Hey Dan, yeah I would say there’s quite a few things that affect where the serve comes back and not just the spin. It also depends where you serve on the table to your opponent and like you said if they return with their forehand or backhand. Also not matter the spin , the good level players can still return anywhere on the table with quick changes of bat angle. I would say that more likely though the reverse and tomahawk serves will come back more often to the forehand side against most players. Whereas a sidespin pendulum serve is more likely to come back to the backhand side or middle because of the spin. But of course it depends on the serve position as well. So I think you are right and it’s just about trying to find the serve and combinations that work well for you and how you like t play. So getting serves in that give you more chance of getting in your strong shots and avoiding weaknesses you may have. I hope this makes sense!!
Dan 🙂
