong>A Beginner&#8217;s Guide To Badminton Techniques (<mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-global-color-7-color\">Technique Guide<\/mark>)<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n<nav aria-label=\"breadcrumbs\" class=\"rank-math-breadcrumb\"><p><span class=\"last\">Home<\/span><\/p><\/nav>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Every stylish player you watch at your local hall in Malaysia started in the same place: a grip that felt odd, a serve that clipped the tape, and clears that landed half court. Technique is not talent. It is a short list of basics learned in the right order, and this guide walks through them one at a time: the grip, the ready position, the serve, the clear, the drop shot, the net shot and the first footwork patterns. Learn these seven pieces properly and the rest of badminton gets much easier, because every advanced shot is built on top of them.<\/p>\n\n<\/div><div class=\"gb-shapes\"><div class=\"gb-shape gb-shape-1\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 1200 218\" preserveAspectRatio=\"none\"><path d=\"M0 218h1200v-31.3l-40 4.4c-40 4.8-120 13.1-200 0-80-13.6-160-48.6-240-66.7-80-17.8-160-17.8-240-8.8-80 8.6-160 26.9-240 8.8-80-17.7-160-71.1-200-97.7L0 0v218z\"\/><\/svg><\/div><div class=\"gb-shape gb-shape-2\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 1200 218\" preserveAspectRatio=\"none\"><path d=\"M0 218h1200v-31.3l-40 4.4c-40 4.8-120 13.1-200 0-80-13.6-160-48.6-240-66.7-80-17.8-160-17.8-240-8.8-80 8.6-160 26.9-240 8.8-80-17.7-160-71.1-200-97.7L0 0v218z\"\/><\/svg><\/div><div class=\"gb-shape gb-shape-3\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 1200 218\" preserveAspectRatio=\"none\"><path d=\"M0 218h1200v-31.3l-40 4.4c-40 4.8-120 13.1-200 0-80-13.6-160-48.6-240-66.7-80-17.8-160-17.8-240-8.8-80 8.6-160 26.9-240 8.8-80-17.7-160-71.1-200-97.7L0 0v218z\"\/><\/svg><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-c65b0277\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n<div class=\"gb-grid-wrapper gb-grid-wrapper-46b9ae1c\">\n<div class=\"gb-grid-column gb-grid-column-ee22cad4\"><div class=\"gb-container gb-container-ee22cad4\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-49b92206\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1600\" src=\"https:\/\/stbadmintonacademy.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Beginner-badminton-technique-basics-done-right.jpg\" alt=\"Beginner badminton player in a ready position with callouts for a relaxed grip, racket up, soft knees and eyes on the shuttlecock\" class=\"wp-image-119241\" title=\"Basics Done Right\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stbadmintonacademy.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Beginner-badminton-technique-basics-done-right.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/stbadmintonacademy.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Beginner-badminton-technique-basics-done-right-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stbadmintonacademy.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Beginner-badminton-technique-basics-done-right-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/stbadmintonacademy.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Beginner-badminton-technique-basics-done-right-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/stbadmintonacademy.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Beginner-badminton-technique-basics-done-right-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stbadmintonacademy.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Beginner-badminton-technique-basics-done-right-1536x1536.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-grid-column gb-grid-column-a117e04f\"><div class=\"gb-container gb-container-a117e04f\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-1-1\"><strong>Technique Check #1<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-d6be2288 gb-headline-text\"><strong>The Grip and Ready Position Come <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-new-google-hover-color\">First<\/mark><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Start with the forehand grip, because every shot you ever play passes through it. Hold the racket as if you are shaking hands with the handle: the V between your thumb and index finger sits on top of the handle, your fingers wrap around in a relaxed curl, and there is a small gap between your palm and the grip. Relaxed is the word that matters. A beginner who squeezes the handle locks the wrist and forearm, and the swing turns stiff and slow before it even starts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For backhand shots, turn the grip so your thumb presses flat against the wide side of the handle. That thumb is your lever for backhand clears, drives and net shots, and it only works if the other fingers stay loose. Then set your ready position: feet about shoulder width apart, knees soft, weight toward the front of your feet, racket held up in front of your body. From this base near the middle of the court, you can push off in any direction without a wasted first movement.<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-grid-wrapper gb-grid-wrapper-766d33ad\">\n<div class=\"gb-grid-column gb-grid-column-8ee01b48\"><div class=\"gb-container gb-container-8ee01b48\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-ffbffbf3\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1600\" src=\"https:\/\/stbadmintonacademy.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Handshake-grip-and-thumb-grip-for-beginners.jpg\" alt=\"Two close up panels of badminton grips: the handshake forehand grip with a V shape on top, and the backhand thumb grip with the thumb flat on the wide side\" class=\"wp-image-119242\" title=\"Hold It Like a Handshake\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stbadmintonacademy.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Handshake-grip-and-thumb-grip-for-beginners.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/stbadmintonacademy.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Handshake-grip-and-thumb-grip-for-beginners-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stbadmintonacademy.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Handshake-grip-and-thumb-grip-for-beginners-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/stbadmintonacademy.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Handshake-grip-and-thumb-grip-for-beginners-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/stbadmintonacademy.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Handshake-grip-and-thumb-grip-for-beginners-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stbadmintonacademy.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Handshake-grip-and-thumb-grip-for-beginners-1536x1536.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-grid-column gb-grid-column-18e64276\"><div class=\"gb-container gb-container-18e64276\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-1-2\"><strong>Technique Check #2<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-fe4314d9 gb-headline-text\"><strong>The Serve: Low, Legal and Under <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-new-google-hover-color\">Control<\/mark><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The serve is the one shot you play with nobody pressuring you, so it is the best place to build good habits. Learn the low serve first. Stand close to the short service line, sideways on, with the racket head below your hand. The whole shot is played underarm, and the shuttle must be struck below 1.15 metres from the floor, which is the legal limit for every serve in modern badminton. If your serve starts above that height, it is a fault, however pretty it looks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hold the shuttle by its feathers, let it drop a short distance, and push it gently with a relaxed arm rather than hitting at it. The flight you want is flat and calm: the shuttle skims just over the tape and lands just past the short service line inside your opponent&#8217;s service box. In doubles this low serve is the main serve, because a serve that floats up gets smashed. Practise it in sets of twenty, aiming at a towel laid inside the box, and count how many land on it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Once the low serve is steady, add the high serve for singles. It uses the same underarm action with a fuller swing, sending the shuttle high and deep so it drops close to the back line and pushes your opponent to the rear court. Later still comes the flick serve, a disguised lift of the low serve used to catch receivers who lean in. Order matters here: a flick built on a shaky low serve fools nobody, because your normal serve already looks different every time.<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-grid-wrapper gb-grid-wrapper-30382c81\">\n<div class=\"gb-grid-column gb-grid-column-485232c8\"><div class=\"gb-container gb-container-485232c8\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-f1f4c453\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1600\" src=\"https:\/\/stbadmintonacademy.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Low-serve-legal-height-and-target.jpg\" alt=\"Side view diagram of a low badminton serve skimming the net tape and landing just past the short service line, with a marker showing contact below 1.15 metres\" class=\"wp-image-119243\" title=\"Low, Legal, Under Control\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stbadmintonacademy.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Low-serve-legal-height-and-target.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/stbadmintonacademy.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Low-serve-legal-height-and-target-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stbadmintonacademy.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Low-serve-legal-height-and-target-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/stbadmintonacademy.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Low-serve-legal-height-and-target-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/stbadmintonacademy.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Low-serve-legal-height-and-target-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stbadmintonacademy.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Low-serve-legal-height-and-target-1536x1536.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-grid-column gb-grid-column-c7c79a46\"><div class=\"gb-container gb-container-c7c79a46\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-1-3\"><strong>Technique Check #3<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-1eb77145 gb-headline-text\"><strong>The Clear and the Drop: First Overhead <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-new-google-hover-color\">Shots<\/mark><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The clear is the first overhead shot to learn, and it teaches the action that the drop shot and the smash will both reuse. Stand side on, non racket shoulder pointing toward the net, racket taken back high with the elbow up. Swing up and forward, turning the forearm as you strike, and meet the shuttle high and slightly in front of your body. A good clear travels high and deep, forcing your opponent to the very back of the court, close to the rear boundary line.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The drop shot uses the same preparation and a softer finish. Set up exactly as you would for a clear: same stance, same backswing, same early swing speed. Only in the last moment do you slow the racket and guide the shuttle so it falls just over the net on the other side. That sameness is the whole value of the shot. If your drop looks different from your clear at the start, your opponent reads it early and the shot loses its point, which is keeping them unsure until the shuttle leaves your strings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Two beginner errors spoil most overhead shots. The first is hitting with a stiff, straight arm and no forearm turn, which makes the swing all shoulder and no snap. The second is meeting the shuttle beside or behind the body, where there is no leverage left. Fix both with shadow swings: ten slow, full actions without a shuttle, checking your shape in a mirror or on a phone video, then the same action against gentle feeds. Shape first, power later. Power added to a broken shape just breaks it faster.<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-grid-wrapper gb-grid-wrapper-923b3bea\">\n<div class=\"gb-grid-column gb-grid-column-ad288eac\"><div class=\"gb-container gb-container-ad288eac\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-c3f772bd\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1600\" src=\"https:\/\/stbadmintonacademy.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Clear-and-drop-shot-same-preparation.jpg\" alt=\"Side view of one badminton player in an overhead stance with two shuttlecock flight arcs: a high deep clear to the back of the court and a soft drop falling just over the net\" class=\"wp-image-119244\" title=\"One Action, Two Shots\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stbadmintonacademy.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Clear-and-drop-shot-same-preparation.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/stbadmintonacademy.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Clear-and-drop-shot-same-preparation-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stbadmintonacademy.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Clear-and-drop-shot-same-preparation-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/stbadmintonacademy.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Clear-and-drop-shot-same-preparation-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/stbadmintonacademy.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Clear-and-drop-shot-same-preparation-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stbadmintonacademy.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Clear-and-drop-shot-same-preparation-1536x1536.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-grid-column gb-grid-column-ea4295da\"><div class=\"gb-container gb-container-ea4295da\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-1-4\"><strong>Technique Check #4<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-e3988e70 gb-headline-text\"><strong>Net Shots and the First Footwork <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-new-google-hover-color\">Patterns<\/mark><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Net shots reward touch, not strength. Move in early, take the shuttle as high as the net allows, and let the racket do very little: a soft push or a gentle slice that sends the shuttle tumbling just over the tape. The movement matters as much as the touch. Lunge in with your racket leg, keep your trunk tall, play the shot, then push back to base. A net shot played late, from below tape height, is really a lift waiting to happen, and your opponent knows it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Footwork ties all of this together, and beginners only need a few patterns at first. The split step is the starter: a small, light landing on both feet just as your opponent strikes, which loads your legs for the first step. From there, learn the lunge for the front corners, the chasse step for sideways movement, and the habit of recovering to base after every shot. The court has six corners, but you do not need all six patterns on day one. Base, split, move, play, recover is enough to begin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Put strokes and steps together in short, tidy blocks. Shadow a clear action, recover, then shadow a net lunge, recover. Then do the same against a partner feeding shuttles gently to two corners. What you are building is a loop: split, move, play, recover, split again. When that loop runs without thinking, rallies stop feeling like emergencies. Keep the feeds slow enough that your shape survives. The day your technique only works at walking pace is not a failure; it is the normal first stage of learning it.<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-grid-wrapper gb-grid-wrapper-2fbefcf5\">\n<div class=\"gb-grid-column gb-grid-column-72ebb3ca\"><div class=\"gb-container gb-container-72ebb3ca\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-1864283f\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1600\" src=\"https:\/\/stbadmintonacademy.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Net-shot-lunge-and-recovery-to-base.jpg\" alt=\"Badminton player lunging in to play an early net shot, with footprint marks showing the path in to the net and back to base position\" class=\"wp-image-119245\" title=\"Net First, Feet Follow\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stbadmintonacademy.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Net-shot-lunge-and-recovery-to-base.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/stbadmintonacademy.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Net-shot-lunge-and-recovery-to-base-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stbadmintonacademy.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Net-shot-lunge-and-recovery-to-base-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/stbadmintonacademy.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Net-shot-lunge-and-recovery-to-base-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/stbadmintonacademy.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Net-shot-lunge-and-recovery-to-base-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stbadmintonacademy.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Net-shot-lunge-and-recovery-to-base-1536x1536.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-grid-column gb-grid-column-f16eceee\"><div class=\"gb-container gb-container-f16eceee\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-1-5\"><strong>Technique Check #5<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-53e6ebe7 gb-headline-text\"><strong>How Technique Practice Fits the <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-new-google-hover-color\">Week<\/mark><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Technique work is skill work, so it belongs early in a session while your mind and legs are fresh. Two or three sessions a week is a good rhythm for a beginner: enough repetition for the basics to settle, with rest days between so hands and shoulders recover. One theme per session works better than five themes in one. A serve session, a clear and drop session, a net and footwork session: that rotation covers the whole of this guide inside a fortnight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A good technique session has a simple shape. Warm up and wake the ankles up. Spend ten minutes on tidy shadow work for the day&#8217;s theme. Move to fed drills, where a partner or coach sends shuttles at a pace you can handle with good shape. Finish with games or conditioned rallies where the new technique has to survive contact with a real opponent. If your shape falls apart in the games, that is information, not failure: it tells you which part needs another week of fed work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Measure progress with counts, not feelings. How many of twenty low serves landed on the towel? How many of ten clears reached the back tramline area? How many net shots crossed without touching the tape? Write the numbers in a notebook after each session. Beginners often feel they are going nowhere while their counts quietly climb, and the counts are the truth. When the serve count and the clear count both rise together, your technique base is genuinely improving.<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-grid-wrapper gb-grid-wrapper-add9ca71\">\n<div class=\"gb-grid-column gb-grid-column-27109b4c\"><div class=\"gb-container gb-container-27109b4c\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-f1b3baff\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1600\" src=\"https:\/\/stbadmintonacademy.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Technique-practice-week-for-beginners.jpg\" alt=\"Weekly training card with three rows: court days for technique first, practice days with one theme per session, and one protected rest day\" class=\"wp-image-119246\" title=\"Technique Fits the Week\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stbadmintonacademy.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Technique-practice-week-for-beginners.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/stbadmintonacademy.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Technique-practice-week-for-beginners-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stbadmintonacademy.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Technique-practice-week-for-beginners-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/stbadmintonacademy.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Technique-practice-week-for-beginners-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/stbadmintonacademy.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Technique-practice-week-for-beginners-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stbadmintonacademy.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Technique-practice-week-for-beginners-1536x1536.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-grid-column gb-grid-column-d0b536c0\"><div class=\"gb-container gb-container-d0b536c0\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-1-6\"><strong>Myth vs Reality<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-33090c3c gb-headline-text\"><strong>Myths About <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-global-color-10-color\">Beginner <\/mark><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-new-blue-google-color\">Technique<\/mark><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Myth one: beginners should learn the smash first because it is the most exciting shot. The smash is actually the last overhead shot to add, because it uses the clear action at full speed with a steeper angle. A player whose clear action is tidy picks up the smash quickly. A player who smashes first usually builds a swatting action with the wrong grip, and that action then has to be unlearned before the clear and drop can work properly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Myth two: squeezing the racket harder gives you more power. It gives you the opposite. Power in badminton comes from a relaxed arm that speeds up late, with the fingers tightening only at the moment of contact. A grip that is clenched from the start slows the swing, tires the forearm and pushes the shuttle off line. Watch any strong player between rallies: the racket almost dangles in their fingers. The tight moment lasts a fraction of a second, at contact, and then it is gone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Myth three: you can skip the basics by copying trick shots from professional matches online. Behind the back saves and spinning net shots look like shortcuts, and they are built on years of the plain techniques in this guide: the grip, the lunge, the touch at the net. Copied without those foundations, trick shots are party pieces that fail under any pressure. Learn the basics first and the tricks, if you still want them, become easy decorations on a game that already works.<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-grid-wrapper gb-grid-wrapper-7aa6d643\">\n<div class=\"gb-grid-column gb-grid-column-094255c4\"><div class=\"gb-container gb-container-094255c4\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-c73b6bc4\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1600\" src=\"https:\/\/stbadmintonacademy.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Myths-about-beginner-badminton-technique.jpg\" alt=\"Three myth bubbles about beginner badminton technique with one reality banner: learn the smash first, squeeze harder for power, copy pro trick shots\" class=\"wp-image-119247\" title=\"Basics Before Tricks\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stbadmintonacademy.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Myths-about-beginner-badminton-technique.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/stbadmintonacademy.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Myths-about-beginner-badminton-technique-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stbadmintonacademy.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Myths-about-beginner-badminton-technique-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/stbadmintonacademy.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Myths-about-beginner-badminton-technique-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/stbadmintonacademy.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Myths-about-beginner-badminton-technique-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stbadmintonacademy.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Myths-about-beginner-badminton-technique-1536x1536.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-grid-column gb-grid-column-11c64c35\"><div class=\"gb-container gb-container-11c64c35\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-1-5\"><strong>Why Choose Us<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-2bc688f2 gb-headline-text\"><strong>Why Players Choose <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-new-google-hover-color\">ST Badminton Academy<\/mark><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At ST Badminton Academy, beginner technique is coached in groups of no more than four students. That size matters most at the start: a grip held wrong for one session is a quick correction, but a grip held wrong for six months becomes a habit that fights every new shot. With four students, a coach sees every serve, every clear action and every lunge as it happens, and fixes the detail in the same session it appears. Your basics are set while they are still easy to set.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Coach Eric Chuar has spent more than 15 years coaching players in Singapore and Malaysia, and his beginner teaching follows the order of this guide for a reason: grip and ready position first, then the serve, then the overhead shots, then net play and footwork woven through everything. Students are checked against simple counts, serves on target and clears reaching the back, so progress is visible in numbers. Nobody is asked to copy a professional. They are asked to do the next basic thing properly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The academy is based in Setapak, Kuala Lumpur. If you are picking up a racket for the first time, or coming back after years away, a trial session is the easiest start: bring your current grip and your current serve exactly as they are, and we will show you the first fix and the order to work in. No hype and no promises of overnight skill, just the basics taught in the right order, in a group small enough for real correction.<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-e043c359 gbp-section\">\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-57db8dd3 gbp-section__inner\">\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-f1216be5\">\n\n<h2 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-941000e3 gb-headline-text gbp-section__headline\">FAQs: Beginner Badminton Techniques in <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-global-color-10-color\">Malaysia <\/mark><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-new-blue-google-color\">(KL)<\/mark><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">New players and parents ask the same fair questions before starting technique training. Here are straight answers, with no hype and no promises we cannot keep.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-grid-wrapper gb-grid-wrapper-b997057e\">\n<div class=\"gb-grid-column gb-grid-column-9eb55f9d\"><div class=\"gb-container gb-container-9eb55f9d gbp-card gbp-card--border\">\n\n<h3 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-906120f3 gb-headline-text gbp-card__title\">Where can I learn proper badminton technique if I live in Setapak or <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-new-google-hover-color\">Gombak?<\/mark><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With us, in Setapak. ST Badminton Academy is based in Setapak, Kuala Lumpur, and beginners travel in from Gombak, Wangsa Maju and nearby areas for small group coaching. Technique is taught from the first session: grip, ready position and serve are checked by a coach, not left to guesswork or videos.<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-grid-column gb-grid-column-7143cf45\"><div class=\"gb-container gb-container-7143cf45 gbp-card gbp-card--border\">\n\n<h3 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-0560b3f6 gb-headline-text gbp-card__title\">What should a beginner learn first in badminton training in <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-new-google-hover-color\">KL?<\/mark><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The grip and the ready position, before any shot. A correct handshake grip and a balanced base make every later technique easier to learn, while a wrong grip quietly blocks your backhand and net shots for years. After that we teach the low serve, then the clear, then the drop shot.<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-grid-column gb-grid-column-6cb11780\"><div class=\"gb-container gb-container-6cb11780 gbp-card gbp-card--border\">\n\n<h3 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-ac75dd50 gb-headline-text gbp-card__title\">How often should a beginner practise technique to reach a steady <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-new-google-hover-color\">level?<\/mark><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Two or three sessions a week suits most beginners. Technique settles through short, regular practice rather than one long weekly grind, and rest days let your hands, shoulders and legs recover. Inside each session, work one theme at a time and finish while your shape is still tidy, not after it falls apart.<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-grid-column gb-grid-column-cc214565\"><div class=\"gb-container gb-container-cc214565 gbp-card gbp-card--border\">\n\n<h3 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-a3b096e1 gb-headline-text gbp-card__title\">Can I learn badminton technique at home with no court or <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-new-google-hover-color\">partner?<\/mark><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Partly, yes. Shadow swings, grip switches and split step practice need only a small clear space, and they keep your technique warm between sessions. What home practice cannot give you is a shuttle arriving at real speed, or a coach watching your shape, so treat it as support work alongside coached sessions, not a replacement.<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-grid-column gb-grid-column-13cbdb74\"><div class=\"gb-container gb-container-13cbdb74 gbp-card gbp-card--border\">\n\n<h3 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-fd7b8a21 gb-headline-text gbp-card__title\">What is the best order to learn these techniques in one <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-new-google-hover-color\">session?<\/mark><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Start fresh with the tidy work: shadow swings and grip checks while your mind is clear. Then practise one technique against gentle feeds, and finish with games where that technique has to survive real rallies. If your shape falls apart late in the session, step the feeds back a level and rebuild it calmly.<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-grid-column gb-grid-column-63a8f528\"><div class=\"gb-container gb-container-63a8f528 gbp-card gbp-card--border\">\n\n<h3 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-a066d17d gb-headline-text gbp-card__title\">Do you offer beginner technique coaching near Wangsa <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-new-google-hover-color\">Maju?<\/mark><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yes. Our base is in Setapak, a short drive from Wangsa Maju, and beginner technique coaching runs inside our regular small group sessions rather than as a separate class. With no more than four students in a group, your grip, serve and overhead action get watched and corrected on every visit, from your very first session.<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-grid-column gb-grid-column-407adc65\"><div class=\"gb-container gb-container-407adc65 gbp-card gbp-card--border\">\n\n<h3 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-40c10dde gb-headline-text gbp-card__title\">Are these beginner techniques suitable for young kids in <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-new-google-hover-color\">Malaysia?<\/mark><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yes, with the work scaled to the player. Young kids learn the same techniques through games, shorter drills and lighter rackets they can swing without dropping the head. Groups stay small, so a coach watches grips and landings closely. The order stays the same as for adults: grip first, then serve, then shots.<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-grid-column gb-grid-column-75aa8713\"><div class=\"gb-container gb-container-75aa8713 gbp-card gbp-card--border\">\n\n<h3 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-cf70a8af gb-headline-text gbp-card__title\">Where does ST Badminton Academy teach beginner badminton <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-new-google-hover-color\">technique?<\/mark><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At our home base in Setapak, Kuala Lumpur. Beginner technique coaching runs inside regular small group training, with no more than four students per group, so basics are watched closely from day one. Players come in from Gombak, Wangsa Maju and across the Klang Valley, and trial sessions can be arranged through the academy.<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-grid-column gb-grid-column-cc214566\"><div class=\"gb-container gb-container-cc214566 gbp-card gbp-card--border\">\n\n<h3 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-a3b096e2 gb-headline-text gbp-card__title\">What does a good coach watch first when a beginner plays <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-new-google-hover-color\">badminton?<\/mark><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The grip, before anything else. A coach watches how the racket sits in your hand, then your ready position, then whether your feet split and recover or stay planted. Those three checks explain most beginner errors, and they can all be corrected in your first sessions, which is why coached beginners improve faster than video learners.<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-96a56784 gbp-section\">\n\n<h2 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-eee1030b gb-headline-text gbp-section__headline\">Beginner Badminton Technique Training in <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-new-blue-google-color\">Action<\/mark><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-419e8127\">\n<div class=\"gb-grid-wrapper gb-grid-wrapper-0b16aaaa\">\n<div class=\"gb-grid-column gb-grid-column-191dbe8a\"><div class=\"gb-container gb-container-191dbe8a\">\n\n<figure class=\"gb-block-image gb-block-image-ca9fd63c\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1600\" class=\"gb-image gb-image-ca9fd63c\" src=\"https:\/\/stbadmintonacademy.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Grip-switch-drill-on-the-call.jpg\" alt=\"Coach calling out grip changes while a beginner player switches between forehand and backhand grips without looking down\" title=\"Switch Grips Cleanly\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stbadmintonacademy.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Grip-switch-drill-on-the-call.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/stbadmintonacademy.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Grip-switch-drill-on-the-call-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stbadmintonacademy.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Grip-switch-drill-on-the-call-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/stbadmintonacademy.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Grip-switch-drill-on-the-call-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/stbadmintonacademy.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Grip-switch-drill-on-the-call-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stbadmintonacademy.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Grip-switch-drill-on-the-call-1536x1536.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-grid-column gb-grid-column-08033a23\"><div class=\"gb-container gb-container-08033a23\">\n\n<figure class=\"gb-block-image gb-block-image-5c784924\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1600\" class=\"gb-image gb-image-5c784924\" src=\"https:\/\/stbadmintonacademy.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Serve-at-a-target-towel-drill.jpg\" alt=\"Beginner badminton player practising low serves toward a towel target laid inside the service box, counting the serves that land on it\" title=\"Serve at a Target\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stbadmintonacademy.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Serve-at-a-target-towel-drill.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/stbadmintonacademy.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Serve-at-a-target-towel-drill-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stbadmintonacademy.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Serve-at-a-target-towel-drill-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/stbadmintonacademy.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Serve-at-a-target-towel-drill-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/stbadmintonacademy.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Serve-at-a-target-towel-drill-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stbadmintonacademy.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Serve-at-a-target-towel-drill-1536x1536.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-grid-column gb-grid-column-810a7e42\"><div class=\"gb-container gb-container-810a7e42\">\n\n<figure class=\"gb-block-image gb-block-image-10722673\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1600\" class=\"gb-image gb-image-10722673\" src=\"https:\/\/stbadmintonacademy.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Shadow-overhead-swing-shape-drill.jpg\" alt=\"Beginner badminton player doing a slow shadow overhead swing with a curved motion arrow showing the racket path, elbow up and contact point high\" title=\"Swing the Shape\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stbadmintonacademy.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Shadow-overhead-swing-shape-drill.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/stbadmintonacademy.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Shadow-overhead-swing-shape-drill-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stbadmintonacademy.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Shadow-overhead-swing-shape-drill-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/stbadmintonacademy.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Shadow-overhead-swing-shape-drill-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/stbadmintonacademy.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Shadow-overhead-swing-shape-drill-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stbadmintonacademy.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Shadow-overhead-swing-shape-drill-1536x1536.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-grid-column gb-grid-column-42ce3dc2\"><div class=\"gb-container gb-container-42ce3dc2\">\n\n<figure class=\"gb-block-image gb-block-image-2b3ebc45\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1600\" class=\"gb-image gb-image-2b3ebc45\" src=\"https:\/\/stbadmintonacademy.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Counting-deep-clears-in-a-notebook.jpg\" alt=\"Beginner badminton player writing serve and clear counts in a paper notebook beside the court, with a racket resting on the bench\" title=\"Progress You Can Count\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stbadmintonacademy.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Counting-deep-clears-in-a-notebook.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/stbadmintonacademy.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Counting-deep-clears-in-a-notebook-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stbadmintonacademy.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Counting-deep-clears-in-a-notebook-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/stbadmintonacademy.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Counting-deep-clears-in-a-notebook-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/stbadmintonacademy.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Counting-deep-clears-in-a-notebook-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stbadmintonacademy.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Counting-deep-clears-in-a-notebook-1536x1536.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-e4ec421e gbp-section__inner\">\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-4a0c4bf4\">\n\n<div class=\"st-badminton-quiz\" style=\"font-family: inherit; max-width: 100%; margin: 0 auto; background: #fff; border-radius: 12px; box-shadow: 0 4px 16px rgba(0,0,0,0.08); overflow: hidden;\">\n\n<!-- HEADER -->\n\n<div style=\"background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3249a4, #4b63d2); color: #fff; padding: 16px 16px; text-align: center; position: relative; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; right: 0; height: 2px; background: linear-gradient(90deg, #37ba2b, #fcb900, #37ba2b);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: 18px; font-weight: 700; margin-bottom: 4px;\">\ud83c\udff8 Beginner Technique Readiness Quiz<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: 12px; opacity: 0.9; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 8px;\">\n<strong>Are Your Basics Built Right?<\/strong>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"score-badge\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 4px; background: #fff; padding: 6px 12px; border-radius: 16px; font-weight: 600; font-size: 12px; color: #3249a4; box-shadow: 0 2px 12px rgba(0,0,0,0.1);\">\n<span id=\"current-score\">0<\/span>\/<span id=\"total-score\">10<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- MAIN QUIZ -->\n\n<div id=\"quiz-main\" style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 8px; margin-bottom: 16px; padding: 12px; background: #EEF3FF; border-radius: 8px; border: 1px solid rgba(50,73,164,0.15);\">\n<div style=\"display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 8px;\">\n<div id=\"progress-circle\" style=\"width: 32px; height: 32px; border-radius: 50%; background: conic-gradient(#3249a4 0deg 0deg, #EEF3FF 0deg 360deg); display: flex; align-items: center; 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Mr Eric Chuar personally corrects every stroke and movement detail.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"comparison-card\">\n<div class=\"card-header\">Goal Setting<\/div>\n<div class=\"card-content\">\n<div class=\"comparison-row\">\n<div class=\"option-label\">Copying Videos:<\/div>\n<div class=\"traditional-option\">Fun and exercise.<\/div>\n<div class=\"option-label\">Coached Technique Training:<\/div>\n<div class=\"bsw-option\">Mistakes spotted and fixed in the same session they appear.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"comparison-card\">\n<div class=\"card-header\">Long Term Result<\/div>\n<div class=\"card-content\">\n<div class=\"comparison-row\">\n<div class=\"option-label\">Copying Videos:<\/div>\n<div class=\"traditional-option\">Good recreational player.<\/div>\n<div class=\"option-label\">Coached Technique Training:<\/div>\n<div class=\"bsw-option\">A beginner whose basics stay correct as the game speeds up.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/body>\n<\/html>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-69063730 gbp-section\">\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-c192804a gbp-section__inner\">\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-26552703\">\n\n<div class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-27edcbd1 gb-headline-text gbp-section__tagline\">Ready to Learn Technique the Right Way?<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-bda1dc9d gb-headline-text gbp-section__headline\">Beginner Badminton Technique Classes in <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-new-blue-google-color\">Kuala Lumpur<\/mark><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This page covered the seven basics every beginner needs: grip, ready position, serve, clear, drop shot, net shot and the first footwork patterns. 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