Receiving Long Serves with sidespin
Receiving
Kenji Guinsisana Asked 5 years ago
I have a trouble in receiving tomahawk serve that is long. When i loop the ball it comes outside,when i push it,it goes on net same with when i chop it.
Alois Rosario Answered 5 years ago
Hi Kenji,
It sounds like there may be some variations of the spin on the sidespin serves the you are getting.
If the serve is long then the topspin is the best option to return. If you brush the ball fast you will counteract the spin that is on the ball whether it has sidespin with topspin or sidespin with backspin.
Take a look at this tutorial on Returning a Long Sidespin Serve which I think will also help.
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