Shovel/Reverse Pendulum
Table Tennis Serving
Last updated 5 years ago
Jack Tan Asked 5 years ago
I'm looking for a substitute for my backhand serve. Both shovel and reverse pendulum serves can produce the same type of spin, so should I just use whichever I'm comfortable with or are there pros and cons for each of these serves?
On a side note, why do most penholders use the shovel serve instead of the reverse pendulum? Wouldn't the reverse pendulum be better because more wrist=more spin?
Alois Rosario Answered 5 years ago
Hi Jack,
Definitely use the serve that you are comfortable with.
I am not sure that most penholders use the shovel serve. The Reverse Pendulum can be very effective with the penholder grip.
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Jack Tan Posted 5 years ago
Thank you!
D K Posted 5 years ago
Jack,one thing is you can interchange those servesto create what I call "reverse deceptivity"
= you create one spin with two different actions.
I think the reason is that controlling the shovel serve placement is much easier than reverse pendulum.