Ask The Coach Show #63 - Staying Low While Serving




Ask The Coach Show | Table Tennis show

Summary: <h4>Yesterdays  #PQOTD - 1:52</h4> <p>Where do you play your Table Tennis most? Work, School, Club?</p> <h4>#PQOTD - 3:39</h4> <p>Is there anything that you aren’t sure about with the service rule?</p> <h4> <a href="/table-tennis-forum/does-entire-body-need-be-behind-line-serving-or-just-ball/">Question 1</a> - 4:20</h4> <p>I thought it was only necessary that the ball be tossed and hit from behind the table line. I did not think it was necessary for my body to be behind the line as well. Which is it? James</p> <h4> <a href="/table-tennis-forum/improve-defence/">Question 2</a> - 5:30</h4> <p>How can i improve my defence? Yazid</p> <h4> <a href="/table-tennis-forum/stance-while-serving/">Question 3</a> - 8:14</h4> <p>I see that many players stay very low while serving, for example Timo Boll. What is the technical reason behind that? Does it improve the quality of serve in some way? I like to toss the ball high, it is awkward to stay low. Abhinav</p> <h4> <a href="/table-tennis-forum/sidebackspin-serve/">Question 4</a> - 11:01</h4> <p>Hi Alois, how to do the sidebackspin serve and can i stand a littleaway from the table (like 30 cm or something like that)when serving. John</p> <h4>Question 5 - 13:40</h4> <p>What is your favorite move/ skill in table tennis? is it loop or smash or what is it? Brock</p> <h4>Links in this Episode</h4> <p><a href="/table-tennis/serving-secrets/service-rules/">Service Rules Video</a></p> <p><a href="/table-tennis/strokes-and-technique/backhand-chop/">Backhand Chop</a></p> <p><a href="/table-tennis/strokes-and-technique/backhand-block/">Backhand Block</a></p> <p><a href="/table-tennis-forum/ready-position-after-pendulum-serve/">Ready Position After Pendulum Serve</a></p> <p><a href="/table-tennis/serving-secrets/the-high-toss-serve/">High Toss Serve</a></p> <p> </p>