getting flick served for being short

It's probably all in your mind, but perhaps it's also in their minds where they believe that your return of a flick serve won't be as strong as a low one. If you can drive or smash it back quickly everytime, I don't think they would continue doing a flick serve on every serve since that would be too predictable unless they actually felt a weaker return. Height probably has less to do with it than you think! I personally prefer a flick or a high serve as opposed to a low serve when I'm receiving.

 

you answered your own query in my opinion, as in bold above. because you are so close to the front you are in a very offensive position and rather than allow you to attack the short serve they just flick you. to give them time to get into a defensive position (they dont no you have a killer smash).

i have gathered this knowledge from just paying attention as i play. the closer i get to the line the more they flick. because the close i am the higher the chance il attack the net

also about the height factor i disagree aswell, im 6'1'' and its a pain in the arse when i get flick admittedly if its a rubbish flick il get it mid court and win it but if its good its not an easy shot cus by the time iv reached it its drops just that bit too much.

i do it to a person at my club he stand with his foot sideways on the front line and if i do a short serve he attacks so i just flick every time cus he wont do an amazing return. he hasnt learnt that if he moves back a little bit il short serve but theres no point me doing a short serve if i have a 50% chance il lose on the return, whereas on the flick i have a 90% chance he will do a bad shot back which can be attacked.

Gav

 

Its quite intimidating some1 rite at the line ready to attack, means there service needs to be good so maybe they find it easier and less pressure to flick serve and then deal with the smash.

If anything I would be happy cause u can get back and attack it so wots the big deal, u have a big smash and can get back to smash any flick serve and u know that people will most of the time flick serve, suds like you have the advantage ere as you know wot they will do and can you attack their shot.

A good low serve is hard to attack but a flick serve can be attacked easily if your fast enough which you seem to be so suds gud to me

 

It's not your height that makes them flick you. Don't be daft.

They flick you because you are standing right at the front, intimidating them against playing a low serve. You need nerves of steel to play a low serve to an aggressive receiver who toes the service line.

Ask yourself what serve you would play, if you were facing an opponent like yourself?

 

I can't agree more with Gollum However, I must admit that 100% flick serve is not something I see everyday. Usually I only only use flick serve to warn my opponent because they over-anticipated a low serve and scared me a lot

 

I would flick serve you all day just because you are not 5'11" and I have a very decent flick serve.

Seriously, most club players or amature players don't have enough confidence in their low serves(due to lack of practice or simply lack of determination to improve), so to take the "easy" way out, they choose to flick serve you.

Badminton is a game of both physical and mental, and if you play with mentally weaker players, they will likely to take the easy way out instead of challenging themselves to the next level.

 

I agree, some people lack the confidence in their low serve, especially if you are very fast in attacking the low serve. I'm 5'11 and would like to think i have a hard smash. Still, there are a few players i know that constantly flick serve me. If you are consistenly ending the point with smashes to their flick serve i do not understand why you feel insulted. I would be so happy if i keep getting flick served.

 

I read it three times....and to me it roughly translates to

congratulations, you're both smarter and faster than your opponent

 

Well, Shadowdrgn20 only said that: "...I finish off the point with a smash...", he never said he won that point.

 

Don't understand why it would trouble you since you decided to receive the serve at the service line. Your settle message was you are taking away the short serve and you are inviting the flick serve. So, they did. What is the surprise here?

I imagine you are not playing against the pros, so they can't make prefect short serves. It is intimidating, my friend. If you can smash the flick serves, good for you. Keep on smashing and keep winning.

I don't think there is anything to do with your height

 

Lol! it's their loss for keep flick service you and you can get it and getting the point.

Maybe against you should just stand in the middle and still see if they flick you ahahah!

 

This seems to be a contradiction. No player who wins a point, especially after having "conned" an opponent into a suicidal flick serve, should feel fustrated. Frustration at such repeated flick serves is almost always felt by the receiver who is unable to return the flick serve. You should actually be elated because your tactics-standing at the front service line to receive a serve-is rewarding you with winning points that you have engineered.
This is as I say a perplexing contradiction.
Of course you can always choose to stand further back when receiving serve. This will end your frustration with no more flick serves to deal with. But how will you feel without winning outright points with this change?

 

I always serve right to the back corner when the guy stands too close to the net...

If you feel confident to catch every flick serve, what is the problem?

 

yeah basically since you said you always stand at the front then they will always almost flick, ive played with a wide height range of players from 5 feet to over 6feet and im not foing to lie the lil guys there fast off the serve to the front if you dont have a good one you could regret it. the taller guys well there hands fully extended cover a huge distance and same thing there.

now when i flick its when my opponent comes forward a lil to much more than they usually do and its to let them know hey i can still flick you. but if your always standing the the service line and not backing up then why would they want to serve short? so yeah like taneepak said you coudl back off a little and that might allow them to serve the normal short serve and well at the higher level agains professional players you will relize even if your right up against the line they will still serve a short serve majority of the time and flick once in a while to remind you that you still have to be ready.

 

If you keep winning the point, I wouldn't worry. If you kept loosing points, then you'd have problems, but you don't. You have the return of your opponents' flick serve sorted and they're idiots if they keep trying it only to get the same result as last time.

 

that's just part of the game, if it pisses you off, it's probably working. maybe take just one step back if it annoys you that they flick it all the time. better yet, be quick and smash them down one by one.

 

Getting flicked has nothing to do with your height. Don't just set your up front, set your mind at the back too.

 

maybe they're just not thinking properly. i've had people continue to try and drive serve me and get hit in the face repeatedly. some people just don't get it, no matter what.

as for the old pair saying something thing contradicting themselves.....well, physiological warfare worked before. it'll sure as hell work for many more times.