The Ghost Serve!

Ian Costello Asked 13 years ago

You know the pendulum problem,but I have a problem with the ghost serve!Please help me! Thanks.

Alois Rosario Answered 13 years ago

Hi Ian,

The ghost serve is only a heavy backspin serve without much forward momentum. The fact that is has less forward momentum means that the backspin takes over and the ball comes back towards the net.

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Ian Costello Posted 13 years ago

I should have said it clear,but since a ghost serve has a lot of backspin,how can you keep the ball from going to fast or to slow? Thanks.

Alois Rosario from PingSkills Posted 13 years ago

Just trial and error to get the speed right.

It is not a serve that you should be aiming for. Just work on getting a lot of backspin on the ball.

peter nguyen Posted 13 years ago

I finally got the ghost serve. But theres alot of air time, and the opponent can easily spot it. I believe its not a really practical serve to do in a competitive game. Just want to know who on the competitive scene use this serve in a real match.

Alois Rosario from PingSkills Posted 13 years ago

Hi Peter,

It is never really used in a competitive situation because as you say it has too much hang time and will allow your opponent too much time to read it and react.

Ian Costello Posted 13 years ago

Now I've got it right to!

The Ghost Serve!

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