Is there any rule regarding serving the ball with your hand?

[Saint168]

I know it didn't touch the paddle.

I am pretty sure that the last one in the video is a double bounce and goes off your hand first but then hits the racket. Which means that one would not be okay.

 

[UpSideDownCarl]

I know it didn't touch the paddle.

Okay. Video is hard to tell. It looks like it did.

But I tried this. It is not so easy to get it on. I would not use it. I showed someone and he had no trouble with it. He just ripped it back several times. And it was pretty short. He did know it was coming. But....

 

[Saint168]

I can pretty much do this serve anytime I want. And yes, if your opponent is expecting it, this serve is useless. However, I haven't met a player who can rip it back if he wasn't expecting it.

Okay. Video is hard to tell. It looks like it did.

But I tried this. It is not so easy to get it on. I would not use it. I showed someone and he had no trouble with it. He just ripped it back several times. And it was pretty short. He did know it was coming. But....