The Ghost Serve!
Serving
Ian Costello Asked 13 years ago
You know the pendulum problem,but I have a problem with the ghost serve!Please help me! Thanks.
Alois Rosario Answered 13 years ago
Hi Ian,
The ghost serve is only a heavy backspin serve without much forward momentum. The fact that is has less forward momentum means that the backspin takes over and the ball comes back towards the net.
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Ian Costello Posted 13 years ago
I should have said it clear,but since a ghost serve has a lot of backspin,how can you keep the ball from going to fast or to slow? Thanks.
Just trial and error to get the speed right.
It is not a serve that you should be aiming for. Just work on getting a lot of backspin on the ball.
peter nguyen Posted 13 years ago