Serving fast in competition

Kevin Lin Asked 14 years ago

Hello,

Every time I try to surprise my opponent with a fast and long serve in competition, it usually goes slower than I need it to go. Even though when I practice serving ,it usually has good speed and good spin.Why is this happening?

Alois Rosario Answered 14 years ago

Hi Kevin,

This can be due to the tension of competition. when you are tight, your muscles don't work correctly so it will lead to the ball travelling slower. Try relaxing before you do the serve and see if it goes faster.

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Thoughts on this question (3)

Kevin Lin Posted 14 years ago

Thanks, it actually went faster!

Alois Rosario from PingSkills Posted 14 years ago
Great. Try to do it consistently in competition now.

Julio Torres Posted 14 years ago

relax you wrist... in competition you probably get stressed and thats because it don't goes fast..