Good Serves to use in Doubles
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Nagaraj Hegde Asked 10 years ago
Hey Alois, I wanted to know some Good serves for doubles to gain the advantage during my side's serve, or go for the 3rd ball point. Plz suggest me some good serves (something that creates a possiblity for an ace).
Thank you
Alois Rosario Answered 10 years ago
Hi Nagaraj,
For doubles it is important to be able to serve the ball short on the table as your opponent only has a small area to cover. So if you serve long it is easier for them to attack. The other thing to think about it serving it close to the middle line. If you do this it doesn’t give them the angle to go wide to your partner’s forehand side.
Take a look at these:
Ask The Coach Show #14 | Doubles Strategy
and for our Premium members there is this one on Doubles Strategy.
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Nagaraj Hegde Posted 10 years ago
Thanks for your advice. And please may i know to avoid the flicks that are executed perfectly by my opponents when i serve?
Hi Nagaraj,
Work on keeping the ball lower and with more backspin to make it more difficult for them to flick.