Direction of the ball
Receiving
elvin tee Asked 12 years ago
Hi, Pingskill. I have a question about my friend, he can make the ball very low and when the ball touch the table, the ball was change it direction about 45 degree. How he do that? Can you answer my question? Thanks
Alois Rosario Answered 12 years ago
Hi Elvin,
He is putting sidespin on the serve. He does this by brushing the side of the ball. There are lots of tips on this in our lessons on Serving Secrets.
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