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If you want to improve at reading your
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opponent's next shots, you need to
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recognize their common shot patterns and
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habits. Here is an example from Shiuchi,
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the player in the red.
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When Shiuchi places the shuttle here to
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Christo's backhand front court side, he
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would switch his legs in anticipation.
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Why? Because it's a common and
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comfortable shot that players like to
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do. Kristo has already played this shot
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many times in this match. On top of
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that, when moving to your backhand front
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court, your momentum is already going
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that way. So, if you try to hit it
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straight, it's easy to hit it out the
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side. Secondly, there's not that much
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downside in switching the legs here. If
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your opponent isn't taking the shuttle
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very high at the net, then it's likely
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they will push or lift the shuttle to
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give themselves more time to recover.
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So, if you want to anticipate like the
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pros, you can do what Shiuchi did.
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Switch your legs to anticipate the cross
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push, but make sure your position on the
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court is still closer to the front to
