Low Tomahawk Serves

Leo Backhand

Last updated on 03-Feb-2012 01:02:20 PM

Hi again, I just starting learning how to do the forehand tomahawk serve and my question is how do you keep it low? Because whenever I serve it, it goes high over the net.

and Alois Rosario said...

Hi Leo,

Try hitting the ball from lower. When you throw it up let it come down again closer to the table height and then hit it. It will mean a change in the timing of your serve. Experiment hitting it really late and see if the ball goes lower.

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Arnon Thaicharoen, a premium member said...

on the 03-Feb-2012 01:02:20 PM

If the ball was high over the net, it possibly means you "dragged" the ball down to the table so the ball's trajectory was downward. Try to brush the ball sideway with little or no downward motion and then let the ball come down by its own weight. This way, you don't add force to the ball, just impart spin to it. You can use this trick with other serves so the ball is short and low.

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