Analysis of Arm Movement in Badminton of ForehandLong and Short Service

Abstract

The Badminton, in respect to shuttle velocity, is one of the fastest racket sports along with Long Tennis. The ability to respond quickly and effectively to a constant changing environment is a key factor to successful performance in addition service plays a vital role in winning a point. Thus, the study was proposed to analyse arm movements of six male university players of long and short services. The data was collected during competition situation. The biomechanical variables and segmental variables of upper extremities were- shuttle velocity, shuttle height at contact, shuttle attaining maximum height, shuttle angle, wrist angle, elbow angle and shoulder angle. The mean age, body height and body weight were reported as (20.83±1.72) years, (167.13±7.06) cm and (59.00±3.68) kg respectively. Canon Legria HF S10 Comcorders operating at 60 Hz was used to record the movement. The identified clips were analyzed with the help of Silicon Coach Pro7's motion analysis software. The result of study revealed that there were significant differences between forehand long and short serve in elbow angle, shuttle height at contact and shuttle attaining maximum height at 0.05 level of significance.