Your ready position is the stance and position that you want to reach before your opponent hits the shuttlecock.
Elements For the Ready Position
Stance
You should be ready with a somewhat wide stance: your feet a little more than shoulder-width apart. You cannot simply stand there, feet together, as though waiting for a bus!Your weight should be lowered a little, with your knees slightly bent. Your weight should be shifted forwards a little, so that you are on the balls of your toes.This does not mean that you should be perched uncomfortably on your tiptoes, leaning forwards so much that you almost fall over! Rather, you need to lean forwards just enough to take the weight off your heals.
Racket Carriage
Your badminton racket position varies a lot depending on the situation.It should never be left to dangle near your ankles, however. Bring your racket up! Your racket should be held out in front of you, and away from your body. Typically you will hold it about waist height; but you�ll hold it higher when attacking and lower when defending.