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How to Troubleshoot Your Serve

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During your table tennis career, despite all the theory about serving you have learnt and the serving practice you have done, there are going to be times when your serve is not working as well as it should, and your opponents will be hitting winners left and right. Rather than giving up and going home, here is some advice that will help you get your service back on track fast.

Learn to improve your serves by taking note of the result of each serve, and then adjusting your service motion accordingly. I would recommend trying to change only one thing at a time, to make it easier to see whether your change was successful. If you change several things at once, it can be hard to know which changes are working and which aren't.

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