Recognising short and long serves
Table Tennis Service Return
Last updated 9 years ago
Abhiroop Bagchi Asked 9 years ago
Hi Alois,
I can return a short or a long serve, but there is a major problem i face. i cannot judge whether the serve done would be a short one or a long one. It is until the ball comes to my side of the net that i understand the length of the ball; which many a times would be too late to give a strong return.
Is there is a way to determine the length of the ball before it comes to my side of the net? If there is please help.
Alois Rosario Answered 9 years ago
Hi Abhiroop,
Try to watch and track the ball all the way. Follow it in flight and follow it with your bat. Then if it drops off the table on the second bounce you can attack it.
It is not something that you can fix straight away but your judgement will get better. The better players can tell off the servers bat whether it is going to be short or long. I guess it is another part of experience.
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Abhiroop Bagchi Posted 9 years ago
Thank you.Will definitely give it a try on my next sessions.
Bill Callaham Posted 9 years ago
Alois,
You are the better player. Tell us what you see to that gives you the extra time. Do you watch the 1st bounce on the other side
of the table? Please add to your answer.
Alois Rosario from PingSkills Posted 9 years ago
Hi Bill,
I watch the ball all the way and I think as you receive more, you start to see the cues in the backswing and the contact. You even hear the differences in the contact. The more spin has a softer contact. Then you see the differences in the flight of the ball. All this together gives you the information.