How to serve table tennis?

The service of table tennis plays a vital role in the whole process. With a good beginning, the process can be smooth and the ending can be perfect.

First of all, understand several kinds of service in the conventional classification, such as short ball, long ball, high throw ball and squat ball.

A few practical table tennis serve skills, master three of them skillfully, and you can also join the ranks of masters.

Short hair ball

This kind of ball is the most commonly used in actual combat, especially in the confrontation between masters, because it is a tentative serve to prevent the opponent from attacking badly.

This kind of ball has the advantages of small stroke, quick shot, easy concealment and easy to confuse opponents. The key is that the second jump after the ball landed on the opponent's table did not come out, making it difficult for the opponent to make efforts to grab, pull, rush or attack. Then we shouldn't throw the ball too high. When hitting the ball, the strength of the wrist and fingers is greater than that of the forearm, and it needs to be shaken instantly to rub the ball. The first landing point of the service is in the middle of the table. Don't get too close to the net. Too close to the ball is easy to make mistakes and there is no threat. As long as the opponent judges the rotation correctly, it is easy to swing short. The serve action needs to be confusing, and each rotation action should be as similar as possible, so that the opponent is not easy to judge. (Look at the same action of two different balls in the picture below)

A few practical table tennis serve skills, master three of them skillfully, and you can also join the ranks of masters.

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Running ball is actually a long ball. This kind of ball has fast speed, long impact point and great momentum. Send it to the other side's big corner or middle road, which is a great threat to the other side. Because this kind of ball has a long arc, people who like to stand near the table are easy to be hit by the ball, which is fast and easy to react. Sneaking at the ball in the game will have unexpected effects, but you can't serve it often. Once the opponent is familiar with it, it is easy to catch it. Don't throw the ball too high, you need a high-speed swing at the moment of hitting the ball, mainly hitting the ball. The first landing point should be close to the end line of the table, and the hitting point should be equal to or slightly lower than the net.

A few practical table tennis serve skills, master three of them skillfully, and you can also join the ranks of masters.

A few practical table tennis serve skills, master three of them skillfully, and you can also join the ranks of masters.

high toss service

This kind of ball is to increase the falling height of the ball, thus increasing the friction and impact force. This kind of ball has fast speed, large momentum and many changes in rotation, and flies around the corner after landing. However, the high throw serve is complicated and difficult. Don't throw the ball too far away from the table and body when serving this ball; The hitting point is the same as or slightly lower than the net, preferably at the middle right side of the waist (15 cm); Try to increase the amplitude and radian of the internal pendulum; The left topspin and backspin are the same as the low toss. ⑤ After touching the ball, add a recovery action to the right front, which can increase the opponent's judgment (the ball is more powerful when combined with the right spin ball).

A few practical table tennis serve skills, master three of them skillfully, and you can also join the ranks of masters.

A few practical table tennis serve skills, master three of them skillfully, and you can also join the ranks of masters.

Squat serve

This kind of ball is very powerful, but it is also quite difficult to serve. This kind of service is more convenient for the horizontal racquet player to serve the squat ball than the straight racquet player. The backhand player needs to change the grip when serving, that is, move the index finger behind the racket.

A few practical table tennis serve skills, master three of them skillfully, and you can also join the ranks of masters.

Squat serve can be left-handed and right-handed, which is very threatening when the opponent is not adapted. Serving this kind of ball needs to pay attention to the coordination of throwing and swinging, and master the hitting time; When you serve the right side spin ball up and down, your left foot is slightly forward and your body is slightly deflected to the right. The swing route is from left back to right front. The middle part of the racket touches the ball and rubs to the upper right, indicating that the right side rotates upward; Friction from the middle and lower part of the ball to the right is the lower right rotation; When the left side of the squat rotates up and down, the position is slightly flat, the body basically faces the table, and the swing route is from right back to left front. The right middle part of the racket touches the ball to the upper left, and the friction is left-handed rotation; The friction from the middle of the ball to the lower left rotates to the lower left; When the left (right) side spins the ball up and down, special attention should be paid to the quick semi-circle rubbing action.

Note that this kind of ball needs high quality service. Once the quality is not high, the opponent is easy to get started, and once he gets started, he will be quick. You need to stand up again and adjust your posture after you serve the squat, so once you are slow and the quality is not high, you will be very passive. Let's take a look at the standard squat in Ding Ning.

A few practical table tennis serve skills, master three of them skillfully, and you can also join the ranks of masters.

A few practical table tennis serve skills, master three of them skillfully, and you can also join the ranks of masters.

The following introduces several conventional serve tactics according to forehand and backhand serve.

Forehand service and not turning around

This kind of ball is actually the most commonly used tactic by professional players. Because professional teams have good basic skills and a thorough understanding of the rotation of the ball, it is useless to serve too many patterns, so professional players will not serve too many patterns, as long as one or two tricks can confuse you.

A few practical table tennis serve skills, master three of them skillfully, and you can also join the ranks of masters.

This kind of ball has slow speed and small forward momentum. It is mainly to use similar serve actions to create rotation changes to confuse opponents, resulting in the opponent's failure to receive the serve or creating offensive opportunities for himself. Generally, throwing the ball is not too high. When serving, the racket face will be pressed back and the middle and lower part of the ball will be cut. The more the spinning ball is added, the more attention should be paid to the forward movement of the arm; When the ball cannot be served, the back angle of the racket face decreases at the moment of hitting the ball, and the force of pushing forward increases. Both movements are almost the same, depending on how the other side knows the trajectory of the ball. If you can't judge, you have to eat the ball.

Forehand serve left topspin (topspin).

This kind of ball is commonly used by amateurs and is also the most practical and simple service. This kind of ball has a strong upward (downward) rotation force on the left side. When the opponent blocks the net, the ball bounces to the upper (lower) side of its right side, usually standing on the left side of the center line or serving sideways. When serving, the abdomen should be closed and the hitting point should not be far away from the body; Try to increase the amplitude and radian of swinging from right to left to enhance the strength of lateral rotation. When the left side is topspin, the wrist is quickly adducted at the moment of hitting the ball, and the racket rubs from the center of the ball to the upper left. When the left side spins down, the racket face leans back and the racket rubs from the middle and lower part of the ball to the lower left. Be sure to pay attention to the friction. I feel that the ball has run a distance on the racket, and I can even hear the friction sound, because this kind of ball is easy to judge, and it will be passive if there is no rotating mass.

A few practical table tennis serve skills, master three of them skillfully, and you can also join the ranks of masters.

Backhand serve and serve backspin.

This kind of ball has the advantages of high speed, low arc, large forward thrust and strong concealment, which forces the opponent to retreat to catch the ball, which is beneficial to attack and is often used in conjunction with sharp backspin. The hitting point should be at the left front side of the body with the same height as the net or slightly lower than the net; Be sure to pay attention to the shaking force of the wrist; Only when the first landing point is near the end line of the local platform area can a long arc be made.

The backhand serves the top right (bottom) spin.

This kind of ball is actually very practical for amateurs. There is a strong up (down) spin on the right side of the ball. After the opponent blocks it, the ball bounces up (down) to its left side. It is best to serve with a long left oblique ball and a short right near tennis ball. Because most of the balls are close to tennis, it is difficult for opponents to make efforts, especially the forehand position near the net. If it's a backspin, it's basically a straight ball. You can hang his big corner ball with the lower board. If it is topspin, it is easy to take high risks, and it is difficult for amateurs to play short and high-level picks.

A few practical table tennis serve skills, master three of them skillfully, and you can also join the ranks of masters.

A few practical table tennis serve skills, master three of them skillfully, and you can also join the ranks of masters.

Backhand positioning, you need to pay attention to the rotation of the abdomen and waist; Make full use of wrist rotation and forearm strength; When the right topspin serves, the racket rubs from the middle of the ball to the upper right at the moment of hitting the ball, and the wrist has an upward hook action. After the hook is completed, it is difficult to judge the rotation direction of the ball, and the ball will float. When serving the right backspin, the racket face leans back, and the racket brushes from the middle and lower part of the ball to the right at the moment of hitting the ball.

A few practical table tennis serve skills, master three of them skillfully, and you can also join the ranks of masters.