Lots of serves
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Yazid Ehier Asked 9 years ago
Hi Alois . Is it good to learn many serves?
Alois Rosario Answered 9 years ago
Hi Yazid,
I think it is good to learn a lot of different types of serves and then work out which ones suit your game. Then specialise in two or three serves to use in most of your points.
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The Kicker Serve
The kicker serve is one of our "must learn" serves. It's fast, fun, and has lots of topspin. It can be dangerous because if it's not fast enough and if you don't surprise your opponent then they may be able to attack it forcefully putting you on the defensive straight away. Used well though, and sparingly, it can be a great weapon. It can win you a point outright and it will stop your opponent from standing over the table waiting for your short serves since they need to be ready for anything.
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Mark Jung Posted 9 years ago
It can definitely be worth it to be competent in a handful of serves beyond your main. Sometimes somebody will just have tons of trouble with something like a tomahawk serve and you can just get free points. You should definitely have a go-to 'main' serve though, one great serve is better than three not-terrible serves.