Stomp while serving
Table Tennis Serving
Last updated 7 years ago
Yap Zhi De Asked 8 years ago
Hi Alois
Why does people stomp their foot while serving?
Alois Rosario Answered 8 years ago
Hi Yap,
It is usually just as a follow through of their service action. As they come forward with their foot and move into the next position in the rally it makes a noise on the ground.
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Yap Zhi De Posted 8 years ago
Why you don't have this follow through
Alois Rosario from PingSkills Posted 8 years ago
I land a little lighter on my foot.
Yap Zhi De Posted 8 years ago
Does landing lighter affect the serve, like the spin and speed?
Jeff Plumb from PingSkills Posted 8 years ago
No Yap, that doesn't have any affect. What does is using your wrist to generate bat speed and brushing the ball finely.
Igor Kirman Posted 7 years ago
One other benefit of stomping the feet is deception. Since it may be hard to spot the precise point at which contact is made (and therefore to see whether a serve has topspin, under spin or side spin), a foot stomping may mislead the receiver into believing contact was made when they hear the "noise." It's a reflex. And that creates deception; usually you stomp a little earlier than true contact and mislead the receiver.