Werner schlager serve
Serving
Leonel Barrios Asked 13 years ago
How can i do the werner schlager sidespin and backspin serve?
Alois Rosario Answered 13 years ago
Hi Leonel,
Schlager's serve is very deceptive. The key principle to doing a sidespin backspin serve is to contact the ball partly on the base and partly on the side of the ball.
If you were looking at the ball like a clock face you would contact the ball either between 4 and 5 or between 7 and 8. The contact needs to be a brushing contact to get the ball to spin.
The setup for the serve is the same as for any other Pendulum serve being side on with your feet. Then get your elbow up high and swing your forearm through like a pendulum. That is where the contact comes in.
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Leonel Barrios Posted 13 years ago
Thanks alois this will really help me i cant believe that just for registering in pingskills i can get responses from an olympic coach.
No problems Leonel. Glad to be able to help. Maybe we should start charging for the service???? :)