How Many Types of Serve?
Serving
Earl Joseph Asked 12 years ago
Sir, how many type of serves are there and what are they?
Jeff Plumb Answered 12 years ago
Hi Earl, Great question. There are an unlimited amount of serves you can do. You can always vary the spin, speed and placement of your serve creating a new variation. Some of the most common serves are referred to as the pendulum, the tomahawk and the backhand serve.
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