Does the ball have an impact on the serve

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Archel Taneka Sutanto
Archel Taneka Sutanto Asked 11 years ago

Hi Alois and Jeff,

Recently, I practice more with my serve. I generate more spin on my serve with the pendulum and reverse pendulum sidespin. Yesterday I played with my friends, and I found that my friend's ball was so rough and when I serve the ball, it couldn't spin enough so my friend executed it easily. My conclusion is, the ball gives impact to my serves. Is that right?

Thanks a lot
Regards, Archel


Alois Rosario
Member Badge Alois Rosario Answered 11 years ago

Hi Archel,

The ball can effect the serve. A softer and lighter ball will swing and turn more than a harder ball.  Perhaps he was using a 3 star ball.  What sort of balls do you use for training?


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Archel Taneka Sutanto

Archel Taneka Sutanto Posted 11 years ago

I use the Butterfly Youth and DHS balls for my serving practice


Alois Rosario

Member Badge Alois Rosario from PingSkills Posted 11 years ago

They should be quite hard, especially the DHS balls.


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