4 killer serves to destroy your opponents (with Craig Bryant)

In this video, top coach and service expert, Craig Bryant, explains how to do four of his best serves.
These include...
- The kicker
- Fast down the line
- Super wide sidespin
- The ghost serve
For each serve, Craig explains how to do the action and gives tips on how to use the serves to put your opponents under maximum pressure.
These serves are horrible to return. In the video, you'll see that I make lots of errors.
They do require a lot of practise, but if you can get good at these serves, you will have some great service weapons to destroy your opponents.
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[@theoutlet9300]

Everyone is here to demolish their opponents tomorrow 😂

[@mhmdans4799]

Im gonna ruin my office mate

[@abdulahadsohel7653]

yeah bro,,,, suddenly my all shot are missed from some days,,,, the shots are either out of the table or don't cross the net line,,,,so I am here,,,,, note:my english is not so good😂

[@as-wr1bt]

True dat :v

[@diegoversace69]

Hahahaha for reals

[@EdPaul-uc3ew]

Indeed! 😎🏓

[@amarnathjv]

People in my office have no idea what is coming their way.

[@TomLodziak]

Ha! Hope you give them some table tennis pain!

[@PROJECTJoza100]

In my school too

[@symba-uo3os]

Amarnath Jayanti it’s not as easy as it seems, this man has a natural aboliti to snap his wrist, frankly I personally find it easier to serve using my back hand, like otchaworov

[@1Ma9iN8tive]

Amarnath Jayanti- office hustles on the table ... nice

[@alexitty_2061]

Amarnath Jayanti Ok amarnath

[@aeskiev1]

Andy from HR won’t know what hit him tomorrow.

[@danielbrottlund6904]

How did it go?!

[@aeskiev1]

@@danielbrottlund6904 Fucker got wheeled out on a stretcher

[@danielbrottlund6904]

@@aeskiev1 amazing 😂

[@anthonywchavez]

@@aeskiev1 💀💀💀

[@reynoldtan]

This would be 4 killer serves that will destroy myself 😂

[@hpiccov]

Hahaha, that's a good one Rey

[@quikzlounge]

Me and my colleagues are playing for fun at work, now people is starting to advance in their gameplay. Now these videos helps me staying on top and bringing that edge to my game. Many thanks and keep up with these videos, they are top class.

[@TomLodziak]

You're welcome. And keep on playing. If you keep improving, you will have to join a table tennis club!

[@mktsp2]

When your colleagues will find out about those videos, they will revert to beating you. Enjoy it while it lasts

[@KeySherard]

This exact scenario at my workplace in 2022

[@Teishu118]

Yep, the same for me.

[@ryancouch9525]

Same here mates

[@dandypiggaming2844]

All the dislikes are the people who lost to these serves

[@madrat9633]

I have been playing for 2 years... i learned 3/4 by myself and the 4th i tried but failed, idk they seem very basic tbh

[@pingcredible3477]

OR people who played other people who watched this video and figured a counter.

[@GK-gc9cv]

@@pingcredible3477 all are easily countered by good players. The point of these serves isn't how can you beat that pro you can't score a point on, its how a decent casual player can gain an edge on another decent casual player. When great players play they dont do serves anything like these cause theyre all so easily counterable. The great players do really slow serves with lots of spin

[@pingcredible3477]

@@GK-gc9cv true

[@user-ek1rw1fp2u]

Yes

[@flendee]

“The Kicker” 0:34 “Fast, down the line” 2:57 “Super wide sidespin” 5:10 “The Ghost Serve” 7:25

[@mxllow1804]

Ty

[@L05S]

You can literally see that on the timebar

[@flendee]

@@L05S You can also use timestamps, which is way easier

[@jiashenghuang5056]

Ty

[@shubhangjha6109]

True Respect ❤️

[@lewysmedwin9988]

Just watching to beat my brother

[@joey.fitzgerald]

Lewys Medwin same!!

[@confl1ct180]

Same

[@alexmaradiaga1]

Lewys Medwin same

[@benmortimer2898]

Same

[@sujalparajuli7897]

Same ....

[@wilkinru]

This is without a doubt one of your best videos.

[@loukas371]

Amazing video, I intend to try them all. Serving is underrated... It's free points.

[@craigyb22]

wilkinru Thanks very much. Tom and I have many more service videos coming out this year! 👍

[@theodoraase6022]

the people at my school will be shocked tomorrow

[@eyadbasha7455]

Lóóps me to

[@as-wr1bt]

Same

[@diegoversace69]

Same I will kick their ass

[@arionisgay4829]

Same

[@Murilo183]

Maybe they are watching this also..and you got an surprise man.

[@leonardosama8056]

I'm watching it while in my bed. Really useful

[@hussain3640]

Same lol

[@obots3114]

Pixelkiller 574 same too

[@timmyg2406]

Same lol

[@smashingsmaze8691]

Same lmao

[@adeel1pm45]

Same

[@sean2911]

Hey Tom! I just want to tell you how much I love your super duper helpful videos! Especially with Craig Bryant. It really helps me to learn and to apply the lessons when I play when you and Craig break down the lessons to the very fine details. You give multiple real time shots, slow mo shots, and great explanations in your videos! So thank you so much!

[@TheTableTennisServiceGuy]

💪

[@monokuma2673]

im pretty sure that the ball is a paid actor ..smh

[@emmanuelmakoba6085]

Hahahahahahaha

[@guestplayzroblox1188]

Obviously:p

[@NeseaPodcast]

😂

[@fbi2710]

You are wholesome

[@radyon955]

Faki nah the ball and the table are payed actors

[@david.d8137]

Nice vid. I am sure its helpful But my friend is chinese.

[@mhmdans4799]

U cant beat asians

[@ahmz1k]

@@mhmdans4799 facts.

[@mr.anonymous8399]

U have no chance lmao

[@iamgood1484]

good luck

[@therealspookspeak]

Good Luck........Lmao

[@armstrong2008]

the coach's serves are so excellent and thank you so much for the generous sharing...

[@thangquach9941]

Thank you very much Tom, please keep the good work!

[@robertplatttTT]

Great serving tutorial, however need lot's of practise to execute to anywhere near Craig's level for same. He is probably one of the best servers in our game. Fantastic to learn from him.

[@TomLodziak]

Agreed. You will need to practise a lot. But if you put the hard work in, then you can really move up 1, 2 or 3 levels.

[@briandrake9]

He is standing in very much the same spot. From my experience (a low rated player who can enjoys putting fear in the hearts of higher rated players), changing the position right before a serve and then serving from various lengths away from the table and angles messes with club players who have been trained to expect the standard, close to the table serves, from what I have experienced. The pro trainer makes these serves look easy but it takes years and years of serving practice to get where he is. Great tips, though. The slow motion is helpful because he gets so much action with quick movements that are hard to see in real time. Thank you for video, Tom! @@TomLodziak

[@lucialee5810]

I am do it good get more healthy and less medicine and less doctor's. Keep going every day.if you want life keep going is the best.

[@rickr2029]

@@briandrake9 The Slow motion isn't even slow enough. I get that he wants to show his frontal view for the perspective of the opponent. The problem is there is NOT enough closeup of the paddle's contact point to be able to figure out what is going on. Sooooooooo, I guess I need to revamp the way I hold the paddle and learn the open palm legal.table tennis serve to be able to absorb this. Admittedly, it does seem the way to go and could change up.my entire ping pong philosophy mannerisms.

[@GK-gc9cv]

Not just practice but you'll need a very sticky paddle, generally those are really expensive

[@erickauffmann_official]

Thanks for the video Tom and Craig!

[@arhyper9914]

Who the hell are you

[@kidssnyder9680]

@@arhyper9914 ikr 😂

[@deritri6451]

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@@arhyper9914 who the hell are you?

[@siewlaitan3875]

A great superlative and transparent , honest and humble and quality teacher !. Craig Bein !.

[@paranormaledits9526]

You are one of those youtubers who helped me to be better at Tabel tennis.Thank you.

[@drscottcady]

This is your best video that I have seen. Thanks so much. This was great as all 4 serves were from a similar starting position which makes them much more effective.

[@nickstars8526]

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[@ice_kubson8915]

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[@wealthhacker]

Can't wait to try these!!

[@puffy729]

Why aren't you verified on youtube? You have 250k subs

[@Mattsei]

@@puffy729 you have to have a website ,any social media’s verified and agree to terms and services not subs so you can actually be verified on 0 subs

[@mastadeadpool9037]

Ya

[@moistsock811]

@@Mattsei nah you need atleast 10k now

[@swatigoswami5466]

Me toooo

[@jameshamilton6096]

Many thanks for all your help, I really enjoy your teaching videos, and they have really helped my game.

[@dhruvansh7312]

Thank you so much 🥰. Because of you I learnt table tennis at my finest form

[@dieerstenummereins9834]

Those serves are incredible, gonna try them out tomorrow.

[@monch1962]

Yet another great video, Tom. You're always entertaining as well as a great educator. Please don't stop!

[@TomLodziak]

Thanks! I have lots more great videos coming up this year.

[@deldridg]

Big thanks from Sydney! Really appreciate the effort put into making these. Cheers - Dave

[@wahyupurnomo3083]

The 4th serve really get me LOL, what an amazing technique

[@MisamRizvi803]

I've started beating all my opponents after following your videos Tom!! You're very helpful 😃 Keep up the amazing content! And your way of explaining is just perfect :) thank you!

[@TomLodziak]

Happy to help. Thanks for watching!

[@nitabestarilee6377]

Thats because your opp is weak..

[@azeiras]

A granny shouldn't be an opponent, d'you know that?

[@karlmaier8904]

Thanks for the video,it´s great Tom and Craig!

[@liebefriedenworldwide8780]

next outdoor season is coming, my table tennis goal this summer is to learn the 4 serves you explained in this video, thank you so much!

[@shambhukantray1338]

Thanks brother because of your training I won all my matches. Thanks again!

[@otavioguimaraes1976]

Thank you for more useful information on TT. Greetings from Brazil

[@savell234]

great video Tom, I learned some things I have not heard on any other forum/channel. Craig is outstanding as a server and teacher.

[@TomLodziak]

Great. Happy to help. Thanks for watching!

[@anuradhashenvi5864]

Awesome thanks sir for this wonderful video. It helped me a lot to get prepared for my upcoming tt match

[@x2h3]

Great coaching video! Thank you!

[@MarcelSM01]

Indeed some killer services! I'm drooling here! :-) Thanks for this great vid.

[@richardj6593]

He is excellent with explaining the "how to" of these serves. I hope he does an in-depth video on the hook serve ….(Mirano and Ito) style.

[@marsmallowacepcion7260]

I will try that serve. Thank you for teaching me

[@penholdpips]

Ty so much! My super wide and fast long serves are really working well for me; service now probably the strength in my game. Still can’t do that ghost serve tho. 😬 Mr. Bryant makes it look so easy!

[@johnamypantig1560]

Thanks for the tip, Sir....👍😀

[@Wally-H]

Many thanks, will definitely work on these. The only one I already use is the fast down the line - I always make sure I glance at the other side of the table just before serving, to make my opponent think that's where it will be going! it usually fools them

[@doctorbea]

Phenomenal tutorial! Thanks so much for the share!

[@filipsulgan6810]

Thanks Tom and Craig, the fast Down the lane is very succesful for me :) Thanks

[@princessmummy3890]

Wonderful! They have helped me a lot! Especially the Ghost Serve

[@allthingscroatia]

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[@KadirasNoktaCom]

I love the Ghost service. Thanks for tips.

[@jptl444]

I had learned the ghost serve by watching your videos, thanks for that🙏

[@joanes1963able]

Thanks Tom and Craig. Very useful

[@auz17]

Watching this while over a lockdown. I hope I am able to serve let alone killer ones when I finally start playing again. Stay safe people.

[@reisrf66]

This is the best channel about table tennis. The videos have great contents and are made with extreme quality. Congratulations for your work.

[@TomLodziak]

Thank you!

[@run1492]

Wow ! Incredible demo, thanks

[@rogerfox2919]

Well done Craig! Great serves!

[@ncrean66]

Top quality stuff. Thanks

[@nathlafleur2528]

Oh my. I was not doing it like that. Thanks for posting the video!

[@dentonet2]

Excellent video, editing, and instruction.

[@mdavis7143]

Awesome video guys! Thanks so much for sharing!

[@xu00002]

Incredible. Such nice serves! thank you for sharing!

[@Vinciusjrr2]

Practice makes it effective ... u have to practice a lot , thanks for crucial serve info

[@md.kamrulhasan641]

I will practice but don't know if will be able to do it exactly. Thanks, it's amazing

[@nithinfernando7986]

Good vid. This will add a lot of variety to my game.

[@riccisantiago]

you just got your self a subscriber! the fast down the line is always my ACE on my sleeve btw ;)

[@ArnonThai]

Very clear explanation and examples. Thanks a lot, guys.

[@313keiko1]

Fantastic, trouble is my opponents keep watching the same videos

[@khampanemountry2323]

Love your tips coach thank you so much.

[@arunphukela375]

Actually a national player of India ,i am really amazed with ur serves and it has improved my game too thanks to Craig and Bryant ,big fan of urs

[@harini8846]

No way...

[@harini8846]

No way

[@JoATTech]

I'm so proud of myself, that I "re-invented" 3 of these 4 serves myself. Especially "fast down the line". I can hit the edge with this one not looking there :). After watching this video I finally know the names and actual technique.

[@psychopomp3790]

Im trying to modify the fast down the line using the Chinese pen hold

[@excel__nedir]

completely useful for everyone. Thank you so much

[@vannmoniroith1298]

Thank you for teaching those serves

[@nehapatil741]

Thnk u,it was really usefull vedio!

[@gobi6535]

Amazing video

[@kyoung-seonlee6738]

Great lessons. Very useful. Thanks.

[@LosoIAm]

Many thanks for sharing!

[@fesihak6104]

Great videos. Love from Turkey

[@LostParadise5]

Thanks a lot for making this video, these serves are awesome!!

[@nobertuslasa3965]

Thank you for Craig for his service secretswith helps me alot

[@7shrutim]

great video! Well demonstrated

[@sherwin09]

This "4 killer serve" was really amazing guys and very effective specially on the game plan situation i did this to channel and its was really good well done tom and Craig Bryan. 👌

[@chandrashekharmodi1000]

Amazing serves ... will try these for sure ... Thanks Craig :)

[@debadityabagchi2249]

Awesome! I haven't tried 'em yet but I'm sure they will help me. I'm a fan now. Subscribed already. Hope you can keep it up. Thanks a lot 😁🏓🏓

[@adamcremers5580]

Thank you for this video it really helped me

[@sergueitimachev4009]

Yes, this is the best serves tutorial I have seen so far, and I have seen at least 500 others

[@TomLodziak]

Thanks Sergeui!

[@The6packsteve]

Very good video. Maybe you could also explain typical mistakes in trying to practice those serves.

[@Ultimatearmy123]

Best KZbin channel ever! Super praise Tom!!

[@gaurisingh6184]

My father is the TT Veterans State Champion! He is 84 years of age 😀and I have never tried to play but certainly want to play 😊

[@monaa7277]

I can't wait to try this on my friends..

[@BigShotTT]

I remember when Craig used to coach at my club and ankle broke me with one of his serves 😂

[@sanchomill]

The gesture is tough and his control is just amazing.

[@Aman_Yadavvvvv]

Thank you so much this will surely help

[@Kaden.1227]

KZbin recommendations were on point with this one like how did they know...

[@321Tdog]

0:46 *Gets aced* Tom: incomprehensible salty screaming

[@ahmz1k]

That wasn't an ace

[@tolgatoksoz3730]

Perfect lesson thank you all

[@justaguy6100]

Top flight coaching, man. Thanks for the video. For reals.

[@richardj6593]

Craig, I have finally mastered the kicker serve. I have something that you might want to try. You approach the serve from under the ball when you flick your wrist for topspin. I found that if you start your racket high and under you armpit and descend down to the ball to flick your wrist up just as it passes the ball at table level, it makes it look even more like backspin and makes it almost impossible to read. Let me know if you give it a try and thanks for this serve! I am developing the same serve from the backhand side as well . You can create it by doing the same thing you do with the forehand but face the table straight on when you move your paddle from right to left and down into the ball as you flick the wrist up. Have you tried this way yet?

[@craigyb22]

Richard J Hi Richard, A good observation and you’re right that you may well be able to get more kick / topspin. The issue with doing it that way, is that you lose the possibility of creating backspin. So by starting below the ball, you can only go upwards and then you give your opponent a real opportunity to take advantage of the serve. So that’s why I try to stay behind the ball, so that I can create some doubt between backspin and topspin. What you’ve done is great though, so much of serving is experimenting with what might work and what things could work for you and your game. Keep experimenting and good luck with your serves. 👍

[@richardj6593]

@@craigyb22 thanks for fast reply:)

[@symphonizrofil]

Amazing the ghost serve.....

[@pingpong1892]

Thanks for that kick service tutorial

[@bruce4139]

As a lefty who has no serve for doubles (and serving being my main scoring method) this is massive since this sets me up on the right side for it all

[@frosts1956]

after spending the whole hour lunch break at uni getting destroyed by my classmate, revenge will come monday

[@seggsdefender6478]

So did u get revenge lol

[@Goo_Gle.]

@@seggsdefender6478 Ikr. I want to know too

[@frosts1956]

@@Goo_Gle. alas revenge never came, although im back to try and relearn 2 years later as now im getting destroyed by everyone at my work, revenge will come tomorrow lunch

[@frosts1956]

@@seggsdefender6478 alas revenge never came, although im back to try and relearn 2 years later as now im getting destroyed by everyone at my work, revenge will come tomorrow lunch

[@Goo_Gle.]

@@frosts1956 Cool! Waiting for u to update this two years later again tho😂

[@gaswme]

Good

[@kidslearningfun1429]

I can share to my friend thank you!

[@hashirkhan7851]

Wow! Cool post.Thanks for sharing