Back in position after serving
Serving
Juergen Haefner Asked 11 years ago
Hallo Alois,
I have problems with my 3rd-ball-attack. After serving I am often out of position for my attack. I´ve tried different position (serving from the middle, serving from the backhand side) but the problems remain. When the opponent returns my serve, I´m always a little bit rushed. Serving is not an advantage for me.
How can I improve to be back in position for the following attack?
Thanks
Jürgen
Alois Rosario Answered 11 years ago
Hi Jürgen,
What type of serves do you use?
One thing that may help is having your legs bent when serving. This will help you to move into position. Also stay stable during your service action and then move your legs into position for the 3rd ball.
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Juergen Haefner Posted 11 years ago
Hi Alois,
I use backhand serves from the middle and pendulum serves from the backhand side. The backhand serves work a little better.
Jürgen
On your follow through for the backhand serve spin yourself around with your right leg coming around into the ready position you would normally have. You also need to shuffle half a step to the left at the same time. The other thing you can try is to just serve it more from your backhand side so then you are virtually in the right position after the serve.
The backhand serve is usually suited to players who want to play more backhands in the rally.
Hi Jürgen,
You can also take a look at the following video response - Ready Position after pendulum serve