Returning a Tomahawk Serve

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Jerome Babiera
Jerome Babiera Asked 13 years ago

Hi Alois and Jeff,

I would like to ask how can I return a Tomahawk serve??

Thanks,

Fr:Jerome


Alois Rosario
Member Badge Alois Rosario Answered 13 years ago

Hi Jerome,

To return a Tomahawk serve you need to watch whether the serve has backspin or topspin.

Take a look a this previous question with a video response. Returning a Topspin Sidespin Tomahawk Serve


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Jerome Babiera

Jerome Babiera Posted 13 years ago

Thanks for the tip Alois!


Jerome Babiera

Jerome Babiera Posted 13 years ago

thanks again Alois! We won second place at the tournament!!


Alois Rosario

Member Badge Alois Rosario from PingSkills Posted 13 years ago

Well done Jerome.  Sounds like you have done really well.


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