Fast Tomahawk Serve
Serving
somshekar somshekar Asked 13 years ago
How do you serve a fast tomhawk serve?
Jeff Plumb Answered 13 years ago
Hi Somshekar,
For the tomahawk serve, you need to get down quite low so that you can serve the ball low. If you hit this serve from too high, it will bounce high. To get the tomahawk serve fast, you need to hit the ball quite fast so get your bat moving quickly. Try to get the first bounce fairly close to you so the ball has time to get up over the net and then back down on your opponent's side.
A good way to practice serving this fast, is to actually try and serve the ball of the end of the table. This will force you to hit the ball quite hard. Once you've got the feeling of how hard you can hit the ball you'll have a good indication of exactly how fast you can serve it and still keep it on the table.
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musab kara Posted 12 years ago
what is the difference between tomahawk serve and a normal side spin serve. the second one is easier. is there any benefit to use tomahawk serve.
Just different types of serves.
musab kara Posted 12 years ago
is there any different effect on opponent.
John Nguyen Posted 12 years ago
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Wow that is interesting. Is it the original DVD?
John Nguyen Posted 12 years ago
I don't know they didn't let me see.