being short #2 | PingSkills

dan amiro Asked 15 years ago

Hey Alois,
You recently answered a question about the the pendulum serve which helped a lot. Now I was wondering if there are any other good serves for shorter people I could learn.

Dan

Alois Rosario Answered 15 years ago

Hi Dan,

The Tomahawk serve is good if you are shorter. Many players when doing this bend their knees low to get into a low position to do it. If you are short, you are half way there.

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sergio pouso cÃ¡nive Posted 15 years ago

Alois, im 1,80

Am I a bit high to do the tomahawk? I use it as my main serve but, as you said, i have to bend my knees.

Alois Rosario from PingSkills Posted 15 years ago

You aren't too tall to do it, it just takes a bit more effort to get down low.

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