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Kento Mamo is known for his incredible
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net play. His nets often force a short
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lift from his opponents for an easy
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winner and seemingly rolls it over the
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So, in this video today, we are covering
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Kento Mamoto's most signature shot, the
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While many people think that the spin of
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the shuttle comes from our arms or
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wrists, Mimoda shows that it can come
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from our legs and torso instead.
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Here's a clip from his channel where he
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is explaining exactly that.
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If you look at the slow motion of Kento
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Mamoto rolling the shuttle over the
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tape, you can see that his torso is
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leaning very far forward and he gets
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extremely low in his legs.
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Watch these few rallies of Kent Mamamoda
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and pay attention to his body
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positioning when he plays the spin net.
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You can also see from these clips that
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his racket arm is outstretched and
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frozen in place after the shot.
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Kento Mamoto shows us that the spin can
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come from our stance and torso going
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forward instead of relying on the arm to
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Here is an example of Mamota spinning by
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using his momentum rather than the arm
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traditionally most players are taught to
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spin the bird outwards to the side or
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spinning inwards toward the middle.
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While this is not wrong, Kento Mimoda
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shows us that we can spin the shuttle
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The benefit of spinning it forward in
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the direction that we are traveling is
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that it increases the consistency of our
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shot and increases the chances of a net
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roll. Since the shuttle is traveling
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forward, it is also very difficult for
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the opponent to kill at the net because
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there is very little height coming from
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the shot and it travels closely above
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the net. Compare this to traditional
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spin nets where there is more height and
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gives the opponent an opportunity to
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One of the most important things that
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will cause the shuttle to spin is your
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contact timing. Common mistakes that
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most beginners make with the spin net is
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hitting the shuttle by coming directly
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at the bottom of the cork. This leads to
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very little spin and a loose shot that
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is easy for your opponent to kill or
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push you to the back. If you look
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closely, Mamota begins his spin by
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contacting the side of the cork, which
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contributes greatly to the amount that
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the shuttle can spin. Here is another
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angle of Mamota contacting the side of
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Another important note is that Kento
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contacts the shuttle near the edges of
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his racket where the string tension is
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highest. This allows for more control
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Whereas contacting in the sweet spot or
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the middle of the racket may produce
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less spin and more of a hitting effect
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The main reason why Mimo's spin net is
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so good is that the spin comes from his
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body and movement going forward as
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opposed to creating the spin from the
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arm or wrist. His exceptional body
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control allows the shuttle to travel
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extremely close to the net, allowing him
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to control the rally or even win it. If
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you guys like this video, make sure to
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as always, thanks for watching.
