Pendulum vs Tomahawk serve

Table Tennis Serving

Last updated 12 years ago

Shaji Alavi

Shaji Alavi Asked 12 years ago

Hi Coach,

These days i am practicing the tomahawk serve which i picked up from one of your videos posted here on reverse tomahawk. I have got a head start as i am able to put the sidespin on the ball as i used to do the sidespin forehand service but not in the correct manner as you have shown.

I was going through one of your promo videos and noticed that Jeff is doing the pendulum service and the sidespin he generated was more than sidespin in your video. Does the pendulum service generate more sidespin than the tomahawk or was it one of Jeff's best serves? 


Alois Rosario

Alois Rosario Answered 12 years ago

Hi Shaji,

Maybe it was one of his best.  I think it is easier to generate more spin with the pendulum serve because you can swing through with your wrist more easily and so generate more spin. 


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Shaji Alavi

Shaji Alavi Posted 12 years ago

Thank you coach, even i thought the same. Now that i am sure i have to learn pendulum serve.


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