Weird serve
Serving
Collin Hill Asked 12 years ago
Hi Alois & Jeff,
I was wondering what kind of serve that Simon Gerarda's opponent does at 2:08 in the video on your blog called (Simon Gerarda's best rally's). Could you possibly make a video response on how to do this serve?
Thanks
Jeff Plumb Answered 12 years ago
Hi Collin,
It's some kind of backhand tomahawk serve. The premium members vote on the questions to see which ones we film a video response for.
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Collin Hill Posted 12 years ago
Oh ok, I just didn't know what serve that was, Thanks Jeff :)