No spin serve

Judah Cagas Asked 13 years ago

Hi coaches,

I have been serving backspin on my serve I know its right but when my opponent lifts it up it didn't pop up but just high(stomach level) enough to be loop drived.Then I served again exactly the same motion and the angle I hit the ball when my opponent learned from the past serve he did quite closed his racket and when he received it the ball went down to the net.So what exactly is the spin on the first serve?

p.s. i will really love the first serve because when learn to do that i get easy balls back combined with heavy backspin.

Thank you,

Judah 

Alois Rosario Answered 12 years ago

Hi Judah,

The first serve would have had less spin that the opponent did not see.  The key is to have a variation between backspin and less spin on the serve.  This will make it difficult for them to keep the ball low back to you all the time.

Watch the video response to this question titled Table Tennis Serve Variations.