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Table Tennis/ Ping-Pong - Forehand Reverse Pendulum Backspin/ Sidespin Serve

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End of Follow Through

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End of Follow Through

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The ball has been struck and is on its way towards the table, while the player has finished his follow through.

Points to look for:

  • The player has begun to watch the ball again, since he is looking to see the result of the serve. If he sees that the serve will successfully go low over the net and bounce twice on the opponents side of the table, he will look for an aggressive third ball. If he sees that he has not served a good serve (too high or too long), he will get ready for an attack by the receiver.
  • The follow through has ended quite soon after hitting the ball, since the player wishes to make a quick recovery to a ready position.
  • As shown by the small blur trail, the ball is not moving forward all that fast, since much of the speed of the bat has been converted into spin.
  • Note also that although the player's stroke was a mixture of forward and right to left movement (as viewed by the camera), the ball is moving only a little sideways. This is because the ball has been brushed heavily, rather than hit solidly in the direction the bat was moving.

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