How to do backspin serve

Serving

Deepjyoti Poddar
Deepjyoti Poddar Asked 12 years ago

Hello Sir,

Please show me how to do backspin serve because i  cant slide the ball very fast with flat surface. It always goes somewhat little far from the net and it bounces on the opponents side.


Alois Rosario
Member Badge Alois Rosario Answered 12 years ago

Hi Deepjyoti,

The key is to brush the base of the ball as fast as you can.  Also think about hitting the ball directly into your side of the table quite close to you.  This will allow the ball enough time to bounce up and over the net.

We cover serving comprehensively in our Premium section on Serving Secrets.


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Jeff Plumb

Member Badge Jeff Plumb from PingSkills Posted 12 years ago

Hi Deepjyoti,

A good way to practice getting backspin is to move away from the table. Find an area where you can hit the ball onto the floor and try to get it to spin back to you.

Another thing to check is that your rubber has enough grip to generate the spin. When you run your finger over the rubber you should feel it grip. What bat are you using at the moment?


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