Round the head shot in Badminton

Reviewer Thorough, step-by-step, and genuinely practiceable -- excellent teaching.

Moderator This is explicitly the round-the-head jump smash -- 'stop hitting backhands... a round the head jump out smash.' Covers when to play it, anticipation cues, split step, the two footwork options (jump vs. chasse-jump), and the hitting mechanics (square hips, elbow back, loose grip). About as squarely on-topic as this sub-skill gets.

Reviewer Complete lesson -- when, why, how, and a drill to practice it.

Moderator Round the back and round the head are the same family of shot -- taken across your body on the backhand side using forehand-side mechanics -- and this covers exactly when to play it, why, and how. Squarely the sub-skill.

Reviewer The most detailed, well-sequenced breakdown in this batch — footwork, grip, and the follow-through explained as deception. Recommend this one first.

Moderator Explicitly the backhand-side overhead smash — i.e., the around-the-head shot — broken into footwork, rotation timing, elbow, grip, wrist, and follow-through. About as squarely on-topic as this batch gets.

Reviewer Best technical breakdown of this footwork I've seen — genuinely coachable detail.

Moderator Entirely about around-the-head footwork — the scissor kick, 5-point pattern, both for right- and left-handers.

Reviewer Best of this batch for actually teaching the how and why, not just showing it.

Moderator Long, focused breakdown of one specific around the head shot (straight slice), covering grip, contact point, wrist action and common mistakes -- essentially all about the sub-skill.

Reviewer Real tactical and technical depth -- excellent coaching breakdown.

Moderator The entire video is a slow-motion breakdown of around-the-head shots -- clears, smashes, drops, both straight and cross -- exactly the sub-skill being catalogued.

Moderator This is a full breakdown of the round-the-head scissor-kick footwork - push-back, hop, turning in the air, landing direction - the exact movement pattern this sub-skill is about, done in real detail with reasoning for each part.

Reviewer One of the better breakdowns of this footwork I've seen in short form - it explains why the landing direction matters, not just what to do with your feet.

Reviewer Excellent, detailed coaching — covers the tell-tale mistakes and the tactical reasoning, not just the swing.

Moderator Roughly half forehand slice, half around-the-head cross slice — the around-the-head portion is squarely the sub-skill and gets real dedicated coverage (grip, hitting point, disguise, placement strategy), so not marking it down much even though the forehand half is technically a different shot.

Reviewer Good technical detail you can actually drill.

Moderator This is precisely the round-the-head footwork: turning quickly with the right foot forward, then a hop step to cover the extra distance into the backhand corner so you can hit with forehand power via a scissor jump. It's the enabling movement pattern for the round-the-head shot, explicitly framed that way ('cover the backhand corner and hit with forehand').

Moderator This is the round-the-head shot, called out explicitly as the 'emergency' shot when you're late to the back corner - footwork (crossing the non-racket leg behind), the lunge, hitting at head height and flat. Exactly on topic.

Reviewer Compact and useful - the tip about not rushing the shuttle and hitting it flat instead of down is the kind of correction that actually fixes people's round-the-head shot.

Reviewer Good, complete coaching on the shot and how to defend against it too.

Moderator Direct technical breakdown of hitting an around the head smash, contact point, body turn, scissor jump, follow-up, plus how to read it defensively -- core content for this sub-skill.

Reviewer Specific, correctable technical cues -- good teaching.

Moderator Squarely the jump mechanics that power the round-the-head shot -- explicitly ties the scissor jump to 'the round the head corner,' explains the body rotation, right-leg push, left-leg recovery position, and landing foot angle. This is the engine behind the shot even though it also applies to straight-back rear-court retrieval.

Reviewer Correct and specific, but dense and quick — you'll get more from it if you already have the basic shot down.

Moderator Frost again, this time on the reverse-slice cross-court variant from around the head — footwork/balance, grip adjustment, contact point, slice-to-control-pace. On-topic.

Reviewer Nice detail on disguising this drop, but assumes you already own the basic around the head shot.

Moderator A specific around the head shot variation (reverse slice cross-court), squarely on-topic for the sub-skill.

Reviewer Small but real fix - a lot of players are stuck here and don't know why.

Moderator Purely about the footwork setup into the round-the-head corner - which leg goes first and why it enables the scissor/melai step. Narrow but squarely on this shot's movement pattern.

Reviewer Credible and correct, just brief — better as a refresher than a first lesson on this shot.

Moderator Morten Frost breaking down the jump-intercept variant of the around-the-head smash — footwork, elbow position, grip/whip mechanics. Squarely the sub-skill, an advanced variant of it.

Reviewer Good technical detail - grip fix and footwork options are worth drilling - just wade through the self-promo.

Moderator This is squarely the shot - specifically the awkward case of a lob to your back-left that you can't take on a normal forehand, which is exactly what round-the-head technique exists for. Side-step footwork, scissors jump, grip fix, pronation, all built around hitting that shot from the RTH position.

Reviewer Solid quick-reference, could use more depth for a first watch.

Moderator A clean three-step (preparation/shot/recovery) tutorial specifically titled and structured around the forehand round-the-head shot.

Reviewer Short but sharp — good technical cues, just assumes you're not a beginner.

Moderator Literally the around-the-head corner, teaching the stick smash executed from that position — forearm rotation for a compact powerful swing, reaching the shuttle high, full body rotation, balanced landing to recover. Squarely a round-the-head shot lesson, just the smash variant of it rather than the clear or drop.

Reviewer Good, concrete footwork cue - just don't expect the whole shot here.

Moderator This is specifically the footwork to get into position for the around-the-head shot - jump off the non-racket foot, land outside the body for balance. It's the setup half of the shot, squarely on-skill even though it doesn't cover the stroke itself.

Reviewer Useful cue, delivery is a little loose but the tip lands.

Moderator Directly teaches the around-the-head footwork mechanic (push off the left hand, jump into the corner) as an alternative to backhand — squarely the skill.

Moderator Squarely on the round-the-head shot — specifically the cross-court slice variation, with real technique detail on generating racket-head speed through forearm rotation rather than just pushing the arm.

Reviewer Good technical cue on generating power through the forearm, not just the arm — worth drilling.

Reviewer Real cue (elbow height), but it's a highlight not a lesson - you won't leave able to do the shot from this alone.

Moderator This is exactly the shot we're grading - he's talking through his own round-the-head prep: elbow height, timing the shuttle, generating the angle. Short clip but every sentence is on-topic, no padding.

Reviewer Solid tactical breakdown of footwork choices once you're already comfortable in the corner.

Moderator Covers three distinct footwork patterns for transitioning out of the around the head backhand corner, which is squarely the sub-skill's movement component.

Reviewer Solid specific cue, just don't expect a full lesson in 15 seconds.

Moderator Dedicated badminton coaching account, caption names the exact shot and gets specific about the footwork -- push off from base, turn the body quickly to get into position. Directly on topic.

Reviewer Decent quick cues but doesn't go very deep.

Moderator Covers the half smash specifically played from the around the head/backhand corner, on topic for the sub-skill.

Reviewer One clean refinement, assumes you already have the base shot.

Moderator This is a cross-court slice off the around-the-head shot — a direct variant of the tagged skill, confirmed by both the title and the description ('cross slice from the around the head').

Reviewer Fine as a reminder clip for someone who already knows the footwork vocab, but too clipped to actually teach it.

Moderator Whole clip is Morten Frost narrating the split jump-chasse-jump-land footwork that sets up the around the head backhand smash/kill, exactly the sub-skill in question.

Reviewer Well-structured basics, just not laser-focused on this exact shot.

Moderator Covers footwork that overlaps with the around-the-head corner (split, shuffle, scissor kick) but frames it as a generic 'overhead shot' tutorial without specifically addressing around-the-head vs standard forehand overhead vs backhand — covers it among other things.

Reviewer Specific, accurate technical detail - contact point and deception cues are genuinely useful.

Moderator Half this video is explicitly the cross-court reverse slice played from the round-the-head corner, with real detail on how that differs from the forehand version - contact point, wrist rotation, deception. It's a specific advanced variation rather than the basic RTH clear/smash, but it's genuinely teaching execution from that position.

Reviewer Too brief and jargon-heavy to actually teach the footwork from scratch.

Moderator Footwork sequence specifically for the around the head smash's scissor jump, on-topic for the sub-skill's movement component.

Reviewer Useful for the footwork into the corner, nothing on the shot itself.

Moderator A full beginner footwork tutorial across all four corners. One of the four sections is explicitly the 'around the head corner' and covers the footwork pattern to get there — genuinely on-topic for that slice, tangential for the rest.