The Correlation Between Wrist Flexibility and Hand Reaction Speed with Short Serve Ability in Badminton Game

Abstract

This study aims to determine the relationship between hand squeeze strength and hand reaction speed with short-serve skills in badminton games. This research includes type of descriptive research. The population of this study were all male students at Pesantren Sultan Hasanuddin, with a total sample of 40 people selected by random sampling. The data analysis technique used is the correlation analysis technique using the SPSS Version 22.00 system at a significant level of 95% or a_0,05. Starting from the results of data analysis, this study concluded that: (1) there is a significant relationship between hand grip strength and short serve ability in badminton games, proven ro = 0.702 (P = 0.000 < a_0.05); (2) there is a significant relationship between hand reaction speed and short serve ability in badminton games, proven ro = -0.844 (P = 0.000 < a_0.05); and (3) there is a significant relationship between hand squeeze strength and hand reaction speed with short serve ability in a badminton game, proven Ro = 0.876 (P = 0.000 < a_0.05).