Dealing with backspin serves

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fleming khaidem
fleming khaidem Asked 11 years ago

Whenever I return a heavy backspin serve it just goes straight to the net...how can I remove ds problm

Alois Rosario
Member Badge Alois Rosario Answered 11 years ago

Hi Fleming,

You need to alter the angle of your racket more if you are pushing it.  Open the angle up more and lift the ball a little if you need to.  If you are topspinning then again open the angle and try to move your bat through the stroke faster to contract the backspin.

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fleming khaidem

fleming khaidem Posted 11 years ago

thnx fr ur teaching sir..it seems m starting to overcome my weakness


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