BASIC SERVES OF BADMINTON

There are various types of badminton serves. Mastering the badminton serves is essential to your game as it can determine whether you lose a point or you gain a point.  Badminton serving is the starting of the point. If your an advanced badminton player who is able to execute the basic strokes well, sometimes, the badminton serve can be used as a weapon in the game to help you gain a point.  There are four types of badminton serves and they are called low serve, high serve, flick serve and drive serve.

 LOW SERVE

The purpose of low serve is to get the birdie over to your opponent court just over their short service line.  The low serve is executed by just pushing the birdie gently, getting it over the net just nice and landing it over and near the opponent short service line. It is important that the birdie is crossing low over the net as this could prevent the opponent from actually tapping the birdie over to your court, and hence, losing the point.

The low serve is used in singles and doubles of the game. In doubles, the low serve is more frequently used.

How to perform the low serve:

HIGH SERVE

The high serve is executed by hitting the birdie high and far towards the back of the opponent's service court and it will fall almost vertically downwards. To perform this serve, you must execute it with power. High serves are used frequently in singles but not in doubles as in doubles, if a high serve is performed, most likely the opponent would perform a powerful smash and the player would lose a point quickly. The high serve can only be performed using the forehand grip.

How to perform the high serve:

FLICK SERVE

The flick serve is also played upwards like the high serve, but it is not as powerful and the birdie would not be able to fly higher than the high serve. The flick serve is used to deprive the opponent of time, forcing him into an awkward position and hitting the birdie behind his body, which would require a lot of power from the wrist. Flick serve is used occasionally in both singles and doubles.

How to perform the flick serve:

DRIVE SERVE

The drive serve is played flat and fast towards the back of the opponent's service court. The birdie will pass over the net low, and it will travel flat and fast through the air. The idea of this service is to provoke an immediate reaction. Often, the drive serve can be used to gain a point easily if the opponent's reaction is slow. But in professional levels, players would not use the drive serve as their opponent is fast enough to counter the serve.

How to perform the drive serve:

Reference : http://www.badmintonbible.com/articles/serving-guide/badminton-serve-types.php

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