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By Abhijeet Naimpally Published on: Wed Mar 30, 2022
Your stance can be either left foot forward or right foot forward; just that you should be close to the ‘T’ in your court. Hold the racquet with a short thumb grip and place the shuttle on the racquet head. Take a short backswing and push the shuttle, before bringing the racquet back to ready position.
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Having read up quite a bit on the forehand serves in badminton, it’s time you learnt how to execute the same with the backhand. Coming to the backhand low serve, the shuttle crosses very close to the net cord and drops near the front line in the service box.
When compared to the forehand serves, here the shuttle is connected at a higher point and closer to the net, giving you an opportunity to switch to a back flick serve with minimal action and swing. This is a deceptive move and can reduce the chances of your opponent attacking. The backhand low serve is equally effective for badminton singles and doubles.
Your stance can be either left foot forward or right foot forward; just that you should be close to the ‘T’ in your court. One difference from the forehand serve is the way you hold the racquet – it should be with a short thumb grip; that is holding the racquet higher up on the handle. It gives you more control over the stroke.
Now hold the shuttle by the feather with your free hand and place the shuttle on the racquet head. Execute a short backswing and push the shuttle, before bringing the racquet back to ready position. You should leverage your thumb to push forward in the direction of where you want the shuttle to land.
To improve your backhand low serve, practise with a few shuttle tubes as your target. Place the tubes together, making a box and set your target. The objective is to make the shuttle fall inside it. You should also place two shuttles on the net. When you serve, the shuttle should pass between the two on the net and then drop in the target area.
The backhand low serve is very common in doubles matches but it is used in singles as well. Its versatility lies in the fact that you can deceive the opponent by easily switching to a back flick, restricting the opponent’s ability to attack. Now it’s up to you to practise this serve and perfect it over time. Keep reading to know all about the backhand flick serve in the next post.
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