More effective backspin serve
Serving
Esteban Mendez Asked 12 years ago
I barely learned to chop the ball for a backspin on my serves but my problem is the backspin is too weak to work on anybody. Sometimes i get lucky and the ball does its thing but for the most part, my backspin serves are the weakest of all (backspin sidespin topspin)? It can't be my paddle because It has a decent rubber surface on it-not the best rubber paddle but good enough to generate sidespin or topspin that works.
Alois Rosario Answered 12 years ago
Hi Esteban,
If you are generating reasonable spin on the other serves, then think about relating that to your backspin serve. Think about the principles that generate the spin. Brushing the ball and then brushing it fast Brush right at the bottom of the ball to generate the pure backspin.
Go away from the table and get the bat to brush the ball really fast. Don't worry about getting the ball on the table, just see if you can get the ball to stop and come back towards you. Really rip through the contact and see how much spin you can get.
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Esteban Mendez Posted 12 years ago
Thanks for the advice. It turns out that I used my wrist during the backspin, but didn't quite hold the paddle loosely like I was supposed to. I fixed this error and my backspin improved loads more. Thanks again!
Good to hear Esteban. Well done on making the change.
Marksman Brian Posted 12 years ago
hi coach,
do i need a high toss serve To do this?
i saw advanced players do this for generating more backspin
thx