Patrick Franziska's Serve Into a Shoe
Serving
Xavi Gordillo Asked 10 years ago
Hi PingSkills I'm Xavi from spain.
I've seen Patrick Franziska performing really well in the last WTTC and I think most of his success comes from his serve. I tried to copy it but I can't see how he does it. It's a variation of the reverse pendulum but he does it so the ball curves in the table. Could you explain how to do it? It would be really awesome if you could make a video about it!
Well thanks and keep up your good work!
PS. Here's a video of him doing the serve
Alois Rosario Answered 10 years ago
Hi Xavi,
He is getting lot of sidespin on the serve and also not much forward momentum so that the ball curves quickly. You will see on contact the bat is quite flat and he is brushing quickly sideways to get the sidespin.
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Xavi Gordillo Posted 10 years ago
Ok thanks. It would be awesome to see a video answer.
ujjval verma Posted 10 years ago
Thanks a tonne. Watching you closely... It helped me a lot.
Good to hear it Ujjval.
Vu Do Posted 10 years ago
Love it, please show us how.
Thanks Alois for the video J You showed and explained all the details as always perfectly ... now we just need to practice …
I hope that someday I will be able to do such a serve too…
Best regards
Halina
Jay Bird Posted 10 years ago
Think i need bigger shoes
Syd Birchall Posted 9 years ago
Many thanks Alois & Jeff -- I'm in my 70s after a lifetime of TT but your videos are always helpful and this one shows that 'you're never too old to learn'!
Sergio Martinez Posted 9 years ago
Is it possible to serve into anything else other than a shoe?
Francisco Fiuza Posted 9 years ago
Alois, I was wandering if there is anything I can do off the table to improve my skills on hitting the ball with minimum forward momentum.
I find it a bit hard to apply that very fine spin on the ball.
I see I progress very slowly trying to improve at this serve. This is sort of a complex move that could probably be split in 2 or 3 simpler moves and them I can try the complex one after I'm good on the simpler ones.
Sort of like a skill roadmap to the serve! Don't know if there is such a thing.
Thank you!
kathy mckelvey Posted 8 years ago
Skillfull Thank's for the video's.
Fikau Teponga Posted 8 years ago
It's amazing !!! Looks easy demonstration on video. I'll have a go practising it. Hope one day I can do it.
D K Posted 8 years ago
I have accidentally done this serve today :DD
I do not know how,as i was attemtping to do a reverse pendulum backspin serve.
Eventually,I learned to use this :D
Though,I have not enough forward momentum mostly.
Also: how can I do a reversed type of this serve?
(curve to the other side)