Serving

Hi everyone, welcome back to my blog. This blog is written based on the badminton instruction book that is called Badminton: Steps to Success by Tony Grice. Today, I am going to show you how to serve in badminton. There are two main types of serve: long and short. Long serve usually use under- waist serve and upper- waist serve is commonly used for short serve (Grice 17). They can be switched back and forth in order to surprise your opponent but they still have to follow these rules:

- For under- waist serve:

   + You must make contact with the shuttle below your waist.  (17)

   + The racket shaft must point downward. (17)

   + The racket head must be below any other parts of the racket. (17)

- For upper- hand serve: 

   + You must make contact with the shuttle above your waist. 

* There is no specific requirements of the position of the racket when you are using upper- hand serve.

* You must serve into the serving court, if not, it will be considered as a fault and that will gain a point for your opponent.

Single And Double Serving Court.

Okay, now I will show you how to serve.

I. Under- Waist Serve (Grice 18)

    -Preparation

     1. Apply basic grip.

     2. Perform up- and- back stance

     3. Hold the shuttle at waist level

     4. Put your weight on your rear foot

     5. Place your racket arm in backswing

     6. Cock your wrist.

     - Execution (Grice 19)

     1. Shift your weight 

     2. Use your forearm pronation and wrist action

     3. Contact at about knee level

     4. Execute the serve.

*Depends on long or short serve to adjust your power on the serve.

     - Follow- Through (19)

     1. Finish with your racket upward and in line with the bird's flight

     2. Cross your racket in front of and over opposite shoulder

     3. Roll your hips and shoulders around.

Under Waist Serve Step

* Hand Adjustment in Preparation

Your wrist should slightly goes up like this

Racket Head is the highest point of the racket

* Holding the shuttle in Preparation

Hold the shuttle like this so when you release it, it will fall straight down.

II. Upper- Waist Serve (or Backhand Serve):

     -Preparation

     1. Apply basic grip.

     2. Slightly stagger your stance.

     3. Hold shuttle slightly over waist level

     4. Put your weight on both feet

     5. Place racket arm in backswing

     6. Cock wrist

     - Execution

     1. Put your weight up on the toes.

     2. Use little wrist action.

     3. Contact at waist level.

     4. Push or guide the shuttle

     5. Execute.

     - Follow- Through

     1. Finish with your racket upward in line with the shuttle's flight.

     2. Cross your racket over in front of the same shoulder.

     3. Roll your hips and shoulders around and finish with both arms up.

* Backhand Serve Steps:

Visual Example of Backhand Serve Steps

* Hand Adjustment in Preparation

Your wrist has to point down.

Racket head points to the ground.

* Holding the shuttle in Preparation

Hold the shuttle like this will allow you to make the serve easier.

Question: Do you like to serve in badminton? Why or why not?

Work Cited

Grice, Tony. Badminton: Steps to Success. Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics, 1996. Print.

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