Serves

Serving

Connor Thomas Asked 15 years ago

im a 900 rated player loooking to move up. What basic serves should i have during matches?

Alois Rosario Answered 15 years ago

Hi Connor,

You should find a serve that you want to improve and then work on that repetitively. My favourite is the Pendulum serve. YOu need to choose which serve suits you.

Then think about getting as much spin as you can on the serve. The next step would be to work on placement. Improvement will take a while but it is a good way to improve your game.

Get a bag of balls and just spend some time practicing serving.

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