Badminton grips should be relaxed so that the muscles of the forearm can work effectively.
Many players believe that a tight grip gives them more power. That is wrong: in order to generate power, the grip must initially be relaxed.
The feeling of a relaxed grip
It is extremely important to learn how a correctly relaxed badminton grip feels.
As a test, hold out your badminton racket to a friend and ask him to take it from you. The racket should come out your hand smoothly and effortlessly; if he encounters resistance, then you are holding the racket too tightly.
Many players feel that it’s impossible to play with such a relaxed grip. This is because their skills have developed over years of holding a badminton racket too tightly. New techniques always feel unnatural.
When you learn a new badminton grip, you must also learn how to use it. Grips and technique are inseparable.
Badminton grip tightening
A tightening of the hand should occur on impact with the shuttlecock.
This tightening will be much greater for power strokes (such as a smash) than for soft strokes (such as a net shot). For soft strokes, the slight tightening keeps the racket head stable.
You can only make effective use of grip tightening if your badminton grip is initially relaxed.
Often the grip at the end of a stroke (after finger tightening) differs from the grip at the start of the stroke.
Left Image : A relax grip before impact and on Right Image : A Tight grip on impact
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