Reading deceptive serves

Receiving

AmekunRaiane Rivadeneira
AmekunRaiane Rivadeneira Asked 13 years ago

coach ive been having a hard time reading the Pendelum serve because of itss deception.  The people at the club does it very quickly and im having a hard time reading it

any tips?

thx coach

Alois Rosario
Member Badge Alois Rosario Answered 13 years ago

Hi Amekun,

Watch carefully the contact of the ball.  This will give you a lot of information.

You can also get access to our Receiving Secrets course which will show you in detail the basic principles of returning serves.

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