Pendulum serve being returned aggressively

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Sujeet Kalsekar
Sujeet Kalsekar Asked 7 years ago

Hi, i try doing the pendulum serve in all three variations that is sidespin, topspin and backspin.,but they all go in vain as my opponent swats them mercilessly with his backhand. No matter how low i get the serve he manages to attack it.  Where should I land the serve now.


Alois Rosario
Member Badge Alois Rosario Answered 7 years ago

Hi Sujeet,

You can try serving the ball half long.  Still work on keeping the ball low.  As the ball is further away from the net it is a little more difficult for him to attack.


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Ilia Minkin

Ilia Minkin Posted 7 years ago

Try this wonderful invention to see how low you can keep the ball!

https://www.pingskills.com/tutorials/training-tips/keeping-the-ball-low


Sujeet Kalsekar

Sujeet Kalsekar Posted 7 years ago

I would like to thank Alois for the beautiful pendulum serve tutorial.It has improved with lot if practice and I'm winning against pple who used to beat me and look at me with disdain...The best part is they can't return any of my serves.Now i need to make the serves much better and also concentrate on the other strokes.Thanks a lot Alois.you are a genius

 


Alois Rosario

Member Badge Alois Rosario from PingSkills Posted 7 years ago

So glad that you have benefited from the site.  Great work Sujeet.


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