{"id":124945,"date":"2024-04-08T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-04-08T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/?p=124945"},"modified":"2025-04-11T16:29:42","modified_gmt":"2025-04-11T16:29:42","slug":"the-drive-serve-in-badminton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/the-drive-serve-in-badminton\/","title":{"rendered":"The Drive Serve In Badminton: Everything You Need To Know"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"124945\" class=\"elementor elementor-124945\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-380a2790 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"380a2790\" 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-1b8aa6b4\" data-id=\"1b8aa6b4\" 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-393792ba elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"393792ba\" 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\">The Drive Serve In Badminton: Everything You Need To Know<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6193a5bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6193a5bb\" 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 drive serve, or flat serve in badminton is a type of flick serve hit with a very <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"1\">flat trajectory,<\/span> often putting the receiver under a lot of pressure. It\u2019s popularity grew after the change of service rules brought by the BWF (Badminton World Federation) in 2018.<!-- notionvc: a45b7b23-c7f0-41af-8431-68d85517f3a9 --><\/p><p>In this article we&#8217;ll discuss whether it&#8217;s illegal to do in badminton, how to do it, and some tactics!\u00a0<\/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-7675286 elementor-toc--minimized-on-tablet elementor-widget elementor-widget-table-of-contents\" data-id=\"7675286\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;exclude_headings_by_selector&quot;:[],&quot;no_headings_message&quot;:&quot;No headings were found on this page.&quot;,&quot;headings_by_tags&quot;:[&quot;h2&quot;,&quot;h3&quot;,&quot;h4&quot;,&quot;h5&quot;,&quot;h6&quot;],&quot;marker_view&quot;:&quot;numbers&quot;,&quot;minimize_box&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;minimized_on&quot;:&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;hierarchical_view&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;min_height&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;min_height_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;min_height_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"table-of-contents.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-toc__header-title\">\n\t\t\t\tTable of Contents\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__toggle-button elementor-toc__toggle-button--expand\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-toc__7675286\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-label=\"Open table of contents\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-chevron-down\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M207.029 381.476L12.686 187.132c-9.373-9.373-9.373-24.569 0-33.941l22.667-22.667c9.357-9.357 24.522-9.375 33.901-.04L224 284.505l154.745-154.021c9.379-9.335 24.544-9.317 33.901.04l22.667 22.667c9.373 9.373 9.373 24.569 0 33.941L240.971 381.476c-9.373 9.372-24.569 9.372-33.942 0z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__toggle-button elementor-toc__toggle-button--collapse\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-toc__7675286\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-label=\"Close table of contents\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-chevron-up\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M240.971 130.524l194.343 194.343c9.373 9.373 9.373 24.569 0 33.941l-22.667 22.667c-9.357 9.357-24.522 9.375-33.901.04L224 227.495 69.255 381.516c-9.379 9.335-24.544 9.317-33.901-.04l-22.667-22.667c-9.373-9.373-9.373-24.569 0-33.941L207.03 130.525c9.372-9.373 24.568-9.373 33.941-.001z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-toc__7675286\" class=\"elementor-toc__body\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__spinner-container\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg class=\"elementor-toc__spinner eicon-animation-spin e-font-icon-svg e-eicon-loading\" aria-hidden=\"true\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 1000\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M500 975V858C696 858 858 696 858 500S696 142 500 142 142 304 142 500H25C25 237 238 25 500 25S975 237 975 500 763 975 500 975Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/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-b0fccb1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b0fccb1\" 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\">Is The Drive Serve Illegal In Badminton?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b28b370 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b28b370\" 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 drive serve in badminton is legal, as long as the whole shuttle is below 1.15m when the server hits the shuttle.\u00a0<!-- notionvc: e521757b-c253-4ece-9992-80508e2214be --><\/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-030a238 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"030a238\" 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\">It is important to mention that many clubs around the world will still adopt the old service rules &#8211; where the shuttle must be struck below the bottom rib with the racket head pointing in a downwards direction.<!-- notionvc: 4e667df8-735e-4845-a856-7afd194a8d76 --><\/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-ac404a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ac404a9\" 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\">All other service rules must also be adhered to. You can learn more about the latest badminton serving rules <a href=\"https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/badminton-serving-rules-with-pictures\/\"><b><u>here<\/u><\/b><\/a>.<!-- notionvc: d5132aa1-090f-4991-981b-d57c780b1a96 --><\/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-70de98b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"70de98b\" 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\">How To Do The Drive Serve In Badminton<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ebef12 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9ebef12\" 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\">First, you need to set up your racket and the shuttle as you normally would for a <a href=\"https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/how-to-do-a-backhand-serve-in-badminton\/\"><b><u>low serve<\/u><\/b><\/a>\u00a0as this forms part of the deception.<!-- notionvc: c103356d-f260-4f6b-b428-c3318215982e --><\/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-25027be6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"25027be6\" 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\/2023\/08\/DSC02223-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-122225\" alt=\"Low serve preparation in badminton\" srcset=\"https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/DSC02223-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/DSC02223-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/DSC02223-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/DSC02223-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/DSC02223-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\">Serve set up<\/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-bc5e321 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bc5e321\" 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\">You also need to do the same preparation and hitting action as a low serve to the T, but <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-style: italic;\" data-token-index=\"3\">just<\/span> before you strike the shuttle, <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"5\">you<\/span> <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"7\">squeeze your grip with your fingers and thumb adding more power into the shot.<\/span> <!-- notionvc: 307b2249-07ec-47dc-a34c-3c9ec52ec33e --><\/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-0ac918b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0ac918b\" 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>To maximise the deception, you should:<\/p><p class=\"p1\"><!-- notionvc: 865f0e39-51a8-4241-b6e6-f98f222bb266 --><\/p><ul><li>Have a very <strong>short backswing<\/strong> &#8211; it will be obvious you\u2019re about to hit the serve harder if you suddenly have a big backswing!<br \/><br \/><\/li><li>Add the power <strong>as late as possible.<br \/><br \/><\/strong><\/li><li>Keep your body position and eye contact <strong>exactly the same<\/strong> as you would when hitting a normal low serve &#8211; don\u2019t lean back or look up!<\/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-e6c22ee elementor-blockquote--skin-boxed elementor-blockquote--align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"e6c22ee\" 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 It's the combination of many little things that form the ultimate deception!\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-5cba730 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5cba730\" 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 Play The Drive Serve To?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1aac2ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1aac2ac\" 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\">It&#8217;s most common to hit this serve <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"1\">down your opponent&#8217;s backhand side<\/span> as most people aren&#8217;t covering this in their stance and it&#8217;s the hardest area for people to quickly move their racket to.\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"p1\">However, you can occasionally play an across-the-body drive serve to completely surprise your opponent!\u00a0<!-- notionvc: 7f363b3d-9730-408b-b8db-64f289c6824d --><\/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-39ef54d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"39ef54d\" 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=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/WHAT-YOU-CAN-LEARN-FROM-8-1-1024x576.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-125521\" alt=\"Drive serve placement\" srcset=\"https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/WHAT-YOU-CAN-LEARN-FROM-8-1-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/WHAT-YOU-CAN-LEARN-FROM-8-1-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/WHAT-YOU-CAN-LEARN-FROM-8-1-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/WHAT-YOU-CAN-LEARN-FROM-8-1-600x338.png 600w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/WHAT-YOU-CAN-LEARN-FROM-8-1.png 1280w\" 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\">Drive serve placement down opponent's backhand side - where the circle shows the trajectory and the arrow shows the landing position<\/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-13b89ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"13b89ce\" 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-3d82efa9-5fb5-41a6-8f9f-6745f406471d notion-enable-hover\" data-token-index=\"0\">Even if the drive serve isn&#8217;t a winner but it is executed well, you will likely gain an advantage and win the point in the next few shots anyway!<\/span><!-- notionvc: 12d45d94-6e26-4401-b6db-acb0fe946be0 --><\/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-5df4c11 elementor-blockquote--skin-boxed elementor-blockquote--align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"5df4c11\" 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 Similar to a flick serve, playing a drive serve can be a good way make your opponents stand a little further back on the return of serve in future points, and therefore play worse quality returns from the low serve.\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-4a8e742 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4a8e742\" 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 The Drive Serve?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b928f20 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b928f20\" 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\">It\u2019s very rare to see someone returning the drive serve with a soft shot, because they are often just reacting and <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"1\">a typical reaction is to play a hard shot.<\/span>\u00a0<span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">You can therefore be ready for this and anticipate it.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">This serve is a great way to <\/span><span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size ); font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"3\">win a quick point,<\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\"> especially at crucial stages when your opponent is likely to be more nervous and may be more susceptible to being caught out with it!<\/span><\/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-a4e0222 elementor-blockquote--skin-boxed elementor-blockquote--align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"a4e0222\" 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 You need to be careful not to overuse this serve or do it badly, as it could end up backfiring on you!\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-27dfcd2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"27dfcd2\" 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-70806829 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"70806829\" 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If you\u2019d like to learn to more about <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"1\">how to perfect your low serve in badminton, <\/span>click <b><a style=\"text-decoration-line: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/how-to-do-a-backhand-serve-in-badminton\/\"><b>here<\/b><\/a>.<\/b><!-- notionvc: a039b11d-8f75-4266-9371-9329ece95a2d --><\/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-2d6bd1d9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2d6bd1d9\" 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 you want to learn <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"1\">how to RETURN the flat drive serve,<\/span> you can do so <a href=\"https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/how-to-return-the-flat-drive-serve-in-badminton\/\"><u><b>here<\/b><\/u><\/a>.\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"discussion-id-b77044ec-6f7b-45f2-8c38-c18360b53871 notion-enable-hover\" data-token-index=\"5\">Or, if you\u2019d like to watch our full YouTube video on what we\u2019ve discussed above, and to see video examples of players using this serve effectively, you can check that out below.<\/span> It was one of our first ever on-court YouTube videos so apologies for the bad quality!<!-- notionvc: c5b7540b-56bb-4388-9861-9355821c8bba --><\/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-3c2eb773 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"3c2eb773\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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Drive Serve In Badminton: Everything You Need To Know The drive serve, or flat serve in badminton is a type of flick serve hit with a very flat trajectory, often putting the receiver under a lot of pressure. 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