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Returning Serve for Beginners

Learn all about returning serve in table tennis for beginners. Includes photos and theoretical and practical advice on what makes a good service return and how to practice your return of serve.
Beginner's Guide to Returning Serve in Table Tennis
Learn all about returning serve in table tennis, with theoretical and practical tips and advice on how to improve your service return and troubleshoot any problems.
Table Tennis - Why is Returning Serve Important?
Learn why the return of service is important in table tennis, especially for beginners.
Improve Your Return of Serve - Theory
Tips and advice for beginners on the theory of returning serve in table tennis.
Improve Your Return of Serve - Practical
Practical tips and advice for beginners on returning serve in table tennis.
Troubleshoot Your Return of Serve
What to do when you want to return your return of serve to the manufacturer.
Help! I Can't Return My Opponent's Serve! What Should I Do?
Having problems returning the serves of your opponent? Greg Letts, your Guide to Table Tennis / Ping-Pong, has some advice to help you put that ping-pong ball in the right place - on the table!
Table Tennis/ Ping-Pong Basic Strokes - Forehand Flick Crosscourt
Watch and learn from clear photographs, videos and explanations of how to do a forehand flick crosscourt return of serve in table tennis/ping-pong.
Table Tennis/ Ping-Pong Basic Strokes - Forehand Flick Crosscourt - Side View
Watch and learn from clear photographs, videos and explanations of how to do a forehand flick crosscourt return of serve in table tennis/ping-pong.
Table Tennis/ Ping-Pong Basic Strokes - Backhand Flick
Watch and learn from clear photographs, videos and explanations of how to do a backhand flick return of serve in table tennis/ping-pong.
Table Tennis/ Ping-Pong Basic Strokes - Backhand Flick - Side View
Watch and learn from clear side view photographs, videos and explanations of how to do a backhand flick return of serve in table tennis/ping-pong.
Table Tennis/ Ping-Pong Basic Strokes - Backhand Banana Flick Return of Serve
Watch and learn from clear photographs, videos and explanations of how to do a backhand banana (chiquita) flick return of serve in table tennis/ping-pong.
Table Tennis/ Ping-Pong Basic Strokes - Forehand Push Return of Serve
Watch and learn from clear photographs, videos and explanations of how to do a forehand push return of serve in table tennis/ping-pong.
Table Tennis/ Ping-Pong Basic Strokes - Forehand Push Serve Return - Side View
Watch and learn from clear photographs, videos and explanations of how to do a forehand push return of serve in table tennis/ping-pong.
Table Tennis/ Ping-Pong Basic Strokes - Backhand Push Return of Serve
Watch and learn from clear photographs, videos and explanations of how to do a backhand push return of serve in table tennis/ping-pong.
Table Tennis/ Ping-Pong Basic Strokes - Backhand Push Serve Return - Side View
Watch and learn from clear photographs, videos and explanations of how to do a backhand push return of serve in table tennis/ping-pong.
Table Tennis/ Ping-Pong Basic Strokes - Forehand Loop Return of Serve
Watch and learn from clear photographs, videos and explanations of how to do a forehand loop return of serve in table tennis/ping-pong.
Table Tennis/ Ping-Pong Basic Strokes - Forehand Loop Serve Return - Side View
Watch and learn from clear photographs, videos and explanations of how to do a forehand loop return of serve in table tennis/ping-pong.
Table Tennis/ Ping-Pong Basic Strokes - Backhand Loop Return of Serve
Watch and learn from clear photographs, videos and explanations of how to do a backhand loop return of serve in table tennis/ping-pong.
Table Tennis/ Ping-Pong Basic Strokes - Backhand Loop Serve Return - Side View
Watch and learn from clear photographs, videos and explanations of how to do a backhand loop return of serve in table tennis/ping-pong.

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