Stop “Chopping” Your Serve! The “Gripping” Secret to a Spinny Hook and Pendulum Serve

Gold.

라켓을 아래에서 위로 쓸어 올리며 마찰을 만들어야 하는군요. 토스도 몸안쪽으로 하구요

Coach Xiao Han,

Today's masterclass on the hook serve and pendulum serve cut straight to the root of why so many amateur serves lack spin. The insight that changed everything for me: the toss must complement the backswing — not land in front of you where the swing has already decelerated, but close to the hip where acceleration is just beginning. And the image of the racket's bottom edge finishing higher than the top edge after contact — that upward scooping wrap rather than a downward chop — finally explains why some serves grip the ball and others just push it forward. You demonstrated the same brushing motion with three different toss positions, and the difference in spin was immediately visible.

The principle of "combining forces" — racket below the ball for sidespin-topspin, racket above the ball for sidespin-backspin — is elegant in its simplicity and will reshape how we approach every serve we practice from now on. Thank you for giving us not just corrections, but the underlying logic that makes self-correction possible.

蕭翰教練：

今天關於勾球發球和正手鐘擺發球的課讓人醍醐灌頂，直接觸及業餘球員發球缺乏旋轉的根本原因。最讓我印象深刻的洞見：拋球位置必須配合引拍方向——不是拋到前方讓揮拍已然減速的位置，而是靠近臀部、剛好在加速起始點附近。加上擊球後拍底邊高於拍頂邊的收拍畫面——向上包裹而非向下切砍——終於解釋了為何有的發球能抓住球，有的只是把球推了出去。您用同樣的摩擦動作配合三個不同拋球位置示範，旋轉的差異立竿見影。

「合力」原則——上旋側旋時拍面低於球，下旋側旋時拍面高於球——簡潔優雅，從今以後將徹底改變我們練習每一個發球的方式。感謝您不只給我們糾正，更給我們能夠自我修正的底層邏輯。

The coaching here is top-tier. I'd love to see a dedicated series on the 'boring' basics. So many of us learn the wrong base. Detailed guides on the very first steps, like the hook serve toss and foot placement and practice without backswing is perfect. More like this would be very helpful.

I think you are going above 30 degrees if you do that meaning its illegal

Talking about scooping. The most expressive "envelope" motion that scoops the ball during the service can be seen in the game of Vladimir Samsonov and Tomokazu Harimoto.