Easy Serves for a beginner
Serving
Conor Nolan Asked 13 years ago
What serve should a beginner use that is effective maybe fast, topspin, backspin or sidespin and how ?
Alois Rosario Answered 13 years ago
Hi Conor,
I think the easiest serve to start with is the Pendulum serve. If you do a bit of a search on our Ask the Coach questions you will see lots of tips on this serve.
You will soon be able to get an effective serve that will really trouble your opponents.
We also have a course on Serving Secrets on our site that is accessible for all of our Premium members.
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