ma long serving spin
Serving
Judah Cagas Asked 14 years ago
hi coaches,
what kind of spin this kind of pendulum ma long is using?he hits is horizontally and a little bit diagonal.
here is the link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oT-8iPeHoKg&NR=1
is it side-back,side -top or topspin serve?
REGARDS,
Judah
Alois Rosario Answered 14 years ago
Hi Judah,
This is just a Pendulum serve. He is coming across the back of the ball to generate sidespin. He is varying the serve a bit. He is doing a lot of topspin sidespin serves.
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Judah Cagas Posted 13 years ago
then how would you return those serves? those are mid long serve
They are bouncing twice on the table so difficult to attack. It would be best to get them as early as possible and either push or flick them depending on the spin. If you see them as having topspin then you can try flicking.
Brandon Beharry Posted 13 years ago
The first serve Ma long did there is it a backspin with sidespin sidespin with topspin or just pure sidespin?