No-spin serve
Serving
Marv Anderson Asked 8 years ago
Hi,
I just watched you excellent series on serving, but you did not mention no-spin serves. I find that they can be quite effective as a surprise. I have also heard Larry Hodges claim that they are the best serves for doubles.
I wonder if you would consider adding a video about no-spin serves.
Thanks
Alois Rosario Answered 8 years ago
Hi Marv,
Glad you liked the serving series.
Take a look at this video we made as an Ask the Coach video response. No spin serve. This may help. Let me two if you have any other questions after watching this one.
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Marv Anderson Posted 8 years ago
Thanks, Alois.
This is excellent. I did not know about it. Maybe it could be added to your series on serving - it seems to fit right in.
Thanks Mark. Yes we do have a lot of tutorials in the Ask the Coach video responses that would fit in other places. We often discuss where to put these.