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

By Greg Letts, About.com

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Return to Ready Position

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Return to Ready Position

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The player has finished the serve.

Points to look for:

  • The ball can be seen going low over the net, indicating that the serve is likely to be successful.
  • In this photo sequence, the player has not finished recovering to his ready position, since he is about to repeat the serve. In a match the player would continue swinging his right leg to the right, and start to go into a slight crouch.

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

  1. Ready Position
  2. Start of Ball Toss
  3. Top of Ball Toss
  4. End of Backswing
  5. Contact With the Ball
  6. End of Follow Through
  7. Start of Return to Ready Position
  8. Return to Ready Position

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