Sidespin (pendulum) serve - tips and tactics

[@007Yasir]

This is a Very good explanation of those shots. 👌👍🏓

[@ravisrinivasan4817]

Love the way you explain executing the technique, the physics behind it and the tactics to use with the follow-through shots. Thank you.

[@hwy61do]

What's the best way to learn the wrist flick. It's hard to see it being done.

[@cigqn]

this helped u conther

[@unreveal2511]

That is a left sidespin serve...if the enemy counters it where will the ball go ...forehand or backhand

[@TomLodziak]

It will most likely go back towards my backhand.

[@unreveal2511]

@@TomLodziak ok thankyou :) but what if my enemy is pimpled..where will the ball go

[@ashasharma3155]

You said to teach us pendulum service but you tought us simple side spin service

[@slowk_infectionperfe748]

That's the pendulum

[@Derpamine123]

Great videos. Could do with some acoustic panels in that room, though.

[@trevorlei4096]

preach

[@jeevanchaukar]

Pretty good - I have shown this to my daughter who is new to TT....thanks!

[@UltimateStemTutorials]

Excellent explaination Tom! I love you from Brisbane Australia

[@touhutopo6485]

Have to say the clearest And easiest tutorial I Can find! And free as well

[@karlbjerke133]

Damn ben shapiro playing table tennis

[@tufan886]

Very clear and easy to understand. Thank you very much.

[@kushagrasingh8253]

Best ever tutorial on youtube.

[@frankaylwardjr4986]

Can you explain how you swing your arm and do that step you take as you serve? Mid serve you square your self to the table

[@mudassirkhan4697]

Very well explained and im gonna practice it.

[@jamesleonida1297]

Thanks for doing this it inspired me and now 1st in national university😊😊

[@TomLodziak]

Happy to help!

[@jamesdelgaudio7013]

Surrrrreeeeee

[@deddykurniawansaputra395]

let's see how fast I can do this. thank you for the lesson..

[@x6173]

Finding this quite tricky especially with the variations but I’ll practise more thanks for the explanation!

[@kassimhussein942]

thank you so much for the tips from kenya

[@BonkerSam2]

how much balls does this guy have in his pocket??

[@gicacontrabass]

Thank you, sir ! You have just inspired me to learn this serve. Let's hope my office colleagues will have a hard time dealing with it soon :D

[@TomLodziak]

Good luck. Let me know how you get on.

[@gicacontrabass]

After practicing this serve for at least 1000 times I played today with my new trainer :) Some of my side spin serves earned easy points for me and others somehow were returned to me with enough side spin to make me lose points :)) The ball movement towards me after it hit the table was not easy to predict :)) One thing is clear, this spiny serve is difficult to handle when unleashed :)

[@TomLodziak]

You'll soon get used to how the ball spins when it is returned to you. Happy to hear it was giving your opponent some problems. Keep going!

[@gicacontrabass]

Now I need to find how to deal with the returned side spin ;) Anyway, I'm very glad I started using this serve, thank you !

[@coolkids8951]

Pls make a video on phantom services with vRiations

[@tdub2422]

Tom, I return to this excellent video often. When you anticipate where the serve is going, for example to the backhand corner, do you start your pivot right as the opponent swings or do you wait to confirm? Thanks.

[@TomLodziak]

Good question. Ideally you should wait to see where the ball is going. If you pivot too early, a better player will see this and return to the other corner.

[@mbriianlars]

Great stuff, thanks. ...Some technical feedback - you may want to adjust your mic & audio, to minimize breathing and mouth noises.

[@liboy9844]

The slowmotion serves are very effective, thanks.

[@sahilbhattad8910]

best coach.. nice coaching

[@improvingfuturewithabhi3399]

Best service that I learn from youtube

[@danielkozak1652]

I used this technique to capture all the pokemans

[@jasonstack122]

thanks

[@aaryansharma8237]

pls make a video on how to return sidespin serve which comes on your forehand pls pls pls

[@TomLodziak]

Ok, I'll add this to my list.

[@aaryansharma8237]

i play on state level and fast forehand sidespin serves and slow but more sidespin serves are difficult for me to handle

[@ravinuthalaathreya2730]

Tom Lodziak f

[@jeshpaul7385]

Thanks a lot for the video Tom.My question is this.Does bat quality play a crucial role in imparting lots of spin and speed or is it the players technique?I play with a basic bat.It does have some rubber on it,so I can get a little spin.But I cant get the speed along with spin like you do.My opponents return the serve quite easily.Your thoughts would be highly appreciated

[@TomLodziak]

Yes, the bat you use will make a difference. If you have a very cheap, basic bat, it will be harder to generate spin. You don't have to spend lots of money to get a decent bat. Take a look at this article for more information and recommendations: www.tabletenniscoach.me.uk/tips-on-buying-a-new-table-tennis-bat/

[@sudhirpwc]

How to return spin service

[@Spinspiel]

You should be mentioning where on the racket you should strike the ball - as lower on the racket will allow more contact time and thus more spin and for less spin contact should move up to middle of racket.

[@TomLodziak]

Yes, good point. If you can contact nearer the tip of the bat, you will be able to get more spin, as this part of the bat is moving faster and you can grip the ball longer with your rubber.

[@jcjensenllc]

No mention of changing grip AFTER serve.

[@leechintao1153]

Could we use this pendulum service for penholder

[@TomLodziak]

Yes absolutely. This serve is very easy for penholder's to do.

[@ЕленаПушная-д6ж]

Good!!!

[@k1kon145]

I just found this serve good for my game and now i know that most of players use it xd

[@ribalyaghi2338]

Thanks coach it works because i want to join my school ping pong club thank you so much

[@DesmanPositif18]

Thank you bro. From indonesia

[@armis7358]

For me its just going fovard but i will practise

[@Goldcourse]

Good video! See your channel again~

[@joshgohkaienvictoriasch5920]

thanks for the tips i learnt a lot and i learnt well!

[@z3nbuu36]

How do you keep alot of Balls in your Pocket

[@LeoTaxilFrance]

Happy New Year!

[@jubilee7746]

What racket are you using?

[@karlbjerke133]

How can i make the ball go down the line instead of cross court

[@TomLodziak]

To make this serve go down the line, you need to turn your body a little more, so that when you contact the ball your shoulders are facing down the line. You can also try pointing you bat (as you contact the ball) down the line too.

[@kuldipsingh366]

You make it sound easy but it is not!

[@bogdangirmacea3122]

Nicely explained

[@gitasharma5362]

I have seven layer wood blade. I am intermediate player will it help me or not.

[@sammyog6274]

Yes

[@raventime5606]

The serve is *FREE*

[@brendanrussell2512]

Oh my reverb

[@veerpratapsinhchauhan1791]

*hi*

[@leeivan6848]

6:55

[@mordechailawrence13]

Thanks

[@mohantamangktm]

good

[@hlamyint9145]

Good

[@damg1376]

Best tutorial

[@shrikantbarhanpurkar7321]

i tried to put a lot sidespin on my serve but i could not please help sir

[@TomLodziak]

The key is to brush the side of the ball with some racket speed. This will generate sidespin.

[@nicu_danciu]

Great! Nice and clear explanation.

[@bryanchan5713]

WOW I TRIED To LEARN THIS FOREVER AND I LEART IT WITHIN MINUTES JUST IN THIS VID! AWESOME!!!

[@TomLodziak]

Great! Always happy to help!

[@pepsishola9997]

Great vid

[@ahmedkhalil3727]

Its good but i hope camera was close to you to see it better And show us where the ball touch table coz when i do it ball didnt touch the other side of table

[@Kanoemirate]

From Nigeria 🇳🇬 i doff my cap.

[@nigerianprince11]

Sabir Omar im from nigeria too

[@dylandebrocke4848]

New Game: Take a shot every time he lip smacks

[@JaySharp604]

The fake backspin topspin serve looks the most difficult.