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While we are still on the topic of the clear, the next discussion is the backhand clear
which for a lot of beginners and even intermediate players is a very difficult shot. It's very
important that you hit the shuttle when it's either directly overhead or even possibly
a little bit behind you it's okay as well. It's a rotation and not a wrist flick. So
you want to rotate the shuttle and hit it like this. So Chibing is going to demonstrate
the backhand clear. Notice that when he hits the backhand clear he is making contact with
the shuttle when it's at the level of his head and perhaps even slightly behind his
head and if you can look closely when he hits the shuttle with his racket, the racket head
is flat against the shuttle and not at an angle. If you hit the shuttle at an angle
you end up slicing the shuttle and losing a lot of power that way. And that is basically
how you hit a backhand clear.