Lesson 18 of 25· Block 06 · Serve

Warm-up, grip, serve and stance

Spoken in Russian

Nikolai Ukk, Master of Sport · Бадминтонный клуб «Притяжение спорта» channel · Watch on YouTube ↗

The main points in 30 seconds

Master of Sport Nikolai Ukk explains the basics in Russian: warm-up, the right grip, two kinds of serve and the base stance.

  • Warm-up: squats, then the joints — ankles, knees, shoulders, back — and steps: side steps, cross steps, forwards and backwards.
  • Grip: racket edge towards you, thumb and index finger wrap the handle, the other fingers lie loosely. Don't make a fist. For backhands the thumb presses the wide bevel.
  • Forehand serve — high and long: the shuttle drops straight down at the back line. Mostly for singles.
  • Backhand serve — short: arms out in front, a short wrist action. The basis of doubles.
  • Base stance in the centre: feet wide, knees bent, hands in front, body slightly forward.

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