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Serve Tips No One Tells You
Paddle Palace Star Player and Coach Seth Pech shares tips to improve your serve and make your opponent struggle.
Jan 14 2022
Coaching Tip: Never Give a Server What He's Looking For
By Larry Hodges, USATT Hall of Famer and Certified National Coach Most players serve with a purpose. They are trying to get you to...
Feb 10 2014
Coaching Tip: Should you Choose Serve, Receive, or Side at the Start of a Match?
By Larry Hodges, USATT Hall of Famer and Certified National Coach [Note - the first half of this is from my book, "Table Tennis...
Oct 21 2013
Coaching Tip: Where to Serve Short?
By Larry Hodges, USATT Hall of Famer and Certified National Coach Many players understand the need to serve short (in addition to long serves),...
Sep 09 2013
Coaching Tip: Height of Service Toss
By Larry Hodges, USATT Hall of Famer and Certified National Coach How high should you toss the ball when you serve? At all levels...
Aug 19 2013
Coaching Tip: Service Contact Point
By Larry Hodges, USATT Hall of Famer and Certified National Coach Where should you contact the ball when serving? This is one of those...
Aug 12 2013
Coaching Tip: The Decline of the High-Toss Serve and Why You Should Learn It
By Larry Hodges, USATT Hall of Famer and Certified National Coach The high-toss serve used to be one of the most popular serves at...
Apr 29 2013
Coaching Tip: Serving Short to Forehand and Long to Backhand
By Larry Hodges, USATT Hall of Famer and Certified National Coach Want to twist your opponent into a pretzel? You can do so with...
Nov 27 2012
Coaching Tip: Telegraphing Serves
By Larry Hodges, USATT Hall of Famer and National Coach One of the more subtle ways of turning an effective serve into an ineffective...
Jul 09 2012
