Spin in Table Tennis/ Ping-Pong - How Does it Work and How do You Create it?

From Greg Letts, former About.com Guide

The diagram above shows what will happen when the direction the rubber surface is travelling is in between the center and the edge of the ball. The closer the line to the edge of the ball, more spin will be given and less speed , and the closer the line to the center of the ball, more speed will be given and less spin.

This means that for the same amount of bat speed, you can generate completely different amounts of spin and speed, just by varying the way you contact the ball.

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• Introduction - How does Spin Work?
• Topspin - How does it Work?
• Backspin - How does it Work?
• Sidespin - How does it Work?
• How do You Create Spin? A No-Spin Stroke
• How do You Create Spin? A High-Spin Stroke
• How do You Create Spin ? Trading Off Speed and Spin
• How do You Create Spin? Keeping the Spin the Same while Changing Speed

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