Serves

Hi there Again Jeff and Alois, I Would like to know How many types of serves there is and which one is better to get a point in a match, for example.

Thank you.

Hi Victor,

Great question. There are general categories of service such as the pendulum, the tomahawk, the backhand serve for example. However there are endless varieties of each serve. You can always vary the speed, spin and placement of each serve.

As for which serve is the best, the answer is simple. The one your opponent has the most difficulty returning. I know this sounds obvious but it is true. Each opponent is different and one person may have a lot of trouble with one of your serves whereas another returns the same serve extremely well.

The trick is to try a variety of serves on each opponent and work out what causes them the most trouble. Once you figure it out make sure you record it in the PingSkills Vault for future reference. That way next time you play that opponent you will know what worked well previously.