Sidespin (pendulum) serve - tips and tactics

In this video, I show you how to do a forehand sidespin serve (also known as a pendulum serve).

This is one of my favourite serves. I like it because you can do lots of different spin and placement variations to put your opponent under pressure.

In the video, I explain how to do the serve, how to get lots of spin, how to vary spin and how to use the serve to set up a 3rd ball attack.

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[ravisrinivasan]

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

[touhutopo]

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

[jeevanchaukar]

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

[liboy]

The slowmotion serves are very effective, thanks.

[mudassirkhan]

Very well explained and im gonna practice it.

[Derpamine]

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

[x]

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

[tufan]

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

[improvingfuturewithabhi]

Best service that I learn from youtube

[jamesleonida]

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

[UltimateStemTutorials]

Excellent explaination Tom! I love you from Brisbane Australia

[kassimhussein]

thank you so much for the tips
from kenya

[bryanchan]

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

[Yasir]

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

[deddykurniawansaputra]

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

[frankaylwardjr]

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

[joshgohkaienvictoriasch]

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

[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

[coolkids]

Pls make a video on phantom services with vRiations

[tdub]

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.