Index Finger Pain from Pendulum Serve
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Ryan Lee Asked 9 years ago
Hi PingSkills,
I've noticed that if I do too many pendulum serves, the innermost knuckle of my index finger starts aching from trying to accelerate the paddle too much so many times. How can I prevent this from happening?
Thanks!
Alois Rosario Answered 9 years ago
Hi Ryan,
Try holding the bat a little lighter in your hand. The other thing to realise is that in a match you are not going to do that many serves in a row, so perhaps take a short break when doing your serving practice to allow the hand to recover.
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