Serving with heavy sidespin

Serving

Max Weidl
Max Weidl Asked 12 years ago

How do I do a serve with heavy sidespin?

 


Jeff Plumb
Member Badge Jeff Plumb Answered 12 years ago

Hi Max,

Firstly you need to generate plenty of spin. To do this you need a fast brushing contact. This means you need to swing your bat fast and only just brush the ball so you get it to spin a lot rather than hitting it flat and fast.

To generate the sidespin, you need to make this fast brushing contact on the side of the ball. This will get the ball spinning sideways!


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