Ma Long's Pendulum Serve
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Siddhartha Raja Asked 12 years ago
Hello sir i want to know how ma long does his fast pendulum serve
Jeff Plumb Answered 12 years ago
Hi Siddhartha,
The pendulum serve is Ma Long's main serve. He has a fairly high toss and keeps his arms relaxed. He serves a lot of backspin and some sidespin topspin as well. To do the fast pendulum serve, he swings through a bit faster and gets the first bounce close to him.
Our video for premium members on the Pendulum Serve shows the technique in detail.
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