Reverse Tomahawk Serve
Table Tennis Serving
Last updated 11 years ago
MAAZ ASAD Asked 11 years ago
Can you tell me how to do a reverse tomahawk serve?
Jeff Plumb Answered 11 years ago
Hi Maaz,
In some ways it is similar to a normal topspin serve. You need to bend your knees to get down very low so you can hit the ball and keep it low over the net. Keep your bat vertical and hit the ball in front of your body. If you are right handed, you need to swing the bat from your right to your left. This way you will brush the side of the ball to generate the sidespin. You can also come slightly underneath the ball to add a bit of backspin or go slightly over the ball to add some topspin. You do this by changing the angle of the bat slightly from vertical.
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MAAZ ASAD Posted 11 years ago
should the contact be near the top of the bat
Alois Rosario from PingSkills Posted 11 years ago
Yes, contact the ball near the top because it is moving faster and will allow you to generate more spin.
MAAZ ASAD Posted 11 years ago
THAN U ALIOS AND JEFF! oh abd one more thing how to get the ball to the forehand side of the opponent> I have tried doing it but I was unsucessful
any tips
Alois Rosario from PingSkills Posted 11 years ago
Hi Maaz,
Changing direction of your stroke just requires a small change in the angle of your racket. Just experiment with the angles to get the ball to go to the forehand side.