Direction of the ball

Receiving

elvin tee
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
Member Badge 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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