Reverse Pendulum Spin Problem

Jean-Paul van Westen Asked 14 years ago

Hey Jeff and Alois,

When i play the pendulum serve, i can swing my arm fast and use my wrist effectively to generate a lot of spin.

However, when using the reverse pendulum serve, i find it harder to generate as much spin as i can with the regular pendulum serve.

Could you think of any causes (and solutions) for this problem ?

Looking forward to your reply, Jean-Paul

Alois Rosario Answered 14 years ago

Hi Jean-Paul,

I think it is more difficult to move your wrist fast in the reverse motion. It has less power when moving this way.

Work on keeping the wrist relaxed through the motion and flick the wrist to get maximum speed out of it.

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Erwin Abellaneda Posted 14 years ago

can i know how to counter it?

Merijn Machielse Posted 14 years ago

I think its normal that you cant get as much spin in the reverse pendalum as in the normal pendalum, right?

Jean-Paul van Westen Posted 14 years ago

Ok thx for the comment, i will keep the relaxed wrist in mind when training the serve!

Btw I went to the world championship last week here in holland, i noticed that the pro's can generate as much spin with the reverse as with the normal pendulum. Hence my question to the coaches ;)