How do I return the Tomahawk serve?

Contact the back of the ball, perhaps slightly on the left side, so that the ball goes to the right, down the line. Keep the racket relatively high – don’t lower it as you chase after it as it bounces and spins away from you, or you’ll end up lifting the ball high or off the end.

How do you return short backspin serve?

If the ball is short, returning a backspin serve with a flick is an excellent idea to immediately open the point. Be careful here though, as the ball can easily go in the net – aim high and flick hard. Another good idea here is to push the ball into the opposite corner of where your opponent stands.

What is anti loop in table tennis?

Sport: Table Tennis. A shot that tends to lessen the effect of spin, and is particularly good against a loop or heavy loop.

How to return a sidespin serve in table tennis?

Once you understand these, you are on your way to knowing how to return a sidespin serve in table tennis. The basics to countering a sidespin serve are to stay away from flat, blocking strokes or blasting ones. The spin will ride the strokes and go away to the side that the spin is directed towards.

Should you attack sidespin serve longs?

If you see a sidespin serve go long, you should definitely be attacking it close to 100% of the time. Playing a strong loop with lots of topspin should overpower a lot of the sidespin that was put on the ball. As mentioned before, the more perpendicular spin you apply on the ball the less you will need to worry about the incoming spin.

How to return a sidespin ball short correctly?

Well, you know what, sidespin ball has a lot of energy. So to return it short, you need to absorb energy, otherwise, you can’t return it short correctly. But how?

What happened to Michael Maze sidespin serve?

I’m EmRatThich. Today, let’s learn how to return a sidespin serve, short and safely with Michael Maze. Maze announced his retirement in 2016, saying “after several operations, I can no longer train one hundred percent without pain and therefore not compete at the level I’m used to.” For example, He Zhi Weng has amazing sidespin serve.