Pendulum sidespin serve

Table Tennis Serving

Last updated 11 years ago

Vijay Madge

Vijay Madge Asked 11 years ago

Hi Alois,

In your videos both Jeff and you are seen doing the pendulum sidespin service invariably down the line. But most of the club level players I have played with do the same serve cross-court. Secondly while you serve short they serve often long with a fierce kick to it. Is it simply a matter of bat angle, stance or do they achieve the kick and spin because they add topspin to it. I am asking you this because if I do it the way you recommend the ball does get a curve but it's a tepid one with not much  spin either. Maybe I have not got the action right yet but in the videos too your sidespin serves do not have that bite which I encounter at the club level. Of course thanks to your tips I can counter them but I am just curious to know the why of the difference.


Alois Rosario

Alois Rosario Answered 11 years ago

Hi Vijay,

When you serve the ball long you give your opponent more opportunity to attack the ball.  Now whether this is a problem will depend on whether your opponent has a strong attack or not.

At the club level you may get away with it however as the game progresses you want to be serving more short because their attack is stronger.

Although the short serves we do may look like they don't have much spin, there is still a lot of spin on the ball.  It doesn't look to be curving because the serve isn't travelling over as great a distance.

To get the ball with a lot of spin and still short take a very fast and fine brushing action.  This takes time to develop.  The best way to start is by swinging through really fast like you are seeing the other players do and then keep working on getting the contact finer to get the ball to travel less distance.


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DHS Lover

DHS Lover Posted 11 years ago

I have the same problome thou... I just train pendulum sidespin serve but i have some problomes on it first is i always get scolded by my senior and he said that it don't have a lot of spin and easy to attack but i have brush the ball fast (he said that i must pound on the ball) the second is, when i do a high toss of this serve, i have a relax wrist movement (as you say, with the high toss it will generate a lot of spin and speed because the ball come down fast) but, he still scold me and said that i'm too much style and it's useless and he tell me to keep pounding on the ball if i pound it on the normal toss, i've do it but it not generate a lot of spin, when i do a high toss and pound it, the ball will be long or out so i'm very confuse and what should i do they don't believe me on the high toss and said that high toss serve is only a style and have the same effect as the normal toss please help me thank you very much

Alois Rosario

Alois Rosario from PingSkills Posted 11 years ago

Frendy focus on your contact.  You need to get it finer and faster. It will still take time.


DHS Lover

DHS Lover Posted 11 years ago

Ok... I see thank you very much, i'll practice more ^^ only you and jeff that can help me :D

gabe yap

gabe yap Posted 11 years ago

Can you please do more penhold videos. It would be really helpful if you do because i do a penhold grip. I only found 2 videos with penhold(even though one was long and brief)


Alois Rosario

Alois Rosario from PingSkills Posted 11 years ago

We will try to incorporate more.  Remember though that a lot of techniques are the same.


gabe yap

gabe yap Posted 11 years ago

ok

 



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