Adding top spin in the pendulum serve

Table Tennis Serving

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abdelrahman bakri

abdelrahman bakri Asked 10 years ago

How to add a top spin to the pendulum serve ? 

thanks Alois


Alois Rosario

Alois Rosario Answered 10 years ago

HI Abdo,

To get topspin you need to come upwards on the ball.  In the pendulum swing, the bat is going up at the last part of the swing.  That is when you need to make contact with the ball to get the topspin.  Give it a try.  We also have a lot more information and demonstrations in our lessons on Serving Secrets.

I think the topspin serve is the one that gives players the most difficulty to get the action right.  It is worth persevering with it because you can get good effect with it.


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abdelrahman bakri

abdelrahman bakri Posted 10 years ago

but where and when to contact the ball??

 


Alois Rosario

Alois Rosario from PingSkills Posted 10 years ago

Hit it later in the swing at the back of the ball with a brushing up action.


abdelrahman bakri

abdelrahman bakri Posted 10 years ago

thanks

 


abdelrahman bakri

abdelrahman bakri Posted 10 years ago

is it for all serves like tomahawk or the reverse pendulum and the back hand ?

 


Alois Rosario

Alois Rosario from PingSkills Posted 10 years ago

It si the same principle.  We show this more clearly in our lessons on Serving Secrets.


abdelrahman bakri

abdelrahman bakri Posted 10 years ago

but it's hard for the tomahawk? right?

 


Alois Rosario

Alois Rosario from PingSkills Posted 10 years ago

No it can be done for the Tomahawk serve as well. You can come more over the top of the ball and spinning it forward.


abdelrahman bakri

abdelrahman bakri Posted 10 years ago

i tried but the bat should be straight or up? and where should be the finish position?  and in the video of  http://youtu.be/MV1qOqhaLXk (don't use a plain topspin serve) when you Alois did the short top spin serve your bat went down?


Alois Rosario

Alois Rosario from PingSkills Posted 10 years ago

Hi,

It might look like that but at the point of contact my bat goes up to put the topspin on it.



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