Best serve

Serving

nabeel noor
nabeel noor Asked 14 years ago

Hello Coach

Which is the most dangerous and best serve that nobody can easily play?  Also tell me which is your favourite serve? 

Alois Rosario
Member Badge Alois Rosario Answered 14 years ago

Hi Nabeel,

Unfortunately there is no such thing as a serve that nobody can return.  You just need to find a serve that suits your game and then find the serves that each opponent finds difficult.

My favourite is the Pendulum serve. 

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Justin Lance

Justin Lance Posted 2012-08-10 08:57:14

Topspin-backspin serve.

Figure that one out and you'll be gold!

gyrus camilo

gyrus camilo Posted 2012-08-10 08:57:14

hello coach,

 

                  can you give me a ghost serve and heavy chop? 

Alois Rosario

Member Badge Alois Rosario from PingSkills Posted 2012-08-10 08:57:14

Hi Gyrus,

Take a look at our Ask the Coach video response on this. How to Execute the Ma Lin Serve. 

nabeel noor

nabeel noor Posted 2012-08-10 08:57:14

thanks coach.

 

douglas harley

douglas harley Posted 2012-08-10 08:57:14

"Topspin-backspin serve"...you mean no-spin?...that is a great serve indeed!  action is key.
Princess Sultones

Princess Sultones Posted 2012-08-10 08:57:14

how  will you return a topspin with the use of backhand ?
Alois Rosario

Member Badge Alois Rosario from PingSkills Posted 2012-08-10 08:57:14
You can flick if it is a short serve or if in the rally you can block the ball.

Justin Lance

Justin Lance Posted 2012-08-10 08:57:14

I actually meant some messed up serve that can change from topspin to backspin and so on during the motion :)
douglas harley

douglas harley Posted 2012-08-10 08:57:14

"serve that can change from topspin to backspin and so on during the motion".  well, once the paddle hits the ball the spin is set, and it will not change (i.e., if you hit it with backspin, it will remain backspin)...but you can definitely develop a deceptive action that will superficially look like backspin but actually be topspin, and vice versa.  alois and jeff talk a lot about this in their serving secrets dvd.  if your opponent is watching carefully though, they will be able to pick up the spin at point of contact, as well as by the flight of the ball, and the observable spin from label-mark, etc.
Justin Lance

Justin Lance Posted 2012-08-10 08:57:14

Come on you guys!

I was obviously making a joke ><

douglas harley

douglas harley Posted 2012-08-10 08:57:14

lol, my bad!...my firefox internet joke alert add-on didn't fire.  i have updated its ruleset.  ;)

 sadly, i have read comments on youtube by some people who say "the ball can have up to 17 different spins at the same time", so i'm glad to hear you aren't one of em.   it was stupid of me really, because anyone asking questions in pingskills' "ask the coach" is by definition too smart for that.  :)

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