Returning a fast tomahawk serve
Receiving
Rodney Pucay Asked 10 years ago
I have a problem in returning fast tomahawk and reverse tomahawk serves. Could you please help me?
Alois Rosario Answered 10 years ago
Hi Rodney,
The most important thing with being able to return any serve is to to see it as many times as you can. The more you see it the easier it will become.
Watch the contact of the server. You know they will both have sidespin, one going one way and the other the other direction.
The difficult part is often to tell if they have some backspin or topspin on them as well. See if you can watch the ball and the flight it takes and can recognise any differences with the different spins. The topspin bad will tend to dip quicker whereas the backspin ball will tend to float a little more.
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After the ball has left the server's bat, they can no longer affect the spin that is on the ball. Any movements after the contact are referred to as fake movements and are meant to confuse you as the receiver. You need to focus on the contact to read the spin.
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Rodney Pucay Posted 10 years ago
Thanks.... Alois