Forehand tomahawk serve short

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Abdullahi Nuur
Abdullahi Nuur Asked 14 years ago

i cannot seem to make my forehand tomahawk serve short whatever i do whether it is moving my wrist faster the only way i can make it short is by hitting it softly and slowly but there is never much spin or speed. i always get it to be a long serve and sometimes it misses the table. how can i make the serve shorter.

Alois Rosario
Member Badge Alois Rosario Answered 14 years ago

Hi Abdullahi,

Keep working on getting it short.  You don't have to generate a lot of spin for it to be effective if you are keeping it really low.

You can also in your spare time work on brushing the ball finer so that when you brush it fast it will still go short. 

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Abdullahi Nuur

Abdullahi Nuur Posted 14 years ago

thank you ivve tried doing this and now i can generate slightly less spin then normal but still keep it short.
Jeff Plumb

Member Badge Jeff Plumb from PingSkills Posted 14 years ago
That's great. As you practice more you will be able to generate an even finer contact and then keep the ball short with a very skinny serve too!

Abdullahi Nuur

Abdullahi Nuur Posted 14 years ago

i do ave one problem im not getting them onto te table sometimes wen i do tis i fail and it bounces so hig and misses te table. ow can i prevent tis from happening?
Alois Rosario

Member Badge Alois Rosario from PingSkills Posted 14 years ago
Practice is the key.  You must do this sort of skill a lot of time before you can perfect it.  It is a difficult skill because you are hitting the ball so fast and so fine that you have to be really accurate to get it right every time.  That is why the best players in the world are so good, because they have done this many, many times in training.

Jeff Plumb

Member Badge Jeff Plumb from PingSkills Posted 14 years ago
We have produced a video answer on a question about producing a low tomahawk serve. I think this will help you with keep the ball low.

Abdullahi Nuur

Abdullahi Nuur Posted 14 years ago

i am starting to get it perfectly double bounce and sometimes right on the white line. thanks for all ur help guys!
Alois Rosario

Member Badge Alois Rosario from PingSkills Posted 14 years ago
Excellent Abdullahi.

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