{"id":124217,"date":"2024-03-29T19:34:57","date_gmt":"2024-03-29T19:34:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/?p=124217"},"modified":"2025-04-11T16:43:14","modified_gmt":"2025-04-11T16:43:14","slug":"how-to-serve-and-return-serve-in-mixed-doubles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/how-to-serve-and-return-serve-in-mixed-doubles\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Serve And Return Serve In Mixed Doubles &#8211; Badminton Strategy"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"124217\" class=\"elementor elementor-124217\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-458da203 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"458da203\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-35f03484\" data-id=\"35f03484\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1129581e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1129581e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How To Serve And Return Serve In Mixed Doubles - Badminton Strategy<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a1b5d82 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4a1b5d82\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">The serve and return of serve are arguably the most <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"1\">important components<\/span> to master in a badminton match.<\/p><p class=\"p1\">In fact, we have analysed hundreds of hours of doubles matches and found that for professional players, 30-40% of rallies are over within the first 4 shots. For intermediate players, this increases to 40-50% of rallies being over within the first 4 shots!\u00a0<!-- notionvc: 54054c8b-3137-4c7f-8332-d9ef42fa223b --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c149a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1c149a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We\u2019ll now go through everything you need to know about the serve and return of serve in mixed doubles including:<\/p><p class=\"p1\"><!-- notionvc: 277cf096-ed9b-4c9f-a00d-c9ebad6e827f --><\/p><ul><li><strong>The initial set-up &amp; positioning<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Where the male and female should serve to (and what to do after)<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Where the male and female should return to<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2cf9e067 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2cf9e067\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Initial Set-Up For Serving In Mixed Doubles<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11214d69 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"11214d69\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">A traditional element of mixed doubles was always that the female starts the match by serving, or receiving. However this is no longer the case in the modern game &#8211; to gain a competitive advantage right from the start of the match, we would recommend whoever has the best serve or return of serve to start!<!-- notionvc: 85834c49-b79f-4e85-8b56-5540679ac03a --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4de676 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f4de676\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">If the man has a better serve then it would make sense for him to start serving, likewise with the return of serve.\u00a0<!-- notionvc: 7d536a55-4177-42f8-a1c9-9346d6345680 --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63b9a63 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"63b9a63\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Positioning When The Man Is Serving<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a56e9af elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a56e9af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">When the man is serving, the woman should stand <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"1\">in front of the man<\/span>, so that you\u2019re able to start the rally in your preferred formation &#8211; with the man at the back and the woman at the front.<!-- notionvc: 04216068-6af1-4426-9373-95e6b4e98867 --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20210516 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"20210516\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Serving-set-up_11zon-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-124382\" alt=\"mixed doubles serving setup in badminton\" srcset=\"https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Serving-set-up_11zon-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Serving-set-up_11zon-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Serving-set-up_11zon-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Serving-set-up_11zon-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Serving-set-up_11zon-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Serving-set-up_11zon-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Serving-set-up_11zon-scaled.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Correct serving setup<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16fe2f8d elementor-blockquote--skin-boxed elementor-blockquote--align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"16fe2f8d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\ud83d\udca1 <span data-token-index=\"0\" class=\"notion-enable-hover\">If the man isn\u2019t actually faster or more powerful at the back of the court, then you may consider having the woman at the back instead and therefore adopt the traditional 'level doubles' serving position!<\/span><!-- notionvc: 2a205e71-e6ed-4601-a02b-2f7b1869527a -->\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5201ec1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5201ec1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">There is no definitive right or wrong answer when it comes to <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"1\">which side<\/span> the woman should stand on when the man is serving.<\/p><p class=\"p1\">It\u2019s most common to see the woman standing on the <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"3\">opposite side<\/span> to where the man is serving from. This is to enable you to cover more of the court. But even at the professional level, different pairs opt for different set ups.<!-- notionvc: 794e42bb-f527-4a9d-b986-ff9ac109cf6b --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b2a9f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3b2a9f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">However, it is important to take into account both you and your partner\u2019s <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"1\">strengths<\/span> and <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"3\">weaknesses.<\/span> For example, if the female is really good at intercepting shots on the forehand side, they might favour standing on this side. Equally, if the man has a weak backhand, the woman might stand on this side to help cover it.<!-- notionvc: d4646cc2-df64-463e-b398-788ccabd1f89 --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57b14b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"57b14b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\"><span data-token-index=\"0\">The woman <\/span><span data-token-index=\"2\">shouldn&#8217;t stand too close to the net when the man is serving, as this can make it very difficult to intercept shots. They also shouldn&#8217;t be too far back from the net as this would make them late onto any net shots!<\/span><br \/><!-- notionvc: d4646cc2-df64-463e-b398-788ccabd1f89 --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ee2779 elementor-blockquote--skin-boxed elementor-blockquote--align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"1ee2779\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\ud83d\udca1 If your opponents are returning to the same place every time and you can\u2019t get it from the position you are in, then you can adjust where you stand so you\u2019re able to get it.\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d61eb9b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d61eb9b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">The woman should have her racket up at around <span class=\"discussion-id-e08b8007-4c45-4341-9232-4d58e3b79e87 notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"1\">net height<\/span> to give the best chance of being <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"4\">early<\/span> onto the third shot, and also look <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"6\">threatening<\/span> right from the start of the rally!<!-- notionvc: a58e98b9-d89a-4267-9b87-f0389cc626ab --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-99d8866 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"99d8866\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/woman-racket-height_11zon-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-124379\" alt=\"mixed doubles serve setup in badminton\" srcset=\"https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/woman-racket-height_11zon-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/woman-racket-height_11zon-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/woman-racket-height_11zon-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/woman-racket-height_11zon-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/woman-racket-height_11zon-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/woman-racket-height_11zon-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/woman-racket-height_11zon-scaled.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Woman with racket up at around net height<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac4efec elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ac4efec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">For the man\u2019s positioning when serving, we <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"1\">wouldn\u2019t <\/span>recommend standing any further back than <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"3\">2 racket lengths<\/span> from the service line to your front foot. This is because standing too far back will give your opponent <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"5\">more time<\/span> to react and move to where your serve is going.<!-- notionvc: edf67950-f88b-46a1-a9f8-24d312b42776 --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f0eccb elementor-blockquote--skin-boxed elementor-blockquote--align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"9f0eccb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\ud83d\udca1 <span data-token-index=\"0\" class=\"notion-enable-hover\">Similar to the woman, the man might choose to adjust where they are standing depending on the oppositions favourite serve returns.<\/span><!-- notionvc: 81548717-f8a7-4a2b-9fec-69697cc77374 -->\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0565d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b0565d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Positioning When The Woman Is Serving<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7273e7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a7273e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"discussion-id-6955230a-3361-48cc-bdd0-f2fb6bac3490 notion-enable-hover\" data-token-index=\"0\">When the <\/span><span class=\"discussion-id-6955230a-3361-48cc-bdd0-f2fb6bac3490 notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"1\">woman is serving,<\/span><span class=\"discussion-id-6955230a-3361-48cc-bdd0-f2fb6bac3490 notion-enable-hover\" data-token-index=\"2\"> the woman would serve in a conventional position, just behind the service line, and the man would normally stand around <\/span><span class=\"discussion-id-6955230a-3361-48cc-bdd0-f2fb6bac3490 notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"3\">2 racket lengths<\/span><span class=\"discussion-id-6955230a-3361-48cc-bdd0-f2fb6bac3490 notion-enable-hover\" data-token-index=\"4\"> behind the woman so that they can cover both the mid and rear court.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"discussion-id-6955230a-3361-48cc-bdd0-f2fb6bac3490 notion-enable-hover\" data-token-index=\"4\">However, your positioning can again <\/span><span class=\"discussion-id-6955230a-3361-48cc-bdd0-f2fb6bac3490 notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"5\">depend <\/span><span class=\"discussion-id-6955230a-3361-48cc-bdd0-f2fb6bac3490 notion-enable-hover\" data-token-index=\"6\">on your opponent\u2019s <\/span><span class=\"discussion-id-6955230a-3361-48cc-bdd0-f2fb6bac3490 notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"7\">favourite returns <\/span><span class=\"discussion-id-6955230a-3361-48cc-bdd0-f2fb6bac3490 notion-enable-hover\" data-token-index=\"8\">or<\/span><span class=\"discussion-id-6955230a-3361-48cc-bdd0-f2fb6bac3490 notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"9\"> where <\/span><span class=\"discussion-id-6955230a-3361-48cc-bdd0-f2fb6bac3490 notion-enable-hover\" data-token-index=\"10\">your partner is serving to<\/span>.\u00a0<!-- notionvc: d962659b-a0e6-44c6-80d4-a567d05c23ea --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1105af8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1105af8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">An example of this may be that if your female partner is going to serve out wide to the tramline, then you might subtly stand further over to this side to look for the straight lift.\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"p1\">Where you move after the serve in badminton always depends on where you serve to!<!-- notionvc: 2106dffc-94d3-4038-a740-548adb7384fe --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b70ef7e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b70ef7e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Where Should You Serve To In Mixed Doubles?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a998f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1a998f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">Most importantly, you should keep your serve varied! If you only ever do a short serve to the T, then your opponent can anticipate this and move their starting position forwards to be earlier onto your serve.\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"p1\">But of course, if one particular serve is <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"1\">working really well <\/span>then <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"3\">keep going with this!<\/span><!-- notionvc: e3ce6ea9-022f-4be4-b5fb-d5091274517d --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2dc9623 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2dc9623\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">Either way, we\u2019d highly recommend <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"1\">communicating <\/span>with your partner <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"3\">where<\/span> you are going to serve to as this will massively improve your <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"5\">organisation<\/span> and mean you\u2019re not looking for the same shot or leaving huge gaps in the court.\u00a0<!-- notionvc: 31ef74f6-2f16-4f03-90a0-257bcc6541a7 --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2202c8a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2202c8a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What should you do after a short serve?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4094d0d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4094d0d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\"><!-- notionvc: efcc05df-4050-4bec-a998-1ab244a1606a --><\/p><p>No matter who is serving, the woman would most often look for a net shot, or for the interception of\u00a0a push down the middle or to the side they\u2019re standing on.<\/p><p>This will partly depend on your opponent\u2019s habits and your serve placement, as this can determine which shots they can play.<\/p><p>The man will need to look for <strong>everything else!<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-398788a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"398788a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The graphic below is an example of what both players might typically look for (unless communicated with each other beforehand) after the man has done a short serve from the right side of the court to the T.<\/p><p>As explained earlier in the article, this set-up might change depending on exactly where you serve to, both of your strengths &amp; weaknesses, and your opponents return of serve habits.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ead260 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9ead260\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Mixed-Doubles-Serve-Return-After-Short-Serve-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-124220\" alt=\"Graphic showing positioning after a short serve where M represents the man and W represents the woman\" srcset=\"https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Mixed-Doubles-Serve-Return-After-Short-Serve-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Mixed-Doubles-Serve-Return-After-Short-Serve-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Mixed-Doubles-Serve-Return-After-Short-Serve-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Mixed-Doubles-Serve-Return-After-Short-Serve-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Mixed-Doubles-Serve-Return-After-Short-Serve-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Mixed-Doubles-Serve-Return-After-Short-Serve-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Mixed-Doubles-Serve-Return-After-Short-Serve.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Positioning after a short serve where M represents the man and W represents the woman<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06adc51 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"06adc51\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What should you do after a Flick serve?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b925bc7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b925bc7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\"><!-- notionvc: f7dec27e-4127-4c70-bb7d-a89b282518d0 --><\/p><p>The flick serve should be used as an <strong>attacking shot<\/strong> as it can create lots of <strong>opportunities<\/strong> and expose a lot of <strong>gaps<\/strong> on the court if you use it well and are organised!<\/p><p>Generally, after either of you have flicked <strong>out wide<\/strong> to the tramline, the man will cover the <strong>shortest distance<\/strong> <strong>(straight)<\/strong> as he has more time to react, and the woman will cover the <strong>longest distance (cross).<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5368560 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5368560\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The graphic below is an example of what both players might typically look for (unless communicated with each other beforehand) after the woman has done a flick serve from the right side of the court to the tramline.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab22fc3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ab22fc3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Mixed-Doubles-Serve-Return-After-Flick-Serve-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-124219\" alt=\"Graphic showing positioning after a wide flick serve where M represents the man and W represents the woman\" srcset=\"https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Mixed-Doubles-Serve-Return-After-Flick-Serve-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Mixed-Doubles-Serve-Return-After-Flick-Serve-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Mixed-Doubles-Serve-Return-After-Flick-Serve-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Mixed-Doubles-Serve-Return-After-Flick-Serve-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Mixed-Doubles-Serve-Return-After-Flick-Serve-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Mixed-Doubles-Serve-Return-After-Flick-Serve-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Mixed-Doubles-Serve-Return-After-Flick-Serve.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Positioning after a wide flick serve where M represents the man and W represents the woman<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acc30c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"acc30c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>After a flick <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"1\">down the centre line<\/span>, <span class=\"discussion-id-30a43270-b138-47a5-b2bb-6dfe2eb4ae80 notion-enable-hover\" data-token-index=\"3\">the woman would remain roughly in her starting position. If it\u2019s a good quality serve, she can anticipate a shot on one side, or simply duck and allow the man to play a block to get her into the game.<\/span> This serve doesn\u2019t move the opponent as far, but it often <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"5\">reduces the angle<\/span> of the shot they can hit.<!-- notionvc: daa13823-3321-4957-8f92-adb08ee903b3 --><br \/><!-- notionvc: daa13823-3321-4957-8f92-adb08ee903b3 --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba2676a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ba2676a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">Your positioning after the flick serve will depend on its quality and effectiveness. If it\u2019s a good flick serve, you should be in a more aggressive position with both your racket and body.<!-- notionvc: 997e01ee-aadc-405c-b03b-37b853b08465 --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b3c70b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0b3c70b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/attacking-positioning_11zon-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-124381\" alt=\"attacking positioning as a mixed doubles pair\" srcset=\"https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/attacking-positioning_11zon-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/attacking-positioning_11zon-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/attacking-positioning_11zon-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/attacking-positioning_11zon-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/attacking-positioning_11zon-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/attacking-positioning_11zon-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/attacking-positioning_11zon-scaled.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Aggressive positioning after good quality flick<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa5b3c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aa5b3c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">However, if the flick serve isn\u2019t of a good quality, you will want to be in more of a defensive position like this:<!-- notionvc: 56e94175-c709-443b-a713-be8da154de98 --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c0b9b5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2c0b9b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/defensive-positioning_11zon-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-124380\" alt=\"defensive positioning as a mixed doubles pair\" srcset=\"https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/defensive-positioning_11zon-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/defensive-positioning_11zon-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/defensive-positioning_11zon-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/defensive-positioning_11zon-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/defensive-positioning_11zon-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/defensive-positioning_11zon-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/defensive-positioning_11zon-scaled.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Defensive positioning after bad quality flick<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fbe0bdb elementor-blockquote--skin-boxed elementor-blockquote--align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"fbe0bdb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\ud83d\udca1 <span data-token-index=\"0\" class=\"discussion-id-b6caf99a-ca5c-4a19-8b86-e6de83ff97c4 notion-enable-hover\">There is no definitive right or wrong<\/span><span data-token-index=\"1\" class=\"notion-enable-hover\"> positioning \u2013 just make sure to communicate with your partner so you\u2019re not both covering the same shot!<\/span><!-- notionvc: 05000dc1-020a-459a-9da9-12d247c32519 -->\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7277e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e7277e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In general:<\/p><p class=\"p1\"><!-- notionvc: 6d1c4c6c-9d11-4004-9088-5a3e12bbc39a --><\/p><ul><li>You would look to <strong>flick serve to the<\/strong> <strong>woman more<\/strong> to move her to the rear court and get your opponents out of their ideal formation.<\/li><li>If the <strong>man<\/strong> <strong>struggles to return<\/strong> the flick serve then you can keep flicking to him.\u00a0<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1a491d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e1a491d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Where Should You Return The Serve To In Mixed Doubles?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90ff4f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"90ff4f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">Firstly, as we alluded to at the start of this article, the woman <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"1\">doesn\u2019t <\/span>have to start the match returning serve \u2013 it should be <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"3\">whoever has the best return!<\/span> It\u2019s the same for who starts serving &#8211; if the man has a much better serve than the woman, he should <span class=\"discussion-id-1bbdc0f9-2531-41cc-94de-cd1911bc09fb notion-enable-hover\" data-token-index=\"5\">surely<\/span> serve first!<!-- notionvc: 28e638a1-9976-4e2c-8e0a-755c81744812 --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18f1031 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"18f1031\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>So where should the man return to and where should he move to afterwards?<\/strong> Here are some possible options:<\/p><p class=\"p1\"><!-- notionvc: 5ae428e4-07e8-436d-b159-0574414dbf29 --><\/p><ul><li>Play a <strong>net shot return<\/strong>, then either stay at the net with the woman taking the rear court, or move back straight away and let the woman take the net. This will depend on how comfortable the woman is at the back of the court (don\u2019t forget to discuss this with your partner beforehand)!<br \/><br \/><\/li><li>Play a return <strong>down the side<\/strong> of the court, either <strong>hard into the corner<\/strong> or a <strong>soft return down the tramline.<\/strong> After this, the man would generally move back to cover the whole half of their court.<br \/><br \/><\/li><li>The woman can also do these same returns, but instead of moving back, they would stay at the net.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a845d7b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a845d7b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">When <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"1\">returning a flick serve,<\/span> the man should try to <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"3\">attack<\/span> <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"5\">the serve. <\/span>Of course, if you\u2019re completely off balance then it may be more appropriate to clear rather than attack the shot. But if you\u2019re only slightly off balance, then try to attack with good placement to bring the woman into the game for the next shot whilst you recover!<!-- notionvc: 026875af-3955-4e96-b04c-d168690548f4 --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86ab334 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"86ab334\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">For the <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"1\">woman, <\/span>we\u2019d recommend attacking the flick serve too, but <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"3\">not with 100% power<\/span> (unless it\u2019s a poor quality flick). This is because it could put you off balance and may allow your opponents to counter attack.<!-- notionvc: 20ccbd93-93ce-45b4-9e30-7305fb46b0ab --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67f2f7b elementor-blockquote--skin-boxed elementor-blockquote--align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"67f2f7b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\ud83d\udca1 <span data-token-index=\"0\" class=\"notion-enable-hover\">Shot placement is more important than power when returning a flick serve!<\/span><!-- notionvc: 6c0c0e7d-1eed-4cb0-b205-3a23a0e4e5a4 -->\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ee7e06 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5ee7e06\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Learn More<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b366eab elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b366eab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">We hope this article will <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"1\">serve you well<\/span> in taking advantage of the first few shots of the rally in mixed doubles! You can watch our YouTube video on the mixed doubles serve and return for more <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"3\">visual examples and explanations<\/span> below.<!-- notionvc: d4ebeab1-8750-4302-bd54-451aac5a2502 --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f8297f6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"3f8297f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/veXUOLpN2IY&quot;,&quot;lazy_load&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-afcca76 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"afcca76\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We also have 2 other mixed doubles related videos linked below in case you wanted to check them out too!<\/p><p class=\"p1\"><!-- notionvc: 9b29cff9-b8db-45d9-9d3d-c4507976f59d --><\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/J_oi4_g9XjI?si=YRjLmL-UYc9RsEjc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><u>Mixed Doubles Attacking Strategy<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/agi7ZSdSqPA?si=kgc9VX3-VPhqLTck\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><u>How To Defend In Mixed Doubles<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12f87cfe elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"12f87cfe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44a781c6 elementor-post-navigation-borders-yes elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-navigation\" data-id=\"44a781c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-navigation.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post-navigation\" role=\"navigation\" aria-label=\"Post Navigation\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post-navigation__prev elementor-post-navigation__link\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/how-to-play-with-a-weaker-partner-in-doubles\/\" rel=\"prev\"><span class=\"post-navigation__arrow-wrapper post-navigation__arrow-prev\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-angle-double-left\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M223.7 239l136-136c9.4-9.4 24.6-9.4 33.9 0l22.6 22.6c9.4 9.4 9.4 24.6 0 33.9L319.9 256l96.4 96.4c9.4 9.4 9.4 24.6 0 33.9L393.7 409c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0l-136-136c-9.5-9.4-9.5-24.6-.1-34zm-192 34l136 136c9.4 9.4 24.6 9.4 33.9 0l22.6-22.6c9.4-9.4 9.4-24.6 0-33.9L127.9 256l96.4-96.4c9.4-9.4 9.4-24.6 0-33.9L201.7 103c-9.4-9.4-24.6-9.4-33.9 0l-136 136c-9.5 9.4-9.5 24.6-.1 34z\"><\/path><\/svg><span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Prev<\/span><\/span><span class=\"elementor-post-navigation__link__prev\"><span class=\"post-navigation__prev--label\">PREVIOUS<\/span><span class=\"post-navigation__prev--title\">How To Play With A Weaker Partner In Doubles (Badminton) &#8211; 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