Service

Singles courts and Doubles courts are slightly different.
The singles courts are more narrow, and the doubles court are wider.
Thus their rules are also slightly different.
However, in both cases, you MUST serve to the box diagonal to you. (Unless your opponent is somebody who hits every birdie regardless of where it goes, because he/she is ignorant. But we are a  team, so expect good serves rather than bad serves.)

The red circle represents the server.
Usually the best service spots are the spots where people have to move to receive, or the ones that people might give up receiving. (Hey, those no-receive outs are an easy way to score points...) These spots are the front and back. The most satisfying matches are the ones in which you compete in skill, and the best points to get are the ones that catches the opponent off guard or the ones that show the opponent that she/he is too slow for you receives. 

In doubles, it is more common to see people do the chest service. Chest service to the front or to the back are both fine, usually. It is common for the partner to be near the middle line and in the back. It allows you to take defense faster after the service is complete.


In singles, it is more common to see people do a underhand "high-clear" service. (Makes people run to the very back, makes them a bit unprepared for the next move. It also prevents first move smashes.)


Besides the chest and the underhand service, there are no other acceptable service. There are more acceptables ways in where the birdie goes--high, drive, flick, and low but if you know how to do the high and low, the rest would be easier to do.

See you guys, Friday,

And good luck (^______^)