Backspin serve

Serving

Alvin Samson
Alvin Samson Asked 13 years ago

How does Ma Long do his backspin serve,is it from right to left?

Alois Rosario
Member Badge Alois Rosario Answered 13 years ago

Hi Alvin,

To get backspin you go from above the ball to below so that you are brushing the ball downwards.

We have a lot of tips about how to spin the ball and different types of serves in our Serving Secrets course that you can access if you are a Premium member.  This course shows you how to get spin on the ball as well as how to do the different types of serves with all sorts of different spins.

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