Last updated on 21-Feb-2013 01:57:47 PM
Hi Alois,
When I try to serve a reverse pendulum side backspin serve, I always serve it with the opposite [reverse pendulum side topspin serve].
This makes me REALLY confused!
Please help!
THX,
Ian
Hi Ian,
This is a common frustration. It is difficult to get the bat into a good position to get backspin on the reverse pendulum serve.
You need to look at your bat as you are swinging through. You can do this with the help of a video. At the point of contact the bat needs to be quite flat and coming under the ball.
As I said this is an awkward movement because it is hard to get your hand and bat into this position. Lots of practice required on this one.
coach alois you told us the why in this video but not the how(getting your arm around the side of the ball)
can you please suggest anything? i have the same problem as ian here..
Hi Shripathi,
Try getting away from the table so you don't have the pressure of having to serve the ball. Then just experiment with getting your bat in the right position. I find this is a good way to develop a feel for the serve. See if you can replicate the action that Alois demonstrates. Remember that it takes a lot of practice to develop a good serve so don't give up too early.
Whenever i try it the ball always starts rolling. Can you please give me a tip. Also is this serve any different to the inside-out serve?
Hi Ram,
If the ball is rolling you may be hitting it from too low. Try getting your bat up higher and making contact when the ball is higher.
I don't know the inside out serve.
the inside out serve is the same serve, just another name for it.
Thanks for clearing that up Andrew.
the inside out serve: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXKR97DWEr0
Yes that is definitely the Reverse Pendulum serve by another name.
i tried it but when i did it i just got lodes of side spin and a little top spin
But what about disguising the ball? I can NEVER disguise the reverse from the normal any tips?
ps. i really like the pingskills music
What I think is wrong was also getting the correct brushing action because now since I can get the bat to have the right angle of attack and then when I try to brush the ball, it either goes nowhere forward or the brush causes the bat to tilt and get topspin.
Also thanks for the video on how to get the bat under the ball on the contact. :]
Thanks.. I didn't know how to do the pendulum serve neither...
I've been training my reverse pendulum exclusively for almost a year. And without any coach to guide me, it's very difficult to learn this technique. I hope I can share some of my thoughts....
To add backspin in reverse pendulum, brushing the ball on the lower part of the ball isn't suffice. I think that the swing of reverse pendulum generally consist of 2 phases: the descending phase (where the bat swings downward) and the ascending phase (where the bat swings upward). So if I brush the ball in lower part in ascending phase, I won't produce much backspin. In the contrary, if I brush the ball in lower part in descending, I can produce more backspin.
One more thing. To put pure backspin on the ball (almost unlikely, but at least put less sidespin), try to angle the bat horizontally, and have the tip of the bat pointing sideways (body) on contact.
Hi fellow table tennis players. I think this sereve needs loads of practice as it is very hard to do. I am constantly trying to get this serve right but i only get 1 out of five correct. ! is very good 2 is average and my other three are rubbish so yes i have had a bit of trouble. I guess we just have to keep practicing.
