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I am not alone (I suspect merlin, zeio and blahness would agree) and have pointed out that even on a pure backspin serve, to get more rotation, you hit upwards on the front of the ball, and to do that and get the ball to release from your rubber, you need more effort do do so with a tacky rubber. You can do it much more easily with a non-tacky rubber, the difference is that the more energy you impart with a non-tacky rubber, the serve is more likely to go long. It is not about tack being more spinny per se, but about tack allowing you to swing harder into the ball and get a ball with a different effect compared to when you don't have tack.So now you’re trying to mix up hit vs. brush? Do I need to reiterate that I’m talking about a pure backspin serve? That means it’s a slow, close to the net serve, and the ball jumps right back towards the serving player after the second bounce.