Legal Slice Serve: High-to-Low Must Finish Upward

Summary

Aylex clears a myth: you can put topspin, slice, or sidespin on a (drop) serve. What matters is the paddle path still includes an upward arc.

A pure high-to-low chop that stops is illegal. If you go high-to-low and continue back upward through the swing, the slice becomes legal.

Key takeaways

• Spin on the serve is allowed
• Must have an upward-arcing paddle path
• High-to-low then stop = illegal; high-to-low then up = legal

Action items

• Practice slice serves and freeze-frame: does the path come back up?
• Partner calls illegal if the swing dies high-to-low