Base and legs
StrengthYou bend your knees before rising and push off the ground right as you hit. That's what gives the smash its stability.
▸ Watch in video · stroke 1, 0:03September 26, 2026 · my-smash.mp4
Your smash has a solid base: your legs are steady and your torso rotates at the right time. What's mostly limiting your power is the arm, which loads late and hits the ball below its highest point. Focus on that first; the rest follows.
You bend your knees before rising and push off the ground right as you hit. That's what gives the smash its stability.
▸ Watch in video · stroke 1, 0:03Your shoulders rotate side-to-front at the right time, and the racquet finishes on the other side of the body.
▸ Watch in video · stroke 1, 0:03The elbow rises late. Try loading the arm, elbow at shoulder height, before the ball reaches its highest point.
▸ Watch in video · stroke 1, 0:02You're hitting the ball slightly behind and below your head. With the arm loaded earlier, the contact point rises and moves further forward.
▸ Watch in video · stroke 2, 0:08