Topspin serve
Serving
ellen larsson Asked 7 years ago
Hi! I have problem with serving a good topspin serve. I can serve as Pär Gerell but i would like to do a pendulum topspin serve. I can only do the pendulum backspin and backspin/sidespin serve.
Alois Rosario Answered 7 years ago
Hi Ellen,
As a Premium member you will be able to take a look at the Pendulum Serve tutorial where you will find how to do the Topspin serve.
The main thing is to hit the ball as the bat is on its way up.
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The kicker serve is one of our "must learn" serves. It's fast, fun, and has lots of topspin. It can be dangerous because if it's not fast enough and if you don't surprise your opponent then they may be able to attack it forcefully putting you on the defensive straight away. Used well though, and sparingly, it can be a great weapon. It can win you a point outright and it will stop your opponent from standing over the table waiting for your short serves since they need to be ready for anything.
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Marcin Lonak Posted 7 years ago
I can not do a pendulum pure backspin. Is it even possible? I think if you do pendulum, there is always some sidespin isn’t it?
That is right Marcin. There will always be some sidespin on a Pendulum serve.