Noting prepares for attack after serve

[frankcntttc]

On the whole, the purpose of preparing for attack after serve is: To improve serve quality by several of ways, increase the difficulty of the opponent receiving the ball, and make the opponent hit a bad ball, thereby; it creates the condition of attacking.
Specifically, the following points should be noted:
(1) It makes use of opponent’s loopholes and weakness, constantly changing in placement, rotation, power and curve, thereby, increases the serve quality, and create the chance of attacking.
(2) Research the serve discipline, when serving, you can predict the opponent hitting line generally, thereby increase the probability of attacking successfully.
(3) Use the power of serve, maneuver the opponents, such as, serve the close-net, short and spiral ball, combination the end-line, left ,right, close to body, long and fast ball, it often can have a multiplier effect.
(4) Use the combination of spiral, such as, serve close-net and non-spiral ball, and serve close-net and backspin ball, left side topspin ball, serve to the left side of the opponents. This spin combination makes the opponents feel unfamiliar so that you can control the competition rhythm and gain the points constantly.
Chinese National Table Tennis Training Center (www.cntttc.org )

 

[azlan]

Basically, as the server, we should dictate the receiver on where or how the ball is returned to us. Thus, this maximize our chances to attack an gain points. Because, at advance level, we must know that all of our serves will be returned to us. We must avoid 2nd ball attack and putting us on the back foot plus the return must be a passive one.

 

[Michal_Z]

I noticed, that players often hold the paddle different when serving.. (now I mean shakehanders) ..
After watching a video, where Liu Guoliang showed todays China´s best players, how to server..
He put racket into Ma Longs hand and told him to hold it a little above the net.. Just enough, to let the ball cros between the net and racket..
And then - without any problem, he served..
The ball flew through the gap like the racket was never there.. Well that is a serve!
I tryed that,.. but I always hit the racket..
And then I tryed the different holding of the racket, just like.. for example I think even Timo Boll is serving like that..
And then I got that! The ball crossed and since then I serve really low over the net..
Have you ever tryed that?
Holding racket with your thumb on the forehand rubber and the holding part down on your wrist makes the serve much better, you get much more feel and accuracy..
And the serve is more effective since a player that had no problem reading my serves now makes many many mistakes, when I serve..

 

[Anders]

This is a way of practicing how to perform well under pressure, if you cant do that, then you will not last long in an important match

 

[Matt Hetherington]

He put racket into Ma Longs hand and told him to hold it a little above the net.. Just enough, to let the ball cros between the net and racket..

I remember seeing that, wasn't it awesome! The game has a strong orientation around service these days, a strong service with a high probability of predictable return seems to be the way of the game. We had a Korean player come to New Zealand and he basically dictated all of his opponents returns of service nearly perfectly and was there in a flash to pick up the scraps. It really showed us how lacking we are as a nation in terms of service compared to other higher nations, an eye opener!

 

[Rhydian]

Thanks for the information guys!
It's clear and helps a lot. One question: could you post the videos you're talking about? Because I don't know them and it's a little bit difficult to imagine it..
Thanks!

 

[Matt Hetherington]

No problem, here it is.
For some reason I can't embed it into the reply >.< the link button won't work and I've tried it in 2 different browsers...

 

[Matt Hetherington]

Ok and now it does work but I can't edit my last post...button fail lol

 

[azlan]

Yup, seen it ages ago, Liu made it look ridiculously easy. PPP, where have you been mate? Seems you disappeared from radar a few months...

 

[Matt Hetherington]

Yup, seen it ages ago, Liu made it look ridiculously easy. PPP, where have you been mate? Seems you disappeared from radar a few months...

Just a couple of weeks yea, I went to the Australian Open for 10 days and played teams for New Zealand then individuals so I have been off here for quite a bit. Not to worry though I am now back Thanks for asking buddy

 

[Rhydian]

Wow thanks PPP!
Amazing! Liu Guoliang makes it look like it's the easiest thing on earth ^^
he looks like: "is that so difficult?" haha love that xD
and again, thanks

 

[YosuaYosan]

For defenders however, if you look closely, Joo also give 'easy' ball so that the opponent could attack, but to attack his backhand to setup his attack..
So yes, I think serve is the initiate to attack..

 

[WiWa]

Yea Joo always seems to produce a serve which the opponent has to loop since its long/semi-long but there is such an amount of backspin on it that it cannot be looped very fast. This also means Joo has the ability to take over when the balls comes in his FH or his body.

 

[YosuaYosan]

True to that Wiwa..
For lower class player I believe that kind of serve leave small amount of option..

 

[Rhydian]

Both of you are right!
Joo gives that sort of serves so that he can developp his game.
I'm asking myself how he would play if the game is short or something like that
As you serve, you might be the one who decides how the opponent will return the ball and you can predict where it goes.

I have a nasty serve and when I play it, the ball comes exactly to the same place, my forehand, and I can attack
It works very well against people with the same ranking and works good against better ranked players
Of course I varie the serves so that they don't get used to it