Interesting Service Strategy/Thought
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Topic: Interesting Service Strategy/Thought
Posted By: in2spin
Subject: Interesting Service Strategy/Thought
Date Posted: 11/24/2015 at 3:09pm
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Posted By: vvk1
Date Posted: 11/24/2015 at 3:19pm
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Leaves the server too vulnerable for a receiver's BH loop cross-court, while the chances of an edge are negligible, IMHO. |
Posted By: Baal
Date Posted: 11/24/2015 at 3:37pm
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Ovtcharov does it a lot but his version much deeper than this, right into the corner (he's not going for the edge). Then it can catch right handed players in a bad position. (I use that trick too, it is pretty easy to learn). The good thing about what this guy is doing, though, aiming for an edge, is that it helps develop all kinds of soft hand touch that helps you execute other kinds of serves. Anything you can do to help that is good, even if it is for serves you aren't really planning to use. |
Posted By: Victor_the_cleaner
Date Posted: 11/24/2015 at 4:13pm
yep. Just about any cross-court will be fatal.
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vvk1 wrote:Posted By: benfb
Date Posted: 11/26/2015 at 12:19am
Assuming the player is high level, I would think they have the footwork to cover it. Even at the amateur level, you could probably recover from the cross court loop if you have long pips for a block. Still, i would assume this serve is mainly used for a surprise.
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Posted By: jrscatman
Date Posted: 11/26/2015 at 10:26am
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I like it. I always wondered why TT players don't aim for an edge on the serve. ------------- Butterfly MPS FH: Donic Acuda S1 BH: Palio CK531A OX |
Posted By: vvk1
Date Posted: 11/26/2015 at 10:39am
That's my take on it too. Ovtcharov spends entire matches serving to the opponents' short fh to condition them, and then serves once to the bh hoping for the surprise effect. |
Posted By: victorm
Date Posted: 11/26/2015 at 11:19am
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Posted By: MindTrip
Date Posted: 11/26/2015 at 1:50pm
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I see this being more effective if server serves from the backhand corner. Leaving him less vulnerable to the cross court BH that's been mentioned, but also giving the server an open look at ripping the return down the line of the opponent's FH. ------------- Apolonia ZLC Donic Z3 Andro R42 |
Posted By: cole_ely
Date Posted: 11/26/2015 at 2:37pm
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I'm always critical of people's home serving videos because I did mine in one take. I'd say the reason people don't serve for the edge is the same reason that guy had a separate cut for every shot. If he could do even a few in a row we'd have seen it. ------------- Wavestone St with Illumina 1.9r, defender1.7b Please let me know if I can be of assistance. |