Here is a video of a return board. It seems this one has some rubber on it to make the return a bit more realistic.

If you go to this site you will see some footage of the return board in action. Return Board

I have never used one so haven’t seen the benefits of it. If anyone else has used one please put add your comments.

Thanks to one of our readers, Toni, for providing the link.

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A great third ball attack
Photo courtesy of ITTF

The term third ball attack refers to a tactic where you play an attacking stroke on the third ball of the rally. The key features of this tactic are:

1. Serve the ball short to stop your opponent attacking
2. Your opponent returns the ball long
3. You attack the third ball of the rally

If you can follow this tactic regularly in a match, you will be in a great position to win a lot of points. To implement this in your own match play, you need to spend a lot of time practicing your serve. You not only need to be able to serve the ball short but you also need to be able to vary the spin and placement of your serve to make it hard for your opponent to return the ball short. If you can get your opponent to return the ball long you will have the opportunity to play an attacking third ball.

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