Hello, I am Lee thanks for coming

in this video I am going to show you how to return

flick service in doubles

there are 3 learning points

number 1 - how can you make fast start

because you will be stop and then the opponent will serve

the question how fast can you make the start

and the second point is after the smash

what step and what should you do

and number 3 some times, some players they do

drive service to the backhand side

some times forehand side

I know some players they are struggling to return such kind of

drive surprise service

so I will explain one by one

the first learning point

how to make fast start in returning flick service

so ready like that

same, if you are comfortable to move backwards

then you can stay little bit closer

but if you are not sure about rear court

then you can stay about this farther

and I don't think this is good idea to stay too far back

because of rear court, then opponent will have

better confidence in low service

so which is not good

so stay about here

if you are club player or not too much advanced

here the posture, two legs apart each other

little bit wider, rather than like that

because its slow to move

wide

bend both knees, some players they bend 1 knee

and then they stretch the other like this

then this knee cannot be moved immediately

in order to move, then and move

which takes longer time

so bend both knees

and then two hands together

at this time the grip should be neutral

because you don't know whether shuttle will come here or here

because you have to change grip, neutral grip

here

when my opponent flicked, the most important initial step

is fast movement at the beginning

so this push off steps allows you to accelerate speed of movement

without that one

just standing and move

that may be big difference

please have a look and focus on my foot movement

ready

ready - ready

or

ready - ready - hit

ready - ready - hit

rather than

like this

so in badminton many times

we need

that kind of short fast steps

so if you can do that

some times when shuttle is little bit high and be long

then you need two starts

but if shuttle is low, shorter then you dont have time for two

you do just one and then smash

but if shuttle goes long and high

if you do just one you are moving too quick

so your step whether you do one or two

its depending on speed, height and the length of shuttle

now, I will do just one fast step and then hit

when shuttle is low

watch this ready

and then go

and then go

and then go

if shuttle goes little bit higher

then you need two fast steps

watch feet please

but in this height, like high

if you do just one, the timing will be not right

because shuttle is high, you need to adjust the movement like this

bit higher

so, this smaller steps

will give you two things

number 1 - faster movement

number 2 - gives you good balance of movement

just compare, without that steps

with steps

without

with steps

and number 2 learning point

some times players when they do surprise drive service

to this corner

and the racket is high here like this ready

normally players do that

and the service will go very flat

go that way

so some times they do that or

some times they don't even touch the shuttle cock

and they don't know how to return such kind of shots

and then they use it more and more

especially in club badminton side

so have a look, this kind of service

you are ready, yeah like this

and shuttle will go very quick and low

so you don't have time to do something about it

and then next time, when you know your opponent is doing

such kind of service

then your posture, should not be like this

you should be changing your grip already

yes like this

this is neutral grip, and then you change the grip like that

not here, you ready this corner already here

you cover this because they are attacking this corner

so when shuttle comes, just hit it rather than

you ready like that and do like this

because when you know he is doing that, she is doing that

there is not point to make normal posture

you should be ready more for this corner

here, like this and then like that

or

you do that and hit it

for example the other side the same

if you come this side, you are ready

and quite often

the opponent player will attack here

very flat quick drive service

same things can be applied

so you are ready like that and shuttle goes there

some times they don't even be able to touch it

ready here

like this

like that

you then lose point

in that case what you do

you move little bit forehand side

and your racket should not be here

should be like this

because your racket is already there

does not matter if they do very surprised flat service

so, you have to analyse what your opponent is trying to do to you

and then your posture, your placement

when you are receiving service will be changed

depending on your opponents intention

ok, number 3 what's important after attack the flick service

so when I go backwards and smash

my role will be rear court play

my partner will go to the center

so important thing here is

after smash, immediately ready

your feet should be nearly some where center

and then side by side because you have to cover both sides

why immediately ready

because smash will go fast

there fore the return shot will be also fast

which means your step has to be even faster

so this is what a player should be doing

ready shuttle comes

smash ready

so I can move again

I will demonstrate again, what I mean by ready after the smash

I would like to demonstrate the detailed steps

when you are returning flick service

ok ready like this

ok ready first action two small steps 1 2

ok ready 1 2

after 1 2

1 2 3 4 smash

again

1 2 3 4 smash

or

when shuttle is too long

and short length then there is no time for 2

just do that 1 2 3 smash

1 2 3 smash

smash

that's two start

or one start

smash

fast action

I would like to recap the 3 learning points

number 1 the initial movement in order to accelerate

or in order to move very quickly after when you start

player need to push off, push off

rather than

just start like this

and second learning point

when a player is doing the drive service

from the other side to weaker areas

then be ready more for that angle

rather than keep having normal receiving posture

the last one after attack be ready immediately

and imagine the speed of shuttle you made

if you made fast shot then the return will be also fast

which means be ready immediately after the shot

rather than

think or just look how beautifully you returned flick service

thank you I hope you find it beneficial to you

thank you very much