Topspin Serve

Table Tennis General

Last updated 15 years ago

Alan Unknown

Alan Unknown Asked 15 years ago

Hey i was just enquiring how to do a topspin serve? ive been searching on the internet but i can't work it out how to do it. I need some help!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Alois Rosario

Alois Rosario Answered 15 years ago

Hi Alan,

The basics of doing any type of topspin serve is to brush the ball upwards.  To do the pendulum topspin serve, you need to hit the ball late in your swing, when the bat is moving in the upward swing of the pendulum.  If you hit it early in the swing it will have backspin.

It can be quite tricky and many players take a while to get the concept.  Even just isolate the late part of your swing in the pendulum serve and see when the bat is moving upwards.  This is when you need to hit the ball.

This is all covered in Serving Secrets Revealed DVD available through the website.


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