where do you look when you serve?

True Dat! Service is a defensive situation since you have hit it up and over the net. Receivers have little to fear unless they lift their return. Pressure is definitely on the servers.

 

i love to look at the spot i am pretending to serve to, then i will serve somewhere else. try it. its fun.

 

someplace where i'm not going to serve...

i try to be deceptive and look at where i'm not goign to be serving.

 

I look at one side of the court then i will suddenly serve it to the other side... hehehe, its very effective againts beginners. hehe

 

I look at one side of the court then i will suddenly serve it to the other side... hehehe, its very effective againts beginners. hehe it will make them be confused...

 

This is easy for me because I have really good hand eye cord. so i just stare him down.

1.Intimidation (A huge factor in any sport)

2.He/She has no idea your serve will be going.

Plus you can read them and pick a good serve point.

 

Kamen you say when you are say ranked number 50 and your going to play number 1 ranked guy and that doesn't intimidate you???? Doesn't make sense the only thing you may be doin is your intimidating them without even knowing lol Good Job then!!

Oh ya if you say you look at the bird/racqeu hmm not a good idea more the bird because there is a thing called deception and when you start playing top players that strat doesnt work as much.

 

Opponents can stare and glare at me as much as they like. The only thing that intimidates me is the sound of the shuttle hitting the floor as my racket flaps uselessly in the air.

 

i dunno if this has been mentioned or not (dont have the time to read through all the pages ) i was playing with someone the other day... sometimes when he serves, just as he drops the birdie to serve, he quickly flicks his head backwards to distract the opponent it's worked a couple of times actually.. the opponent gets so distracted he misses the birdie completely

 

For high clear serve I look at the empty space (The upper of oppoent)
For short serve I look at the opponent

 

My coach said that it isn't very wise to look at the opponent in the eye when serving , and that you should look at it's racquet position , where your opponent is positioned etc . ( to give you ideas on where you should hit it so that it can force a weak return) -- just not stare at them in the eye .

I'm not entirely sure why , but I think , like cappy said , the pressure is on the servers . It's more like you getting intimidated by your opponent then the other way around ...

 

i look at the shuttle, then at the opponent and serve.

 

i used to look at my opponents when i served then i noticed the bird would go higher over the net because i was focusing above the tape now i look right at the tape and my serves are low and tight

 

First I look at my feet, so that I stand in the right place (mustn't touch the lines).

Then I look at the shuttle and racket, so that they are placed correctly.
Then I look at the receiver's feet before i hit the bird...My peripheral vision is on the place where i wanna place the bird...I don't look at where i'm planning to hit to make him guessing...And also, looking at his feet kinda makes me anticipate if he's going to rush my drop serve...

 

Before every serve I make, I look 2 cm. in front my right foot for 3-4 sec. to keep a focus. Then when I'm serve I'm looking at oppenents feet to see if he's rushing my serve or not.

But when I'm recieving a serve have eyecontact for a sec, then I'm focusing on the bird to see how it's angled.

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Christoffer

 

I've been thinking about this when I play, and I've noticed that I don't do what I thought I did.

I thought that I looked at the opponent.

In fact, I look at the net and the opponent. My focus is slighty more on the net, but I can see what the opponent is doing too.

 

Very good question.
I usually look at the net, to analyze where to hit the birdie.
The top of the net is usually where i look.

 

If you don't take a look at your opponent, might you possibly serve before your opponent is ready, and that your opponent might demand you to serve again?

 

I look at my opponent to see if they are ready. Then I look at the shuttlecock and the racket then both tape and opponent and Serve!

 

Er... dude, what's wrong with you?! People actually read your comments. Please keep your fonts at a respectable size!