Hardest serve
Serving
chiranth ramakrishna Asked 13 years ago
what is the hardest serve in table tennis?and how to do it?
can you please teach me sir?
Alois Rosario Answered 13 years ago
Hi Chiranth,
There are a lot of serves that are effective. I like the Pendulum serve.
The main thing though is that you need to find a serve against an opponent that works for you. I used the Pendulum serve because it suited my game.
Try to find a serve that suits you and then work on it and learn to vary the amount and type of spin that you put on the ball.
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Sam Evans Posted 13 years ago
If you are playing against inexperienced players, a serve with lots of side spin can win you lots of points;it can also allow you to make your opponent return the ball to where you want it, for instance if you have a strong forhand then the reverse pendulem serve is a good option, or if you have a good backhand then a pendulum serve is best.
eirik lma0x2 Posted 13 years ago
like ur thoughts m8. but not 100% correct. the reverse pendulum serve is not that effective, cause u will get it real deep into the corner, where ull probably wont be ready. and the same with the pendulum serve. i like the pendulum aswell because of the variation between sidetop, and sideunder, which can hardly be seen from my opponents, because of my years of practisin. im a high level player at my age in my country.