What are some badminton manners? (especially on taking drinks)

there are changes of courts. i play casual games with friends, so no one to stop me from drinking, hehe

 

there are change of courts. who says there are none?

 

When the first set is concluded and when the score reaches 11 on a rubber set.

 

You are allowed to drink when any player reach 11 in each set, and between sets..

Apart from that there should be no breaks.

/Twobeer

 

You could ask, really - if the umpire allows it and the opponent is ok, then go ahead.

 

don't worry about being rude. worry more about sportsmanship.
even Peter Gade, possibly the most likable singles player solely because of his sportsmanship asks for a towel down.

btw, asking for a drink is a game plan. most players do it because, as you noted, they want to disrupt their opponent's rhythm.
IMO, if you need it, go for it. if you want it, go for it.

and don't even worry about a single thing if you are just playing socially and not in a proper tournament where there are umpires.

 

yes, you have to wait for a player to be ready. i'm not too sure if it is actually stated in the rule book, but if you watch the professional players, a let is usually given if the receiver is not ready.

about the guy who serves when he appears to be sorting the feathers, i am also not 100% sure if that is legal. my assumption is that in a tournament, the umpire would have a word with him if his opponent voices his concerns on it.
Candra Wijaya is a player who has almost no 'wait' time in between getting in position and serving. you really have to be ready at all times when receiving from him. he looks at you once, and i think he is already swinging his racket head forward when his eyes starts moving down to the shuttle.

 

takes a lot of nerve and practice though
the doubles low service is one of the hardest shots for a handful of people.

it basically goes like this:
-pick up shuttle after last rally
-encourage your partner
-everyone into positions
-you into position
-quickly look at opponent for abt half a sec or 1 sec
-as your eyes/head move down to the shuttle, serve

but make sure you use minimal time between getting into position and serving.
also make sure everyone is in position and ready first before you start the sequence, otherwise your opponents will want a let.

 

FYI, one way to counteract this quick serve tactic is to hold up the non-racket hand (while you're getting ready to receive serve) to indicate you're not ready. Umpires will acknowledge that and ask the server to reserve if he has already. Once your hand is down, you're fair game.

 

Law of Badminton. Service Rule: No 9:4

9.2 Once the players are ready for the service, the first forward movement of the server’s racket head shall be
the start of the service.

9.3 Once started (Law 9.2), the service is delivered when the shuttle is hit by the server’s racket or, in
attempting to serve, the server misses the shuttle.

9.4 The server shall not serve before the receiver is ready. However, the receiver shall be considered to have
been ready if a return of the service is attempted.


14. LETS
14.1 ‘Let’ shall be called by the umpire, or by a player (if there is no mpire), to halt play.

14.2 It shall be a ‘let”, if:

14.2.1 the server serves before the receiver is ready (Law 9.4);

 

This move is far more rude than calling for a water break. It is arguable if no umpire is present during a game, but it is certainly unsportsmanship.

Although this might not be a written rule, but it is commonly acknowledged that holding your racket up is a sign of being ready to receive the serve.

 

but you have to understand that playing psychological games on your opponent is an "acceptable" strategy. professionals do it all the time.