Returning a windshield wiper serve
Receiving
ved nandan Asked 8 years ago
How to return a windshield wiper serve? How to know that they are doing a side spin or top spin or back spin.
Alois Rosario Answered 8 years ago
Hi Ved,
A lot of players find the Windshield wiper serve difficult to return.
It is important to watch the contact carefully. The point of contact is important to see whether they are going up down or just across on contact. This is the same principle that is applied to all service returns but if you haven't seen the serve much before then picking up the contact and recognising the spin can be difficult.
Try to get a friend to serve a lot of Windshield wiper serves to you so that you start to pick up the contact.
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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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azhar bhabha Posted 2018-08-10 10:02:56
Hey Alois what is the windshield wiper serve ? This is the first im hearing of it. Is it jus another word for the pendulum or reverse pendulum ?
Hi Azhar,
Take a look at this lesson. Windshield Wiper Serve.