The best badminton players seem to reach everything — not because they're faster, but because they read the shot before it's hit. This guide explains how to read your opponent in badminton: the body and racket tells that give away a smash or a drop, how to anticipate from court position and patterns, why you watch the racket head not the shuttle, and how to disguise your own shots so you can't be read. Anticipation is a trainable skill that makes a slow player quick.
