Service Return
Receiving
Sally Mander Asked 15 years ago
Hello, I was wondering, how to return a really low backspin serve, can you help? Thanks
Alois Rosario Answered 15 years ago
Hi Sally,
The best way is to use a push stroke. The more backspin the more open you need to have you bat. You need to try and get as much practice against this because it is a lot to do with the subtle changes in the angle of your bat to get it just right.
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