Effects of fatigue on biomechanics of forehand smash in badminton

Abstract

Sports fatigue will cause deformation of actions. In this study, badminton was analyzed, and the influence which was brought by fatigue was studied from the perspective of biomechanics. The forehand smash of professional badminton athletes under normal and fatigue states was tested. The biomechanical indexes of athletes were obtained by infrared remote shooting test system and plantar pressure test system for comparison. The results showed that the forehand smash effect of athletes was significantly worse under fatigue state, the maximum gravity center height decreased to 1.22 ± 0.14 m, and the maximum gravity center speed decreased to 2.33 ± 0.12 m/s, which showed significant decreases compared to the normal state (P < 0.05). Moreover the maximum velocity of the right upper arm, right forearm, elbow joint, wrist joint and knee joint decreased significantly (P < 0.5), the maximum angle of the right hip joint, knee joint and left ankle joint also decreased significantly. The pressure of the inner side of the forefoot and the pressure in the middle of the forefoot increased (P < 0.05). The biomechanical analysis of forehand smash under fatigue condition reveals the relationship between fatigue and movement, which provides some scientific bases for the reasonable control of sports load.