Which is better: 1. Flicking 2. Hit You should get my idea... I am wondering which is better.. For 1, there is a risk of not getting over the line For 2, there is a risk and vulnerbility... Because it gives the opponent a chance to smack
The pictures suggest: Forehand vs back hand. Your description is say another thing though. Your terminology (though confusing) may be referring to low serves and flick serves. Flick serving refers to lobbing the shuttle over the opponent's head. This can be done with both the forehand and backhand serve. You can also do a low serve with both styles. If you are referring to doubles, my opinion (and that of many) is that the backhand low serve is the best move 80-90% of the time. The flick serve's primary purpose is to keep your opponent honest, and stay far enough back so as to not rush your serve everytime.
http://www.badmintoncentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=21734 I've asked a question about whether to serve with forehand or backhand ( for doubles ) a while ago . Most of the people suggested using backhand to serve .
I agree with 604badder's opinion. When I read your question, I thought you asked this: Which had better I use the short service or the long service? Pistures mean this; When you hit the short service, you use the backhand style. And When the long service, you use the forehand style. If my guess is right, I suggest you that you had better hit both services with one style And I want to know...We use the words "short service" and "long service" in Japan. Does people who speak English uses the words "low service" and "flick service"? they are popular words
we use short service and long service in english. The term Flick service is only used when someone is serving backhanded though. I use the backhand serve for both singles and doubles.
Thank you for telling me about my question. I am relieved that I use correct words. By the way, I use the forehand service for singles becouse I can hit a long and high service.
Yeah you're right. When someone says flick serve I think of a backhand serve though. I guess it's because nobody really serves forehand in doubles any more and a forehand flick serve is rarely seen in singles. my mistake.
I'm somebody ... I serve using forehand only because I have a good forehand serve ... better than my backhand serve anyways . But backhand serves are , in some ways better than forehand ( for doubles ) . So I still need to correct that and improve on serving backhand .
haha...den i m another "somebody..." too... backhand serves just not right for me...end up short or too high above the net somehow. but i tink serving backhand reduces the margin of errors for these service faults and handicaps (too high--> net kills) especially for doubles game n backhand serves are quite hard to reach the baseline n height of the forehand serves which is being used mostly for singles. but watever serves...i tink practice makes perfect n den its yr own preference afterdat.
In doubles, if you serve forehand you start off the game with a big disadvantage-time. The longer distance of a forehand serve will give the receiver more time to put you and your partner on the defensive from the outset. If you have difficulty serving backhand in doubles, you should practise more. Actually, a forehand serve is more difficulty to learn than a backhand serve. The reason why some people find it difficult to do the backhand serve is probably because they have been taught the forehand serve and have problem changing. It is better to re-learn something inherently and technically better than to persist with forehand serves in doubles, the former will bring a new dimension to your doubles game whilst the latter will only seal your fate as the "bridesmaid, never the bride"
i play mixed doubles, and i usually use both, but i use the forehand most of the time because i serve it on the line most of the time. when i do you my backhand, sometimes i serve high and deep, so they cannot smash it when they're right in the back of the court, or i serve it just right over the line, because u try to change my serve a little bit everytime, so i can trick my opponent. =D
Just curious , on IBBS.tv , I was watching "Tactical Service - Low Serve" . And LJB taught serving a low serve using forehand ... not backhand . Why was that ?
In doubles or singles? Or was he merely demonstrating the various types of serves in badminton? The key is to find out what type of serve does he recommend in doubles and his opinions on the advantages and disadvantages of the backhand serve vs the forehand serve in doubles.
Lee's video, showing a forehand low serve, is for singles. His video for doubles shows a backhand serve.
Yeah ... I've just asked that question on the "Ask Lee" section of the web . Just waiting for the reply ... Ohhhh okay . Thanks ... I was wondering why .