SERVICE & HIGH CLEAR

Question 1

Stand at the middle of the court inside the service court.
With the left foot forward and right foot backward. (a distance of a foot)
Hold shuttlecock with your fingers in the feathers in front of your body about chest level.
The racket position in the forehand sidearm position.
From this position, release the shuttlecock and swing the racket in underhand upward direction as hard as you can to aim the end line of the court.

Answer 1

Drill 1: Forehand high clear serve

Question 2

Stand near the short service line inside the service court.
With the left foot forward and right foot backward. (a distance of a foot)
Hold shuttlecock with your fingers in the feathers in front of your body about chest level.
The racket position in the forehand sidearm position.
From this position, release shuttlecock and swing the racket in sidearm upward direction gently to aim the short service line of the service court.

Answer 2

Drill 2: Forehand short serve

Question 3

Stand near the short service line inside the service court.
With the right foot forward and left foot backward. (a distance of a foot)
Hold shuttlecock with your fingers in the feathers in front of your body about waist level.
With the backhand grip, the racket position in front of the body and head of the racket diagonally pointing downward near the shuttlecock.
From this position, release shuttlecock and flick the racket hitting the shuttlecock as hard as you can in underhand upward direction as hard as you can to aim the end line of the court.

Answer 3

Drill 3: Backhand clear or flick serve

Question 4

Stand near the short service line inside the service court.
With the right foot forward and left foot backward. (a distance of a foot)
Hold shuttlecock with your fingers in the feathers in front of your body about waist level.
With the backhand grip, the racket position in front of the body and head of the racket diagonally pointing downward near the shuttlecock.
From this position, release shuttlecock and push the racket slowly using the wrist action.

Answer 4

Drill 4: Backhand short serve

Question 5

From ready position
Perform 1 step footwork in front.
With the forehand grip extend arm in front below shoulder level then flick racket with the wrist action in a forward upward direction.
Then return to ready position.

Answer 5

Drill 1: Underhand forehand clear combination with1 step forward footwork.

Question 6

From ready position
Perform 1 step footwork in front.
With the backhand grip extend arm in front below shoulder level then flick or snap racket with the wrist action in a forward upward direction.
Then return to ready position.

Answer 6

Drill 2: Underhand backhand clear combination with1 step forward footwork.

Question 7

From ready position
Perform 1 step footwork backward.
With the forehand overhead grip. (Raise racket up with the elbow in shoulder level and the forearm is in almost right angle with the elbow)
With the face of the racket facing diagonally backward upward.
Hit the shuttle with the snap wrist action so that the shuttle will fly very high and landed between the long service line and the end line of the court.
Then return to ready position.

Answer 7

Drill 3: Forehand overhead clear combination with1 step backward footwork.

Question 8

From ready position
Perform 1 step footwork backhand backward. (Cross right foot to left foot backward)
With the backhand overhead grip. (Raise racket up with the elbow in shoulder level and the forearm is in almost right angle with the elbow)
With the face of the racket facing diagonally backward upward.
Hit the shuttle with the backhand snap wrist action (power coming from the thumb) so that the shuttle will fly very high and landed between the long service line and the end line of the court.
Then return to ready position.

Answer 8

Drill 4: Backhand overhead clear combination with1 step backward footwork.