Ma lin's heavy sidespin serve

edgardo yutuc Asked 14 years ago

sir Alois,

Good evening how can i suppose the same heavy sidespin of malin's service cause i cant 100% perfectly master the stroke can you give me an advice to do that kind of sidespin ty sir alois and sir jeff ^_^

Jeff Plumb Answered 14 years ago

Hi Edgardo,

The key here is practice. Serving is a very fine skill. You need to be able to swing the bat fast and brush the ball finely in order to generate a lot of spin. This combination of a fast moving bat and a fine brushing action is what makes the service hard to perform and still control the ball.

I think a lot of people expect to be able to perfect some aspects of the game too soon. You simply need a lot of concentrated practice to develop your serve. Try to practice serving every time you train.

When you are practicing your serve, make sure that you are focusing on the task at hand. Don't simply pick up the ball and serve without thinking. Set some goals for yourself for your service practice. Some things you could focus on are getting more spin, getting some variation in spin, getting the ball short, the placement of the serve or hitting a target. By doing this you can keep the practice interesting.

Keep working hard. Remember it takes 10,000 hours to become world class.