Spinning serves
Serving
Basel Assad Asked 13 years ago
hi alois,
i've been practicing my pendulum serve and now it has improved a lot and it also spins greatly but the thing is that it spins after the third bounce, giving my opponent time to return the serve. Any suggestions?
Alois Rosario Answered 13 years ago
Hi Basel,
Even though it doesn't change direction till the third bounce it still has spin on it as your opponent is hitting it. The reason it doesn't change direction is because you have a bit of forward momentum on the ball. That is perfectly OK.
If you are working on getting more spin work on the principles of getting the bat to come through faster and making sure the contact is a fine brushing action.
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