Pendulum serve

Basel Assad Asked 12 years ago

Hi Alois,

I wanted to know for the Pendulum serve:

1) the finish position of the paddle

2) the angle of the paddle in the backspin and topspin variation

3) how to throw the ball in the high toss serve and the other way the pros throw it which reaches at about head high

EXTREMELY thankful for your answers.

Alois Rosario Answered 12 years ago

Hi Basel,

1) You can finish with the paddle in at your stomach or brushing past your stomach.  Try to get it close to your body though.

2) For the backspin you need to have your bat facing more upwards so that you can brush under the ball..  For the topspin you can have the the bat more facing the side but hit the ball really late in the swing as the paddle is coming up o the pendulum motion.

3) For the throw, it is important to practice getting it straight up and down.  You can do this without serving the ball.  Just practice throwing the ball up.  You can put a piece of paper on the floor in front of you and practice throwing the ball up and landing on the piece of paper.  Getting the throw right is an important part of the high toss serve.  For the medium toss you can do the same thing.

Glad that we are helping.