Short Fast Serves

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Bp Ghy
Bp Ghy Asked 7 years ago

Hi Alois,

Whenever I try to do a short pendulum serve, it always goes super slowly making it very easy for the opponent to counter. If it try to add more power, it becomes a long serve. Do you have any tips on how to make my short serve faster without making it a long serve? Thanks in advance.

Alois Rosario
Member Badge Alois Rosario Answered 7 years ago

Hi BP,

This is an interesting thing to try.  We have a tutorial on it.  Take a look at Serving Short & Fast which is in our Advanced Advanced Serving FAQ section.

 

 

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