foot placement at service return.

**Gollum** · 10-05-2005, 02:11 PM

Originally Posted by jerby

60%, ok. thanks..
still no 90%...

Indeed. If you put too much weight on your front foot, the flick serve is a problem. Also, you will probably be slower for the low serve, because your back foot can't help push you forwards.

**jerby** · 10-05-2005, 02:41 PM

Originally Posted by Gollum

Indeed. If you put too much weight on your front foot, the flick serve is a problem. Also, you will probably be slower for the low serve, because your back foot can't help push you forwards.

so i'm gonna get 2 scales..place em good.
i'm 65kg, so on my front foot there should be 39kg, and on my back foot there should be 26...
damn..no second scale..and the one we have is digital..
EDIT: silly me, i scale is enough...

**Iwan** · 10-06-2005, 03:20 AM

Ok, sorry it is true that 60% sounds more realistic

Just tested it out

Anyway yeah, getting to the front would be much faster if you moved your right leg forward cause you are actually extending your reach forward which adds speed to the movement of your racket. Do remember that the right part of your body is actually in motion when you rotate to move it to the front, so it makes sense that the speed of your racket getting to the net should logically be faster.

**Gollum** · 10-06-2005, 03:39 AM

Originally Posted by jerby

so i'm gonna get 2 scales..place em good.
i'm 65kg, so on my front foot there should be 39kg, and on my back foot there should be 26...
damn..no second scale..and the one we have is digital..
EDIT: silly me, i scale is enough...

I wouldn't bother. Lee doesn't tend to measure these things anyway -- his "60/40" is what he feels is right, not what he's measured. It's more about the "60/40" attitude

Anyway yeah, getting to the front would be much faster if you moved your right leg forward cause you are actually extending your reach forward which adds speed to the movement of your racket. Do remember that the right part of your body is actually in motion when you rotate to move it to the front, so it makes sense that the speed of your racket getting to the net should logically be faster.

Actually, I believe this is a reason for using your left foot. You don't want extra body motion, because it will mess up your control. Power is not important at the net.

When I use my right foot, I try to complete the turn of my shoulders BEFORE I hit the shuttle. Otherwise, my accuracy suffers.