being short #2
Serving
dan amiro Asked 14 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 14 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 cánive Posted 14 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.