A shot played from your rearcourt just over the opponent’s net. Drop shots are used when you want to force your opponent to get close to the net and expose his rearcourt, where you are planning to aim the next strike
A shot played to land the shuttle on the opponent’s rearcourt baseline. A well-played clear shot is particularly effective in singles, because it forces the opponent to move all the way to the rearcourt. This leaves his forecourt exposed.
An underarm shot from the forecourt aimed to make the shuttle land as near to the opponent’s baseline as possible
