Best serve

Serving

nabeel noor
nabeel noor Asked 13 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 13 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 13 years ago

Topspin-backspin serve.

Figure that one out and you'll be gold!

gyrus camilo

gyrus camilo Posted 13 years ago

hello coach,

 

                  can you give me a ghost serve and heavy chop? 

Alois Rosario

Member Badge Alois Rosario from PingSkills Posted 13 years ago

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 13 years ago

thanks coach.

 

douglas harley

douglas harley Posted 13 years ago

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

Princess Sultones Posted 13 years ago

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

Member Badge Alois Rosario from PingSkills Posted 13 years ago
You can flick if it is a short serve or if in the rally you can block the ball.

Justin Lance

Justin Lance Posted 13 years ago

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 13 years ago

"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 13 years ago

Come on you guys!

I was obviously making a joke ><

douglas harley

douglas harley Posted 13 years ago

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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