Dealing with a heavy topspin tomahawk serve

Jasper Wong Asked 10 years ago

Dear Alois,

I am wondering how can I return a heavy topspin tomahawk serve. In my club, there is a guy who always serve with a heavy topspin tomahawk serve and every time when I push it very firmly, it just bounce off the table.

Please help me

Jasper

Alois Rosario Answered 10 years ago

Hi Jasper,

For a topspin serve you should play an attacking stroke rather than a push.  You don’t need to do much but play over the ball to make the return more easily.