Ma Long's serve

Serving

Xariuz Cruz
Xariuz Cruz Asked 12 years ago

Hi Pingskills! Recently I've watch some videos about Ma Long in tournaments. I'm confuse with his serve. His arm movement look like a pendulum serve but his wrist movement is like a reverse pendulum serve


Alois Rosario
Member Badge Alois Rosario Answered 12 years ago

Hi Xariuz,

Sometimes at the end of his service action he moves his hand the other way to give the deception of a Reverse serve.  But you will notice that the ball still moves like a Pendulum serve because he hits it before he makes that fake motion.


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benjian fabia

benjian fabia Posted 11 years ago

thanks for the tip pingskills!!!!!!!

 


Indrani Mukherjee

Indrani Mukherjee Posted 11 years ago

You in some other posts told that such a deception is not allowed. It is the bad camera angle that makes us view such deceptions. Then how he makes those??


Alois Rosario

Member Badge Alois Rosario from PingSkills Posted 11 years ago

Hi Chandrachur,

You aren't allowed to hide the ball from your opponent but you are allowed to use fake motions with your serve.


chris wood

chris wood Posted 11 years ago

ma long's serve is hard

 


Alois Rosario

Member Badge Alois Rosario from PingSkills Posted 11 years ago

It is indeed.  That is one of the reasons he is so good at this game.


Antonio Marquez

Antonio Marquez Posted 11 years ago

Yes. Ma Long's is hard, but if you keep practicing his serve you too can do it just like I did


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