{"id":6256,"date":"2020-05-04T17:58:51","date_gmt":"2020-05-04T10:58:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/development.bwfbadminton.com\/?p=6256"},"modified":"2020-05-06T22:05:57","modified_gmt":"2020-05-06T15:05:57","slug":"study-sheds-more-light-on-jump-smash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/development.bwfbadminton.com\/es\/whats-new\/study-sheds-more-light-on-jump-smash","title":{"rendered":"Study Sheds More Light on Jump Smash"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The jump smash is the most spectacular and one of the most elemental shots in badminton, but the biomechanics involved in it raises many important questions.<\/p>\n<p>A study on the jump smash by researchers at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lboro.ac.uk\/departments\/ssehs\/\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><em><strong>Loughborough University<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/a> as part of a project funded by the BWF Research Grants Programme throws light on some vital aspects of this important shot.<\/p>\n<p>By improving our understanding of the elements involved, the study aims to explain how best players can increase smash speeds through technique and strength training.<\/p>\n<p>Eighteen male badminton players of regional, national and international standards participated in this study, each performing a series of forehand jump smashes.<\/p>\n<p>They were each attached with 47 retroreflective markers. Their equipment too was attached with reflective tape \u2013 a marker was placed on the bottom of the racket handle, seven pieces of reflective tape were attached to the racket frame, and a single piece of reflective tape was attached around the base of the shuttlecock.<\/p>\n<p>Joint angles and X-factor (transverse plane pelvis-thorax separation) were calculated at key instants: preparation, end of retraction, racket lowest point, turning point and shuttlecock contact.<\/p>\n<p>Peak shoulder, elbow, and wrist joint centre linear velocities, phase durations and jump height were also calculated.<\/p>\n<p>The factors causing the variations in smash speeds were investigated.<\/p>\n<p>An interesting finding from this study was the \u201cnon-significant correlation\u201d of shuttlecock speed with jump height.<\/p>\n<p>The results suggest that players and coaches should focus on proximal segment movements to increase shuttlecock speed. Specifically:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Greater pelvis-thorax separation during the retraction phase; and<\/li>\n<li>Greater shoulder internal rotation at shuttle contact<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[vc_btn title=&#8221;Read The Full Study Here&#8221; color=&#8221;primary&#8221; i_icon_fontawesome=&#8221;fas fa-book-open&#8221; add_icon=&#8221;true&#8221; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mdpi.com%2F2076-3417%2F10%2F4%2F1248||target:%20_blank|&#8221;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A study on the jump smash by researchers at Loughborough University as part of a project funded by the BWF Research Grants Programme throws light on some vital aspects of this important shot.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2630,"featured_media":7049,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"image","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[294],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6256","post","type-post","status-publish","format-image","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-whats-new","post_format-post-format-image"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/development.bwfbadminton.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6256","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/development.bwfbadminton.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/development.bwfbadminton.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/development.bwfbadminton.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2630"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/development.bwfbadminton.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6256"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/development.bwfbadminton.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6256\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7038,"href":"https:\/\/development.bwfbadminton.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6256\/revisions\/7038"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/development.bwfbadminton.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7049"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/development.bwfbadminton.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6256"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/development.bwfbadminton.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6256"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/development.bwfbadminton.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6256"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}