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12:19 am
July 21, 2011
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I was watching some coaching videos online and saw one where, when serving, the shuttle was held so that it was parallel to the racket face (looks like you are striking the side of the shuttle). The more recent videos (and the way I see people serving) people hold the shuttle so that the bottom of the cork is perpendicular (more or less) to the racket face. I was told that the the “parallel” position was the old way people used to serve.
I was wondering why the serving style has changed. Are there any advantages to the “old” style?
1:03 pm
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August 12, 2010
Offline Could you possibly show the videos?
As I understand it, you are saying the shuttle is pointing downwards (old way) versus the new way where the shuttle is pointing towards the racket strings (pointing towards the server). Am I correct?
If so, this may be due to the change in service laws, depending on just how “old” we are talking. A valid service required the shuttle was struck lower down (say 10 years ago) than it is now – the definition of valid service, waist, and other things have changed. Thus, it is now possible to hit a serve that is a little flatter in trajectory (starts higher and moves flat) as opposed to the “older” serves (still used by some) where the shuttle has to pass in a much loopier fashion first going Up over the net and then down (rather than a little bit up and down – the flatter serve).
It is my experience that holding the shuttle pointing downwards, encourages the shuttle to go higher after striking, whilst pointing towards the strings goes a little flatter. Why? I believe its because the shuttle will “reverse” its direction after contact. One that was pointing down will point much more upwards once struck, whilst one that was pointing towards the strings will flip around to point towards the net, thus the trajectories are slightly different (due to the heavy nature of the cork). Thus, with a lower contact (in the older serving rules), pointing the shuttle downwards to begin with should help it travel up over the net, whilst a higher contact point (new rules), with a flatter trajectory serve, holding it facing the strings tends to help.
Hope that made sense. Thats how I understsand it.
4:02 pm
July 21, 2011
Offline Matthew – thanks. Here's a link:
They show it at various points, but around 2:58 is a decent starting point.
5:52 pm
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August 12, 2010
Offline Oooooh! Crazy slice serve. My post does not relate well to this type of serve, so its not worth considering.
I personally don't think this serve is accurate enough, and would never recommend it. However, the coach is extremely experienced and an awesome player, so what do I know? 🙂 But I will stick with my non sliced serve thanks!
8:17 pm
February 15, 2011
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Interesting debate here.
Personally I feel that any kind of slice on the serve is creating an unstable element. The slighest change in angle can result in a poor serve.
Every player I’ve partnered who has used a variation on this serve was an inconsistent server. Generally we won very few points from this serve.
There have been changes over the years regarding holding the shuttle. These changes have been partly caused by changes in the service rules. From memory, these videos are quite old and were shot before the latest serving rules came into force. You can generally tell this by the angle of the racquet head. It’s clear these serves were being played with the old rules in mind.
There are few rules about holding the shuttle. The most important is that the shuttle must be struck on the base. How you hold the shuttle to achieve that is up to you but it is far easier and more consistent to ensure you hold the shuttle by the tip of the feather, poiting the shuttle slightly forwards to expose most of the base to the stringbed. A gentle push forward is all is takes to send the shuttle over the net and into court. It’s very consistent and I haven’t had any players find that their “slice” serve is better.
Paul
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