The backhand clear is THE shot that separates beginners from intermediates in my opinion. If you can't get the shuttle to the back of the court on your backhand side, opponents will just pin you there all day.\n\nHere are the drills that worked for me:\n\n**Wall drill (solo)**\nStand 3m from a wall. Hit backhand clears against it continuously. Focus on using your thumb on the flat side of the grip and generating power from your wrist/forearm, not your shoulder.\n\n**Multi-feed drill (with partner)**\nPartner feeds to your backhand corner. You clear straight, then cross-court. Alternate. Do sets of 20.\n\n**The key technical point:**\nThe power comes from your thumb push + wrist flick. If you're using your whole arm, you're doing it wrong and you'll tire out fast.\n\nAnyone else have good backhand drills to share?

The wall drill is excellent - I used to do hundreds of these back in the day. One addition: try alternating backhand clears with forehand drives against the wall. Keeps your reflexes sharp and practices your grip changes.

Great post Priya! I'd also recommend the "corner to corner" drill where you and a partner both only hit to each other's backhand corners. Forces you to practice the shot under realistic conditions. Start cooperative then make it more competitive as you improve.