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Hi All,
can everyone guide how to return side spin serve [short pendulum and short reverse pendulum both].
[considering me and my opponent both are right handed]:
I am not good at flicking technique.

-if the serve is short pendulum serve and place at my far left corner.
-if the serve is rev-pendulum and place at my far left and far right corner.

for other variation of side spin serves these is how i return it successfully.
-if the serve is long then i return it with BH or FH topspin,
-if the serve is short pendulum and place at the my right hand side then i return it with FH angular racke, angle opening towards right side of the opponent.

if possible any good video will be of much help!

thanks.

no comments till now!?

am i able to describe my question clearly?

Touch the same place on the ball to receive as your opponent touched to make the serve.

And do it very, very gently.

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Exactly. Around here we refer to it as “go against the spin”. A very safe option. Once your skills and touch improves you can “go with the spin”.

yes i have read the same things online, but can you demonstrate or point me to any demo references.

Here's a video explaining & demonstrating how to return a serve by going against the spin. Applies to backspin, topspin, sidespin, corkspin and anything in between. Return of service starts around ~4:21. He starts talking about sidespin around ~7:25, and a demonstration occurs around ~8:19



Hope this helps!