Last updated on 29-Nov-2012 10:51:34 PM
I'm a great fan of Vladimir Samsonov and Kalinikos Kreanga and i have a lot of curiosity about how he does this serve...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GuBOG13oqGM
Hi Julio,
It is a high toss Pendulum serve. The serve that he does at 0:29 is a topspin serve so he is coming up the back of the ball on contact.
the serve comes with a lot of training. It is important to get the toss correct first so that you then have the confidence to swing through on the contact.
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i think another great thing about his serve is that unlike the traditional pendulum serve, where you have your left foot in front and right foot behind while doing the serve and you move your right leg across to get into a ready position, with Samsonov serve, his movement after the serve puts him into the ready position immediately after the serve.
i am voting for a video response to this.
and i know Samsonov is one of Alois's favourite players :)
My brother serves the FH tomahawk serve, but always serves it with side-top. :[
NOT A GOOD IDEA!
Hi Julio,
You make a good point. If you asked the question and we end up making a video response then I think you should be able to see the answer as a special bonus for asking the question! Give me a couple of weeks and I'll see if I can figure out how to make this work on the website.
Hey Julio,
We've updated the website. Now you should be able to see this video!
For any of our exclusive video responses, the person who asked the question will be able to watch the answer regardless of whether they are a premium member.
i am not a premium member so i cant see the video
