Another common problem at all levels is serving the ball too long, so that the opponent can easily attack it.
If your serves are going too long and being attacked strongly by your opponent, there are several ways that you can make your serves shorter (remember, a double bounce serve is ideal) and more difficult to attack. Let's have a look at them.
Difficulty: Easy
Time Required: Indefinite
Here's How:
- Increase the amount of sidespin that you are putting on the ball. More sidespin will make the ball curve more, causing it to be able to travel more and drop further while still remaining short.
- Serve using the diagonals of the table. The table is only 9 feet (2.74m) long from end to end. But on the diagonal it is about 10.3 feet (3.14 m) long . That's a lot of extra table to work with!
- Decrease the amount of speed that you are putting on the ball. This could be done by: (a) slowing down the speed of your swing/and or wrist snap; (b) swinging in a motion that is more parallel to your own endline, instead of forwards towards your opponent's endline.
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