Could your club survive without its volunteers?

Is it OK to use ordinary varnish like plastic varnish or wood varnish and what benefits does it gives?? thank you. Jared Yulo

I often get into a position whereby my opponent has made a mistake and returned the ball back very high and short but with backspin. I feel that this ought to be an easy kill but I seem to put it in the net way way too often. Dan Shoop

Do you lose a point when the server’s racket touches the table on a serve? I believed that its not allowed for the paddle to touch the table when serving however its allowed other times. Please clarify. Ubayeedurrahman

I want to share you that that I am short. So can you suggest me some serves which are good for me and effective spin serves because I am not able to do good serves because of my height. Kosheen

High Backspin Close to the Net

Smash or Topspin a High Ball

Low Tomahawk Serve

Backhand Tomahawk Serve

Tomahawk Serve in Detail

Could your club survive without its volunteers?

Is it OK to use ordinary varnish like plastic varnish or wood varnish and what benefits does it gives?? thank you. Jared Yulo

I often get into a position whereby my opponent has made a mistake and returned the ball back very high and short but with backspin. I feel that this ought to be an easy kill but I seem to put it in the net way way too often. Dan Shoop

Do you lose a point when the server’s racket touches the table on a serve? I believed that its not allowed for the paddle to touch the table when serving however its allowed other times. Please clarify. Ubayeedurrahman

I want to share you that that I am short. So can you suggest me some serves which are good for me and effective spin serves because I am not able to do good serves because of my height. Kosheen

High Backspin Close to the Net

Smash or Topspin a High Ball

Low Tomahawk Serve

Backhand Tomahawk Serve

Tomahawk Serve in Detail

What percentage of your serves are short as opposed to long?

I like to attack when the ball is long or high. However my footwork is not that good and topspins are not consistent. People suggest that I should not try to topspin everything. Sometimes if I play more passively I win more points. What’s better? Ilia

Have u heard of Desmond Douglas? Lloyd Taylor

I was playing in a tournament at my local club and one of my opponents was blocking the view of the contact with his free hand. He would likely have beaten me anyway, but I had no chance to return service effectively with him blocking my view. Gary McAdams

I have been playing tt for 2 years but haven't improved much because I haven’t had proper guidance. When doing forehand topspin I can't get the length right or transfer my weight. I have improved during shadow play but how to improve in practice? Raut

Can you tell me how I should practice my high toss serve. Sometimes I dont even get the bat to hit the ball while its falling. When I practice the serve should I practice for about 45 minutes. Sachintha

Forehand Topspin Against Block

Forehand Topspin Against Backspin

High Toss Serve

High Toss Serve Video Response

Bounce by Matt Syed

What percentage of your serves are short as opposed to long?

I like to attack when the ball is long or high. However my footwork is not that good and topspins are not consistent. People suggest that I should not try to topspin everything. Sometimes if I play more passively I win more points. What’s better? Ilia

Have u heard of Desmond Douglas? Lloyd Taylor

I was playing in a tournament at my local club and one of my opponents was blocking the view of the contact with his free hand. He would likely have beaten me anyway, but I had no chance to return service effectively with him blocking my view. Gary McAdams

I have been playing tt for 2 years but haven't improved much because I haven’t had proper guidance. When doing forehand topspin I can't get the length right or transfer my weight. I have improved during shadow play but how to improve in practice? Raut

Can you tell me how I should practice my high toss serve. Sometimes I dont even get the bat to hit the ball while its falling. When I practice the serve should I practice for about 45 minutes. Sachintha

Forehand Topspin Against Block

Forehand Topspin Against Backspin

High Toss Serve

High Toss Serve Video Response

Bounce by Matt Syed

The ITTF World Tour Grand Finals

Have you ever seen yourself play on video and did you find it useful?

Should players allow their opponent to examine each others rackets before a match? - Shezie

Is it better to serve short topspin serve or would it be better to serve short side spin serve. Or a short side topsin serve? Luke

Should I first explain grip, let them play with proper grip. Then stance, footwork, ball mechanics, full strokes etc etc? Or should I explain a full stroke including all those aspects and then correct all aspects together while observing? Dieter

When i go to tournaments, i see some players playing a long stroke and some playing short stroke. Which will suit me best? and what factors does it count for the type of stroke i play? Which is the more advisable stroke, short or long? Earl

How does Kenta do his tomahawk serve both reverse and normal one, it is quite difficult to return that serve. Could you give me some clue to make that serve even better. Long

Tomahawk Serve

Low Tomahawk Serve

Reverse Tomahawk Serve

The ITTF World Tour Grand Finals

Have you ever seen yourself play on video and did you find it useful?

Should players allow their opponent to examine each others rackets before a match? - Shezie

Is it better to serve short topspin serve or would it be better to serve short side spin serve. Or a short side topsin serve? Luke

Should I first explain grip, let them play with proper grip. Then stance, footwork, ball mechanics, full strokes etc etc? Or should I explain a full stroke including all those aspects and then correct all aspects together while observing? Dieter

When i go to tournaments, i see some players playing a long stroke and some playing short stroke. Which will suit me best? and what factors does it count for the type of stroke i play? Which is the more advisable stroke, short or long? Earl

How does Kenta do his tomahawk serve both reverse and normal one, it is quite difficult to return that serve. Could you give me some clue to make that serve even better. Long

Tomahawk Serve

Low Tomahawk Serve

Reverse Tomahawk Serve

Who is the best player in the World at the moment? Men's and Women's.

How could I achieve pure heavy back spin serve with Pendulum motion and no side spin on it? So as soon as the opponent touches the ball it goes straight into net. Salman

I've just bought a new rubber and realised that i have glue but out of sponge to apply it to my rubber. I thought that regular sponge can be used as an alternative but it will just soak the glue. Is there any other method to apply the glue. Utkarsh

Can you please tell what and how should a defender practice? Rutvik Thakkar

I'm a pretty advanced player but I'm looking to maximise spin when I chop but it usually either goes well up into the air or lands in the net. Any advice for this? Joshua Griffiths

Training Drills

Footwork for Defenders

Pendulum Serve Video at 1:19

Who is the best player in the World at the moment? Men's and Women's.

How could I achieve pure heavy back spin serve with Pendulum motion and no side spin on it? So as soon as the opponent touches the ball it goes straight into net. Salman

I've just bought a new rubber and realised that i have glue but out of sponge to apply it to my rubber. I thought that regular sponge can be used as an alternative but it will just soak the glue. Is there any other method to apply the glue. Utkarsh

Can you please tell what and how should a defender practice? Rutvik Thakkar

I'm a pretty advanced player but I'm looking to maximise spin when I chop but it usually either goes well up into the air or lands in the net. Any advice for this? Joshua Griffiths

Training Drills

Footwork for Defenders

Pendulum Serve Video at 1:19

Jun Mizutani heads the standings for the World Tour Grand Finals and won the title in 2010. But can he win the title again?

I can't return hook and fade sidespin topspins effectively. Please tell me an effective way to return them. Kaustubh

Hello. What is the difference between forehand loop and forehand drive? When is the appropriate time to use each one? What is the hand movement like? Karan Sagar

I am wondering what main differences are with the backspin reverse pendulum serve and a standard backspin pendulum serve. Which is easier for almost everyone to do? Stanley Wong

Is it right that different types of top sheets tacky & non-tacky, have a different type of protection? Can you give some explanations? Ernest Wahyu

Backhand Block

Terminlogy: Loop vs Topspin

Pendulum Serve

Reverse Pendulum Serve

Podcast Audio Feed

Jun Mizutani heads the standings for the World Tour Grand Finals and won the title in 2010. But can he win the title again?

I can't return hook and fade sidespin topspins effectively. Please tell me an effective way to return them. Kaustubh

Hello. What is the difference between forehand loop and forehand drive? When is the appropriate time to use each one? What is the hand movement like? Karan Sagar

I am wondering what main differences are with the backspin reverse pendulum serve and a standard backspin pendulum serve. Which is easier for almost everyone to do? Stanley Wong

Is it right that different types of top sheets tacky & non-tacky, have a different type of protection? Can you give some explanations? Ernest Wahyu

Backhand Block

Terminlogy: Loop vs Topspin

Pendulum Serve

Reverse Pendulum Serve

Podcast Audio Feed