Those commonly used words in badminton commentary

Drop over the net

There is a situation in badminton that is similar to a sudden drop over the net, that is, a very sharp lob. A good lob will give the receiver the feeling of "the ball passing over the net and then going down hard". But except for this situation, everything else can hardly be called a sudden fall over the net.

The badminton ball is light and unlike tennis/table tennis balls, which can form an arc with the help of top spin, causing the ball to plunge sharply after passing the net. Some commentators misuse the term "falling over the net" and even classify the ball falling gently in front of the net as falling over the net, which is really funny.

Cleats

Commentators who have not had much contact with badminton often use one word to refer to all smashes. The forehand slash is a chop. In the early stage, Li Zongwei used one move to jump and chop without turning, which was a huge threat. It's just that the commentators casually said later that blasting in the middle is also called slashing, and blasting in the opposite corner above the head is also called slashing, which is embarrassing.

The forehand area is powered by a slash, which is the slash; there are many other killing methods, such as heavy kills, point kills, and long kills, which are rich and exciting. I guess the commentator felt that the word "cleave" had traces of being chiseled with an axe, so he took it for granted that "cleave" meant smashing the ball with great force. Not really.

Skateboarding

Skateboarding is a method of heading and pushing the ball, which can instantly change the direction of the ball through small friction movements.

But it should be made clear to some commentators that not all overhead diagonal shots are played with skateboarding techniques, and many straight shots are not. The significance of skateboarding lies in the sudden change in the direction of the ball, making it more difficult for the opponent to judge and gaining time and space. Not every fake move can lead to shouting: Ah, beautiful skateboard!

Use more backhands!

This is the most basic level of commentator fuss. As we all know, amateur players' backhands are generally weak. "Playing backhand" in amateur competitions is of course one of the basic knowledge. But at the level of professional players, especially when it comes to players with particularly strong backhand/escape ability, simply aiming for the backhand is not a tactic worth mentioning. It only makes sense when combined with other routes.