Service Training Tips from the German National Coach

Richard highlights the importance of where on the bat the ball is contacted for various serves (although I must admit I disagree with his reasoning on his first tip, I personally think the difference in spin is caused by his instruction to hold the bat a bit straighter, not by where the ball is contacted).

He also discusses the use of opposite movement serves, and the fact that a lot of training is needed to master serving. Interestingly, he also mentions that due to the banning of hidden serves, many players are now concentrating on disguising the amount of spin on the ball, rather than the type of spin.

Hopefully there will be more articles of this type in Butterfly News in coming months - it is great to get an insight into how top international coaches approach the game.