Serving tactics following let serve

allencorn · Jan 10, 2018

I am curious what folks' thoughts are about serving after you have served a let serve. For your next serve, do you try the same serve that was a let, or do you opt for a different serve? I often use a sequence of serves to try to set up my opponent, and serving a let presents a dilemma, as the opponent has "seen" the serve I was attempting. So do I try it again, or try something different?

Probably too many mind games, but I am curious what others think.

Der_Echte · Jan 10, 2018

This is something you use judgment to decide and act. Don't over think it, let it happen in flow soon.

If you know that serve was gunna trouble opponent or give you predictable/controllable return, do it again. If there is a chance that won't happen, quickly move on to another serve that will do that. Whatever, don't over think it. Trust your judgment and be loose/ready.

Suga D · Jan 10, 2018

Personally I decide from case to case, or rather from let to let, otherwise i'd have the feeling to become too predictable to my opponent.
But that might just be me...

Lightzy · Jan 10, 2018

Use a serve that looks the same?

JST · Jan 10, 2018

The same for me as Suga and Der: if I feel that serve in the sequence is powerful even the opponent have seen it then I serve the same. If it was some "surprise" variant then I change.

JST · Jan 10, 2018

Lightzy said:
Use a serve that looks the same?

Oh yes, that's also variant if you have that in repertoire: serve from the same position with very similar hands movements but in the final touch use different rotation (like heavy underspin if the let serve was light/no rotation or vice versa).

Tony's Table Tennis · Jan 10, 2018

I think 1 same serve can have many outcome
1) amount of spin
2) placement of ball on your side
3) placement of ball on your opponents side
4) weight on the ball (power)

not to mention you can trick it by no spin, or opposite (top spin when it is an underspin action)
so with the above variety, you shouldn't be in any dilemma

some times doing the same serve works great

at the end, it is a guessing game non stop - TT IQ, you need to act and react based on what happens.

iammaru · Jan 11, 2018

I won't use exactly the same serve unless the opponent is having trouble with it. Can be the same serve with different placement or different amount of spin or both.

NextLevel · Jan 11, 2018

I sometimes see if my opponent checked the ball out to inspect the serve spin after the let. If he did, I tend to do the same serve but with no spin if the let serve was spinny or with spin if the let serve wasn't. But like others have said, don't change a winning formula, if the serve is going to mess them up, just do it.

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