Penhold opponent serve evil balls
Receiving
Zackriyya X Asked 12 years ago
Hi coach, ur videos inspire me alot ;)
i have problem with My opponent serve, he serve very fast, much spin n power...he always serve to My backhand side(very near side table), when i touch it the ball flies away from the table, sometime i return it but the ball flies very high to him n he finish it with a smash and i lost point everytime, i even cant control the ball :( we called it evil balls hehe
what should i do???maybe My position Wrong???
thx before ;)
Alois Rosario Answered 12 years ago
Hi Zackriyya,
You can try to stand a little further from the table. This will give you more time to see the ball.
You can also take a look at this previous Ask the Coach question on How to return a long sidespin serve.
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Zackriyya X Posted 12 years ago
Coach...i think my opponent more speed+power than that u give to jeff,,,
But thx coach...i'll practice that
but if it doesnt work, what next??
Give it a try and let me know how it goes first.
Zackriyya X Posted 12 years ago
I tried it coach, sometime i return it
but often goes to net :(
whats next coach? What should i learn?
thx
If the ball is going into the net, make your stroke more vertical. Still get a brushing contact on the ball to give it topspin as well.
Zackriyya X Posted 12 years ago
woow...thx coach.. I learned it :D
the ball is easy for me now..ITS angel serve ;)
thx again...
Great. Well done.