Angle of bat for backspin serve
Serving
rakeshs gupta Asked 8 years ago
Hi Alois
i have been trying to learn but not too sucessfully. what should be the angle of the bat. should it be flat or say about 30 degrees or some such angle. i am probably trying to do a flat side ..but if i see ur video..i am confused as is that ur showing an angle whan ur using the spin wheel but the service shows a flattish type. also where the bat start and end in the service and the position of the feet also
Alois Rosario Answered 8 years ago
Hi Rakeshs,
You can have your bat really flat to get more backspin. If you have it at 30 degrees you will get some backspin as well. The main thing is to get a brushing contact. If you can have it completely flat then it is easier to generate backspin.
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Mehmet Demir Posted 8 years ago
but ma long's bat not totally flat its look like 30-40 degrees. you can see that this link https://youtu.be/iw2pwoh6zv0?t=1m16s
All different. You can do any angle depending on what you want to do.
rakeshs gupta Posted 8 years ago
That's the problem . When learning to practice it becomes confusing . Can u send a video or upload in slow motion and just focussing on the serve and the bat. I am sure it could be useful to all
rakeshs gupta Posted 8 years ago
Also when I try to make it flattish my posture etc is not same as yours. The bat to keep it flat does not allow your stance or posture
D K Posted 8 years ago
Rakeshs is right.
I am fully capable of imagining various bat angles and swings during a serve,however,some close-ups to a serving bat would be very good when making a serve tutorial.
As far as the backspin serve,the fullest backspin is with horizontal bat.
However,this makes it harder to keep it low in my opinion. Thus I always try to keep it balanced and vary it.
Sometimes I do a slow horizontal bat swing,whereas other time I use about 30°,but fast swing,resulting in two nearly same services.
rakeshs gupta Posted 8 years ago
D K Posted 8 years ago
Yeee.... Alois,Please :))
This would be so good one :OO
Will put it on the list of videos... Thanks.