Here's a preview of our tutorial on how to perform the tomahawk serve. The tomahawk serve is a great serve to learn as the action comes naturally to a lot of people. You can disguise the different types of spin with small changes of your bat angle. It is also good for younger players who aren't tall enough for the pendulum serve.
If you're interested in learning more about serving the take a look at our serving secrets course.
Posted 8 years ago
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Sandor Istvan Posted 8 years ago
I served some in the match but i had success only with the first two.
kathy mckelvey Posted 8 years ago
Looks interesting. my game of pingpong has improved since I have watched your videos, although I still have a long way to go!! Thank you both so much!!
Alois Rosario from PingSkills Posted 8 years ago
Thanks Kathy. We love all of your positive comments.
Eugene Sebastian Posted 8 years ago
I am now using this serve. It is fantastic! Not easy to return. Got my tomahawk serve and reverse pendulum from alois. Thank you pingskills!
Alois Rosario from PingSkills Posted 8 years ago
Brilliant Eugene. Well done.
Chris Hocking Posted 8 years ago
Still new to the game, I'm experimenting a lot with serves and gameplay. This looks a good serve to experiment with; thanks for the ideas.
Joseph Pak Posted 8 years ago
Is it illegal to serve the ball as close to the net as possible? I heard that from someone as I want to see if it's true.
Jeff Plumb from PingSkills Posted 8 years ago
@Chris - great to see you experimenting, it's a great way to learn new serves.
@Joseph - you can serve the ball as close to the net as you like.
Sabah Waris Posted 7 years ago
Good morning friend.
You are really doing a great job for this loving sport.
Keep it up.
Thanks
Sabah Waris
Alois Rosario from PingSkills Posted 7 years ago
Thanks Sabah.
Shilish Vatsin Posted 7 years ago
see, I already serve it pretty well but, I don't stand and serve
I kneel on one leg and then serve I feel it's better
Alois Rosario from PingSkills Posted 7 years ago
This works well because you get low and contact the ball from lower.
Bill Beaver Posted 6 years ago
The reverse Tomahawk is quite difficult for me. Have you got any tips on that? Thanks.
Alois Rosario from PingSkills Posted 6 years ago
Hi Bill,
Take a look at this one on the Backhand Tomahawk Serve.