Just something I've noticed a few times when watching videos, on how to use your body weight to serve, and to return back to ready position.
Many thanks to TTPoster for uploading these fantastic videos for us to analyse!
This is Zhang Jike's FH pendulum serve.
Zhang Jike's left foot is...
Zhang jike is the newly crowned World Champion. And he has a wonderful service.
So here is it : Zhang jike service in detail
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Zhang Jike’s forehand reverse serve
Zhang Jike is one of the five best Chinese top players. Recently...
Okay here is the scenario: this guy is serving a backhand serve from the forehand side of the table. His girlfriend is complaining that his serve is illegal because she says he taps his racket on the table as part of his pre-toss ritual and the tap is distracting her. A person who knows the...
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Noting serve action to comply with the rules:
Serve action is only made up by two parts:
(1) Throwing action on the one hand : throwing height is more than or equal to 16cm, throwing action outside...
Can anyone please explain why Wang Hao is not picked up on his serve. I have just watched his game against Baum in the WTTC and his service game faults on two key points every time. first - Ball not thrown vertically - he is always backwards toward his body. Second - point of contact is masked...
Ever served or wondered how to serve behind your back? WorldTableTennisMag have just posted an instructional video on how to serve from behind your back :)
Video thanks to WorldTableTennisMag
Can you do this?
Sir
Students should be introduced a method of serving on table to improve service by keeping a target of broken ball or any thing which could be kept as target on the other side of net and he or she should be able to strike it one or two chance and practice daily different type of service...
Hey guys,
I recently played a player who had the best serves I've come across and he served in a motion I have rarely seen used. I can't find a video of it and it may not even be called anything as it's rarely used but I'll describe it anyway and if you know what it's called or seen a pro using...
So we have all heard about the possible new rule change on services. The new serve system is a new idea where the player who lost the previous point will serve. This concept is that the weaker player would have a better chance against a stonger opponent which makes the sport more intense and...
At the recent World Table Tennis Championships Vladimir Samsonsov was spotted walming up his serves prior to a match!
Oh yeah not to mention you can see Timo Boll with his TShirt off. Youtuber mlw22160 quoted, "You can see Timo bare-chested off on the left side at the very beginning. Looks...
Pingskills have sent in a video on a fantastic demonstration on how to serve like Stiga's Par Gerell.
Photo by: Remy Gros
Hope you all learnt something here :)
You can watch Par Gerell's serve in action in the video below
Hey guys!
I've just watched the ETTC Final Timo Boll vs Patrick Baum and noticed that Boll's serves are illegal.
Photo by: ad-hoc-news.de
Why? - From the beginning of the serve he is clearly not holding the ball behind his endline.
Let's have a look at the international table tennis rules...
Our latest video provided by youtuber Calcutta75 of Patrick baum serve training. Its an amazing video, you get to really see how much wrist movement is going into the ball. Half way through the video there is slow motion footage for you to get a better understanding of the serves. I am really...
Check out the fastest serve ever by Japanese wonderkid and future World Champion Asuka Sakai.William Henzell from TTEDGE quotes on his youtube channel that "This serve is no fake. At least 30 witnessed this serve in the hall at the Werner Schlager Academy yesterday!!"
Photo by: WSA-TT.com...
Okay, so we had the huge debate about whether Xu Xin's serve was illegal. Now we have a whole new discussion with Ma Long's service. Watch the video below, is the serve legal?
What do you think?
Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images AsiaPac
I was wondering about the first serve Ma lin does in this video: Does it touch the net.
Because it's the only serve in this video that goes backward on the first bounce.