Doubles hand signals
Strategy
Andrew Yuen Asked 16 years ago
Do you know the specific hand signals for doubles? It might not be the same for everyone. But what have you used?
Alois Rosario Answered 16 years ago
Hi Andrew,
Each pair will devlop their own set of signals. Some common ones are:
Little finger means short backspin serve
Thumb means short topspin serve
The fist means no spin serve
Pointer finger means long backspin serve
You can develop your own set with your doubles partner.
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Glenn O'Dea Posted 11 years ago
Hi Alois,
Are the signals best called by the server (indicating what he intends to do), or by his partnet (indicating what he whats).
Glenn
Hi Glenn,
I think it is better by the partner because he is the one that needs to make the next ball. However, in most cases the server will call it and the partner will change it if they don't like the call.
Tony Ping Posted 8 years ago
Alois I think it is little finger is backspin
Thumb is topspin
index finger is side spin
fist is no spin
thumb and index is top sidespin
little finger and index is back sidespin