Greetings all!

Firstly: Thanks paul for such a fantastic set of articles. In particular i enjoyed reading the articles regarding “slow” shuttles as this is something I am constantly feeling affects my game, whereas everyone else I play with seems not to notice, even when I walk from one hall to test the shuttle and it flies the correct distance, and then I move to the next hall with the same shuttle and it flies a meter shorter! Very frustrating and its good to know its not just me! I have fetched my old armortec 250, the heaviest racket I own, and fitted it with the thickest and loosest strings I could bear to combat these annoying venues, and so far it seems to be doing the trick!

Secondly: With regard to serving in mens doubles, you are so correct about practicing the serving (and returns, but I was always ok with those)! I spent about 6 months practicing my serve – on the verge of tears for many of those practice sessions! I always used to suffer with nerves and inconsistency! Not any more! To anybody that has a nervous short serve: fix it ASAP! Now i am constantly thanked by my partner for setting him up with attacking opportunities!

Look forward to reading all your articles to come!

And to the community here… HELLO!

Matt