Last updated 11 years ago
Hi
What exactly is a corkscrew serve and how do you serve it?
Thanks
Ji-Soo
Good question. It is not a term I use. After extensive research (On YouTube) I think all it is is a sidespin serve which makes the ball move around like a corkscrew. The idea then is to get lots of sidespin on the serve.
Maybe someone that uses the term can set me straight.
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Ji-Soo Woo Posted 15 years ago
Back when I used to be a decent player in the mid 80s I played in a tournament against this guy who had the most impressive serve I have ever seen. Interestingly he only seemed to serve this serve exactly ONCE a match (not even once a set). I can't remember what his service motion looked like but it started off like a very spinny and slow backspun ball. Then, as it crossed the net, it mysteriously became a fast topspin. It completely aced me. I didn't even get a racquet on it. He won our match and I watched him play the next round, and he repeated the same serve and aced his next opponent as well! When I described this serve on oneofakindtrading.com forum people were saying this was a 'corkscrew serve' - hence my question.
Gerard McCarthy Unknown Posted 15 years ago
Ji-Soo Woo Posted 15 years ago
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DHS Lover Posted 11 years ago
Alois Rosario from PingSkills Posted 11 years ago
You are brushing under the ball from left to right.
DHS Lover Posted 11 years ago
DHS Lover Posted 11 years ago
Alois Rosario from PingSkills Posted 11 years ago
You need a little forward momentum as well to get the ball going forward rather than too high.