Hit My Chest When Serve
Serving
Yazid Ehier Asked 10 years ago
Hi alois . when i do a pendulum serve my paddle always get hit at my chest . What i can do to not get hit at my chest again.
Alois Rosario Answered 10 years ago
Hi Yazid,
This is actually the best way to serve. It does get uncomfortable when you are doing it a lot. Some players will put a towel or padding on their chest when they are doing serving practice to stop the pain.
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mat huang Posted 2016-08-10 09:09:55
Yea, I have the same problem. Sometimes after the swing, I just do the reverse motion so I don't hit my chest and it also add disguise to the serve.
Johnny Long Posted 2016-08-10 09:09:55
I remember on this question you've talked about a similar topic. http://www.pingskills.com/table-tennis-forum/serving-recoil/
It seems that some top players doesn't follow-thru or 'hit their chest' as much. Alois stated they are using the whipping action of the bat the bat recoils after contact in the other question I linked.
So is it easier to just follow-thru at this stage?
It bounces off your chest and helps to stop the bat and get it back to the next position.
Johan B Posted 2016-08-10 09:09:55
If you stand up a bit straighter (which isn't ideal for recovery) you can hit your abs instead, which might be less painful? Or just follow through in such a way that your arm or wrist crashes into your body instead of your hard paddle
Bennett Brown Posted 2016-08-10 09:09:55
i have and still have this problem. its a bit different but i am used to tossing thr ball near my body so ive been trying to break the habit
toby kim Posted 2021-08-10 09:09:55
Wouldn’t you at some point damage your intestines or rib cage? I noticed that I hit my rib cage hard. It’s like a non stop drum stick pounding on myself.