How to return a sidespin pendulum serve
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Superman AVENGERS Asked 6 years ago
When my racquet touches the ball . It goes outside table . How to recieve it if it is shorter or longer.
Alois Rosario Answered 6 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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