Yet another serving question

Table Tennis Serving

Last updated 15 years ago

Ji-Soo Woo

Ji-Soo Woo Asked 15 years ago

Thanks again for the Serving DVD. I saw a big improvement in the amount of spin I was putting on my serves immediately! Now I just have to work on my consistency and control (which will take a lot of practice).

This serving question is a bit hard to ask clearly without diagrams, but consider you stab a pencil through the middle of your racquet face so that the sharp bit points at the opponent side of the table. As you look down at your racquet while you serve, the pencil now makes an angle with the direction you want the ball to travel. Therefore, zero degrees means the racquet face is facing the direction you want to hit the ball, and 90 degrees means the racquet is closed so that the edge of the racquet is facing the direction you want to hit the ball.

Could you suggest what angle of contact you should be aiming for with pendulum serves? (backspin, topspin and sidespin variations)

Thanks

Ji-Soo

 


Alois Rosario

Alois Rosario Answered 15 years ago

Hi Ji-Soo,

Nice visuals.

I think I have the idea.  For all of the spins there should be an angle of about 10 degrees as a guide.  So when th eball leaves your bat it goes off your bat at an angle of about 10 degrees.  The blade being at a different angle will produce the different spins.

Hope this clears it up. 


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Ji-Soo Woo

Ji-Soo Woo Posted 15 years ago

Thanks for the answer.

Wow, just 10 degrees.  I admit that surprises me.  I thought for sidespin you'd need at least 45 degree angle.  I'll try the 10 degrees next time.  Using more the full face of the racquet might increase my consistency.


Alois Rosario

Alois Rosario from PingSkills Posted 15 years ago

Hi Ji-Soo, Jeff and I are trying to understand this now and having another discussion. We probably need a face to face for this one. We have different opinions on what you are talking out.

Ji-Soo Woo

Ji-Soo Woo Posted 15 years ago

No worries.  Thinking about it myself I think the question is more complicated than I had considered myself.  It's probably something that needs not only a face-to-face, but a demonstration over the table. 

Ji-Soo



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