Bumps in the road | Road to nationals Episode #2

[@nev4044]

Great to see the coaching and self reflection as you talk through each thing you're working on. Great video and good luck!

[@TheBadmintonZoneHQ]

Thanks we really appreciate the positive feedback, we are enjoying sharing the journey.

[@robertoneil.]

Great idea for a series! It’s really interesting to see the details of what you’re working on. Also as someone who’s been lifting heavy in the gym for strength it’s nice to see some of the ideas for more explosive power exercises. A separate episode with more detail would be interesting (more details on the types of exercises for badminton, sets and reps, also what % of 1 rep max do you use etc. Do you do cross training for added cardio? Say z2 work on a bike?). Wish you the best of luck and looking forward to watching all the episodes.

[@TheBadmintonZoneHQ]

Thanks very much, pleased you like the idea, we are really enjoying sharing the journey. We covered David’s training timetable in episode 1 so make sure you check that out if you haven’t seen it already. Each episode will focus on a different area so will provide further details in future episodes. 👍

[@Jaraczomon]

Hey man, great episode, very insightful! Good luck and keep it going!

[@TheBadmintonZoneHQ]

Thanks very much, appreciate the support 👍

[@philipsullivan3920]

This is great. Really interesting content and a nice balance between game footage, to-camera discussion and training. I'm on board for this journey. Keep up the good work.

[@TheBadmintonZoneHQ]

Thanks very much for the positive feedback, pleased you liked the balance, it’s a series we are really enjoying making. 👍

[@Gone84]

I love these videos and your whole journey keep it up!

[@TheBadmintonZoneHQ]

Thanks very much 😀, check out episode 3 if you haven’t watched it already 👍

[@Gone84]

@@TheBadmintonZoneHQ already have and i loved it

[@davidforshaw2220]

Hi David, It's great to see you getting back to playing singles again. I wish you well on your journey towards the nationals.

[@TheBadmintonZoneHQ]

Great to hear from you Dave, thanks for your support.

[@jasonlarge6336]

Interesting to see the journey so far and your astute analysis of your match play. Looking forward to seeing you compete at the higher levels David. Good luck 🤞

[@TheBadmintonZoneHQ]

Much appreciated!

[@rb-ex]

really enjoying this, all of it, the honest self-assessments, the footage from competition and training, the time in the gym, and just the whole exposure and celebration of process here coming from an incredibly fun, difficult, and audacious self-challenge. i do have a comment about the issue dean raised about your follow-through from the backcourt. this is a common problem, and in my observation it always comes from one thing, and that is the kinetic flow of energy up from the floor does not adequately engage rotation in the hips. the hips rotate relative to the net but they dont rotate relative to the shoulders and other body parts. when a player's hips are rotating independently and in advance of the torso and shoulders, the dominant leg comes forward effortlessly and far. it's kinda like the rotating hips drag the dominant leg and the upper body into the rotation, so when you push off the floor, the energy goes up through the dominant leg directly into hip rotation and the dominant side of the pelvis immediately moves up and forward. when this does not occur, there is a short-circuit in the kinetic chain, the hips will not rotate properly, and the player lands with feet side by side, or else he feels an unnatural effort of the psoas to lift the dominant leg out of its trapped position before he lands, which is what seems to be happening here. that unnatural feeling is because no matter how fit you are your psoas cannot by itself extend your dominant leg enough, and trying to use your psoas to kick your leg forward works against the kinetic flow of energy and creates an energy gap or hesitation when you try to move from your swing recovery toward the net smoothly and quickly an exercise that i've found can help with this is throwing the shuttle against the wall in full jump smash, coming forward to catch it as it bounces off the wall, and then explosively turning your body and stepping back for another 'jump smash', repeating until you tap into hip rotation and that toward-the-net energy. this is done standing as far from the wall as you can while still being able to catch the shuttle as it bounces off the wall

[@TheBadmintonZoneHQ]

Thanks for your support as always, we are really enjoying sharing the journey and it’s great to hear people are liking it. Thanks for the ideas on the kick through, we can give this a try in training.

[@muiawat]

You are moving so well ! Well done 👍

[@TheBadmintonZoneHQ]

Thanks very much, I’m starting to feel a bit quicker around the court again. Thanks for watching 👍

[@stevenstallwood1040]

love the videos boys!

[@TheBadmintonZoneHQ]

Good to hear from you Steve, hope all is well with you. Still playing much yourself?

[@Teresa-rm8ui]

Great to follow your journey looking forward to the next update

[@TheBadmintonZoneHQ]

Thanks for watching 👍

[@Sigmarizz-y5r]

Here too❤

[@TheBadmintonZoneHQ]

Hope you enjoyed this episode

[@BouchayBeats]

very interesting video !

[@TheBadmintonZoneHQ]

Thanks very much

[@joaorobalo7594]

You need to find a better tripod, lol.

[@TheBadmintonZoneHQ]

Yes sadly there wasn’t much room at the back of the courts and had issues with the vibration, we have since got some tripod weights if this situation comes up again. Hope you enjoyed the video despite that 👍

[@bubblebubble50]

Do you mind if I ask how old you are?

[@TheBadmintonZoneHQ]

27 😃

[@GTOUranus]

why is the camera so shaky, makes it difficult to enjoy watching

[@TheBadmintonZoneHQ]

Yes unfortunately there wasn’t much space off the court so the landing of the players was causing the camera to shake, we have got some tripod weights to use next time in this situation to help stop this happening again

[@simonattwood6100]

Leaf studio are awful courts. Not surprised you and Phil injured yourselves.

[@TheBadmintonZoneHQ]

They can be a little slippy unfortunately. There were a few withdrawals due to injury and we hope everyone is recovering well.

[@gauravsweden6502]

Hey, nice video though video is being getting glitches. It adds stress on watching this

[@TheBadmintonZoneHQ]

Is this in regards to the footage from the tournament?

[@ReeceP12]

@@TheBadmintonZoneHQmight be referring to the camera moving because of you guys playing on court, not rlly a problem tbh mate🤞

[@TheBadmintonZoneHQ]

@@ReeceP12 yes potentially the filming from the tournament, sadly this was out of our control due to having little run off around the courts the vibration from the landings shook the camera. We were pleased to be able to share the insights from the matches. Pleased to hear it didn’t affect your viewing. Thanks for watching 👍

[@kingsley205]

Please sack off the music, its harder to hear you

[@TheBadmintonZoneHQ]

Thanks for the feedback

[@tasha6151]

Great vid -- really enjoying your journey! BUT can't read the texts!

[@TheBadmintonZoneHQ]

Sorry about that, it was a message from Badminton England informing David that there wouldn’t be enough national tournaments for him to qualify. This means that David has to play 2 internationals to give the best possible chance of getting into the nationals. Pleased you’re enjoying the series, thanks for your support.

[@tasha6151]

​@@TheBadmintonZoneHQthanks!