Badminton Training 7 & 8

Badminton Training 7

- Whip Smash drill : side - side
- Whip Smash Drill : Side - side moving forward
- played two on one: billy and I against Vincent. In which we only used low-serves and a flick low flick serve to the center corner. the match was too close, despite being on the two side.
- Played one-on-one with Fruit, at which point my clears and shots had become weak. Fruit explained that it was the way the racquet face was interfacing with the birdie. When I was hitting it, it had become more of a slice, making the shots slower, and easier to defend, while if I could tilt the face, and use more body torque, the shots became harder, faster, and harder to reach.


Badminton Training 8

- Last class!

1) cross court net drops, using a slicing method (concave/convex racquet movement) that requires a locked wrist and mostly tricep movement.
2) fourth grip tap and defense
3) service flick smash (returning flick serves)

The three effects of the racquet head on a bird:
- when the racquet head is tilted forward -> the bird is given a slight top spin and would travel further
- when the racquet head is flat -> the bird is reflected at the same speed, in a way, the racquet absorbs all the force and turns around
- when the racquet head is tilted backwards -> the bird is given more under spin and travels less/slower.

Vengeance! Sept 5th Run

Finally! I have a claimed vengeance against the weather. For the last few weeks, Sunday mornings meant down pours. I have even attempted to run through the rain once, but to my dismay, the bucket would tip and I would be drenched from head to toe. I would then have to sneak into gas stations or convenience stores and wait the weather out. At which point, my feet were soggy and uncomfortable, my clothes were cold and wet from the stores' AC, and I was left feeling miserable. Incomplete. Unsatisfied, and unaccomplished.

Nothing that a steaming warm shower can't solve, but finally, the weather changed for the better today. Though there was a brisk and chilly wind, I conquered the run I had set out to do a while back. It features: 16th, Major Mac, and Elgin mills, and reaches Mill St. Pond at its extreme. I had rarely been in that neighborhood, and it came as a bit of suprise to see the number of dogs/dog walkers there were. The gardens in the neighborhood also seemed to be more meticulously kept.

I finished the run in 2hr and 15 min. It was a half-marathon length, which I had never attempted before, and I was happy to have found a new stride in the middle of the run. Whether it was the gust of wind behind my back, or merely remembering the badminton coaches saying, "torque your core!", I torqued, and I found new life. The new mechanics allowed me to increase the distance of my strides, and seemed to lessen the burden on the legs, I will have to remember it for the race in a few weeks!

Nearing the very end, I really could have used a power drink. My mind was losing concentrating, and I was beginning to wonder if ketoacidosis was kicking in. I'll have to have a heavier carb meal at breakfast!