Float serve

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Haseeb Ansar
Haseeb Ansar Asked 7 years ago

What is floater serve in Table Tennis and how can it be done? 


Alois Rosario
Member Badge Alois Rosario Answered 7 years ago

Hi Haseeb,

The Float serve is a No Spin serve.  The main thing is to contact the ball with a flatter racket and less brushing action.  You need to make the serve look like a spin serve otherwise it will be easily attacked.

We do have a tutorial on this called the No Spin Serve.

 


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