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So I've taken a few videos of some of my decent serves a day ago, and I've sent them to the Table Tennis Subreddit, along with the Table Tennis Discord Server.
Different angle of view at 1:20
Slo-mo at 2:09
Any advice on how I can improve my serve farther is greatly appreciated.
So far, I have:
-toss the ball higher, not letting the arm go too high with the ball
-make more of a whipping motion with the forearm and wrist to generate more spin
-contact the ball slightly lower so that it doesn't bounce too high
-try to aim for the center of my side of the table to keep the ball short
-apply pressure on the index finger, and keep the thumb loose (I disagree with this point since I've seen Xu Xin do the opposite)
-simulate a match situation (wait a few seconds before the toss and bounce back after the serve to get used to the "three-step pattern")
-flat hand
-stop playing penhold and switch to shakehand (that I likely will not do)
So if anyone has any comments, questions, or suggestions, I'd be more than happy to take them. It means a lot to me.
Thanks to everyone in advance.
Different angle of view at 1:20
Slo-mo at 2:09
Any advice on how I can improve my serve farther is greatly appreciated.
So far, I have:
-toss the ball higher, not letting the arm go too high with the ball
-make more of a whipping motion with the forearm and wrist to generate more spin
-contact the ball slightly lower so that it doesn't bounce too high
-try to aim for the center of my side of the table to keep the ball short
-apply pressure on the index finger, and keep the thumb loose (I disagree with this point since I've seen Xu Xin do the opposite)
-simulate a match situation (wait a few seconds before the toss and bounce back after the serve to get used to the "three-step pattern")
-flat hand
-stop playing penhold and switch to shakehand (that I likely will not do)
So if anyone has any comments, questions, or suggestions, I'd be more than happy to take them. It means a lot to me.
Thanks to everyone in advance.
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