Badminton Dictionary

There are lots of words used in badminton,which you don't know so today i will explain every word of badminton:

• Baseline: It is the back boundary line, which is parallel to the net and farthest from it.
• Short service line: It is a line 1.98m from the net, serve must reach this line.
• Long service line: The line, which the serve should not cross, to be legal is called the long service line. The base line  serves as the long service line for the singles play and 0.76m inside the baseline serves as the long service line for doubles.
• Center line: It is a line running perpendicular to the net from the short service line to the baseline dividing the court into equal left and right service courts.
• Side line: It is the outer boundary line beyond which the shuttle should not fall to be considered legal. The side line for doubles is 0.46m outer to the singles side line.
• Fore- court: It is the area of the court between the net and the short service line.
• Mid- court:It is the area between the short service line and the long service line for doubles.
• Back court: It is the rear third of the court containing the two back boundary lines.
• Back alley: It is that area of the court between the two back boundary lines.Also called back gallery.
• Side alley: It is area of the court between the two side lines.(Side gallery)
• Court: The play area, measuring 13.4m by 6.1m, and defined by boundary lines.
• Racquet: or racket. It is the equipment used by the player to hit the shuttlecock. It weighs 90 grams  and is 680mm  long. It is generally made of metal alloys.
• Shuttlecock: or the shuttle is the object that the players hit back and forth across the net. It consists of 16 goose or duck feathers embedded in a cork base covered with leather.
• Net: The net is the barrier tied across the center of the court dividing it into two equal halves, each measuring 6.71m by 6.1m. The net is 1.55m high at its center.
• Clear: It is the basic stroke of badminton. It is played to the opponent's back court.
• Drop: A shot played with soft hands and with finesse to land the shuttle swiftly and close to the net on the opponent's side.
• Smash: It is the most attacking shot in badminton. It is an overhead shot which brings the shuttle down from a height at a steep angle.
• Drive: A fast and flat shot that travels horizontally over the net.
• Push: A gentle shot played with little wrist action from the fore or mid court and falls in the opponent's mid- court.
• Kill: The Shot played to end the rally.
• Feint: A deceptive movement meant to confuse the opponent regarding the player's intended direction, choice or speed of shot.
• Throw: An illegal act wherein the shuttle is held on the racket and then thrown during the shot.
• Fault: Any violation of the playing rules in serving, receiving or during rally.
• Let: A legal stoppage of play when Player is not ready.
• Wood shot: In this shot the shuttle hits the frame of the racket. Once considered illegal, the International badminton federation in 1963 endorsed this shot.

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Pradeep Sheoran