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How to return a sidespin pendulum serve

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Superman AVENGERS
Superman AVENGERS Asked 7 years ago

When my racquet touches the ball . It goes outside table . How to recieve it if it is shorter or longer.

Alois Rosario
Member Badge Alois Rosario Answered 7 years ago

Hi Sonia.

The main thing is to angle your racket correctly.

Take a look first at the tutorial on Returning Spin Serves in our Training 101 section.

If the serve is long you can use a topspin stroke but still you will need to compensate slightly for the sidespin by the angle of your racket.

 

 

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