Topspin serve
Serving
maarten koopmans Asked 9 years ago
Hello Coach,
the past few weeks i have been trying to learn how to do the forehand topsin serve but i just can't seem to get the hang of it. The ball goes in the net a lot and if i succeed i cant get the ball to go where I want. got any tips for this slow learner?
Alois Rosario Answered 9 years ago
Hi Maarten,
Try to get the first bounce of the ball closer to you on your side of the table. This will give the ball more time to get up and over the net.
See how it goes. I am sure you aren’t a slow learner… it just takes time.
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maarten koopmans Posted 9 years ago
Thank you for the answer, I will try the tip and keep training.
Steve Billmire Posted 9 years ago
Maarten,
How long have you been playing Table Tennis? The reason I ask is if you are just starting to play, maybe you should try and bounce/drop the ball on the table first before trying to hit your topspin serve. Then after you get the hang of your topspin, you can start serving it correctly. That is how I learned how to do a really nice topspin serve.
Just a thought.
Johan B Posted 9 years ago
Started using long fast topspin serves for the first time this week. It was surprisingly easy to get good accuracy with it. Anyway, this is how I do it, and maybe it is of help for you. You basically do a pendulum serve, but you hit the ball completely flatly. Try to contact the ball as close to the table as possible as it falls down, which will allow you to hit it as early as possible on your side of the table, so that you can put as much force and spin into it as possible while maintaining a low ball trajectory. Hit the ball forwards and downwards into the table on your side. Just keep trying until you can land it quite reliably close to the baseline on your opponent's side of the table. If you hit the ball with good spin and speed, you will see it dip down quite fast towards the floor after the second bounce. When you feel confident you can move on to spreading serves along the base line (the distance will naturally vary given your own position)
Good luck!
Well done Maarten! Nice skills.