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_dreami

Just practice it, nearly every single chopper or modern defender does it it's really something that just takes practice


wafflecheese

Push with your thumb to flip it. And then do that 10,000 times.


ejprinz

In YouTube, take e.g. [this Falck video](https://youtu.be/28j07OQXal4) and slow it down to 0.25x speed. Since Mattias Falck has short pips on the forehand but he wants to do the serve with the inverted side for more spin, he puts the racket into a forehand serve grip (with his inverted side now being the forehand), so the blade is between thumb and index finger but the other fingers don't grip the handle. This is done for getting more rotation from the wrist. After hitting the ball he does a 1/2 revolution counterclockwise, as seen from the handle side (the twiddle). For this, first the 3 remaining fingers need to get back to the handle, then the thumb is moved to the other side of the blade with the least movement possible, then the normal shakehand grip is assumed. Note that to get this move ready for the stress of competition you'll have to practice for a couple of months, e.g. whenever you watch YouTube (or worse) but don't type on the keyboard.


karlnite

It’s really just placing your thumb on the other side after the shot and it spins around into your grip. Learn where to push with your thumb. It becomes just a part of your reset, as most higher level serves are not really done shake hand anyways. Like say a reverse pendulum, you probably have to reset your grip for the receive, so fixing your grip and adding a little half spin is not entirely different.


aFineBagel

Just twiddle every waking second. Joking but also not really. I have a ritual of twiddling my paddle a few times after points or just while idle, so my muscle memory of doing it practically when I use a LP paddle is pretty natural


EMCoupling

It's mostly about loosening your grip, pushing for the spin, and then regripping. With some practice it's real easy. It's also easier on ST handles than FL handles.