Serving
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Tobias Strunz Asked 13 years ago
How to execute Werner Schlager´s high toss serve with sidespin-topspin and sidespin-backspin ?
Alois Rosario Answered 13 years ago
Hi Tobias,
Schlager uses a very relaxed swing to generate the spin on his high toss serve. As he is throwing the ball up you will see him swing back and then whip his arm forward to generate the spin.
To generate the backspin he is hitting the ball on the downswing. This action gets the backspin on the ball by brushing down on the ball. He gets the topspin by hitting the ball in the upswing.
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Tobias Strunz Posted 13 years ago