Split Step Trainer

Miklós Fazekas

About this app

Split Step Trainer helps you train your badminton footwork — and your split step in particular.

The split step is the small preparatory jump you make just as your opponent hits the shuttle. Timing it is what lets you react in any direction: too early and you're committed before you know where the shuttle is going; too late and it's already past you.

This app trains that timing. Two balls move toward each other on the screen — when they meet, that's the moment of contact: perform your split step, then move in the direction the balls fly. Simple, but it drills the one thing that's hard to practise alone — reacting at the right instant.

Features:
• Random directions — react, don't memorize patterns
• Adjustable timing and variance — set your own pace, even per corner (less time to the front, more to the back)
• Per-corner speeds and sounds
• Music mode (experimental) — split steps land on the beat
• Built-in explanation of the split step, illustrated with professional match footage
• Keeps the screen awake while you train

Free, without ads or accounts

Learn more: splitstep.szemafor.com

What’s new

🎵 Train to the beat! This release adds music to your split step training:

• 7 built-in tracks (latin, samba, EDM, 100–130 BPM) with precise beat maps
• Your split step lands exactly on the beat — pick every 1, 2 or 4 beats
• Optional beat clicks and per-device audio calibration
• Adjustable split step delay (land ~0.2 s after the hit, as coaches recommend)
• Redesigned, more compact exercise editor
• New Videos section with split step tutorials