Putting the ball into action is one of the most important techniques in ping pong. Serving topspin can be a great way to confuse your opponent and hit an ace. If you have tried to beat this way but without success, or if you are learning for the first time, you probably need some advice. This article describes the various types of spin you can get on the ball and explains how to serve in topspin.
Steps
Part 1 of 2: Learning to Impress Various Effect Types
Step 1. Serve the ball without effect
This joke isn't very quick, but if you're learning to play ping pong, it's a very important first step.
- Hit the ball near the center.
- Make sure you hit with the racket at 90 ° to the direction of the ball.
- The ball will proceed forward and have very little rotation.
Step 2. Try to give the ball an effect
You can do this after mastering the traditional serve.
- Slide the racket over the ball as you serve, right at the moment of impact. The direction of the slide determines the spin.
- The rotation is impressed on the ball by sliding the racket against the ball in a tangential direction.
- Hold the racket 90 degrees from the ball.
- Use an up, down, or side motion.
- The faster the scroll movement, the faster the rotation.
- By accentuating the tangential movement of the racket a lot, the ball will spin faster and cover less distance.
- Using a racket with inverted nubs can help you give the ball more effect than models with rubber dots or anti-spin padding.
Step 3. Learn about the different types of spins
In ping pong there are three main ones and each of them requires a different technique during the serve.
- The topspin is impressed by starting the stroke under the ball and sliding the racket over the ball in a forward and upward motion.
- The backspin is impressed by starting the stroke above the ball and sliding the racket over the ball in a downward and forward motion.
- The side effect is produced by sliding the racket to one side upon impact with the ball.
Step 4. Learn about the effects of spin on the ball
Using the various types of rotations you can produce different outcomes over the course of a game.
- By applying topsin to the ball, you increase the downward pressure on the ball, which will consequently bounce shortly after hitting the table. Upon impact with the opponent's racket, it will have a tendency to splash upwards.
- By giving the ball backspin, it will bounce higher after hitting the table and won't move much forward.
- Upon impact with the opponent's racket, a backward spinning ball will have a tendency to splash downward.
- After you give the ball a lateral rotation, it will bounce off the opponent's racket in the same direction you slid the racket when you hit. For example, if you moved your racket to the left, the ball will bounce that way.
Part 2 of 2: Serve the ball in Topspin
Step 1. Get into the right position to serve
Choose where to put yourself based on your dominant hand.
- If you are right handed, position yourself in the wrong side of the table. Bring your right foot forward and bend your knees slightly. This is the correct position to serve.
- Hold the racket in your right hand and the ball in the other.
- If you are left handed, stand in the forehand corner of the table. Bring your left foot forward and bend your knees slightly. This is the correct position to serve.
- In this case, hold the racket in the left and the ball in the right.
Step 2. Throw the ball into the air with your palm open
International table tennis rules state that the ball must be thrown straight up when serving. You can't beat directly from the hand.
- Keep your hand at chest height before serving.
- You have to throw the ball in the air at least 15 cm, about the height of the net.
- You shouldn't throw the ball forward or backward. Try to send it straight up.
Step 3. Hit the ball to serve when it comes back down
You should beat when it reaches chest or belly height.
- If you hit the ball too low, it won't be high enough to clear the net.
- If you hit the ball too high, it may bounce too high or too fast.
- Hitting at chest height or just below allows the ball to accelerate forward, bounce off the table and pass the net.
Step 4. Hit the top of the ball, above its center
If you don't aim for the exact spot, the ball won't spin or spin as desired.
- Keep the racket less than 90 degrees from the ball. Tilt it towards the mesh to impress topspin.
- Remember, the first step in giving topspin to a ping pong ball is hitting it at the top.
- If you hit the ball in the center, it will have no rotation and may have too long a trajectory before hitting the table.
- Hitting the ball from below could cause it to rotate backwards, not getting the desired result.
- The topspin effect allows the ball to bounce close to the target, away from the net.
Step 5. Slide the racket up and forward on the ball as you hit it, trying to aim for your side of the table, as far away from the net as possible
This will make the orb fly forward quickly.
- Racquet gliding is the movement you make quickly on impact during serve or normal rallies. Moving the tool in various directions will produce various types of spins.
- Remember, by moving the racket up and forward you will be able to give the ball topspin.
- A topspin effect ball has a tendency to bounce low on the table.
- This makes it more difficult for your opponent to respond.
- When your opponent hits a topspin ball, he will have a tendency to send it higher.
Advice
- Make sure the table and net are regular and free of slopes before practicing or starting a game.
- Try using spin in your serves to make it more difficult for the opponent to respond.
- Try not to always serve with the same rotation or the same technique. Use unpredictable tactics to surprise your opponent.
- Always practice whenever you get the chance, because practice makes perfect.
