How to return the Windshield Wiper Serve?
Receiving
Toby Clarke Asked 9 years ago
Hi, Alois/Jeff I have started to learn how to do this serve and I was wondering what is the technique to return this serve?
Alois Rosario Answered 9 years ago
Hi Toby,
The serve has a lot of sidespin on it. It can also have some backspin or topspin. This is what you have to learn with more time returning the serve. To allow for the sidespin angle your bat to your left. Then to adjust to the backspin angle it up or down for the topspin.
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Jason Ferdinand Posted 9 years ago
Is there any same way to return a topspin and a backspin serve?
The principles are the same. Take a look at our section on Receiving Secrets that will help you.