Snake serve

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This is the serve I have been asked about more than any other. Since many have asked for a tutorial and I have found this serve extremely useful over the years, I pass it on to you... and hope you'll take it to the next level.
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[@AdamBobrow]

I hope this will change your life and inspire all sorts of creativity! Check out my website. Link in description 8>)

[@chiragpansari]

The edited part was so cool! xD

[@shilpisrivastava3395]

Inspirational serve hope I could play with yoi

[@ктототамгдетотам-ш9у]

Come on . You're noob in table tennis. Far from even semi pro

[@sohamkhairnar6393]

which companies racket is used by u pls replyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy

[@sohamkhairnar6393]

@@ктототамгдетотам-ш9у ahh! nonsence normally his the best

[@reereepeepee]

I’ve been playing for 5 years, never knew this trick! Many coaches and advanced players do not like to share. Thanks for revealing this to the world Adam!

[@DarioMarken]

@Pablo Lens-Gallardo So they dont get better than them

[@delvinng4335]

what 5 years?

[@privateuploads5397]

you have to discover it yourself as you play with pingpong. We play horse pong a long haha. Meaning. we make different weird type of spins that we can come up with and realizes there's an actual name for it. The trick to oppose this is to immediately top spit as it bounces about

[@uddaside]

After 30 years of TT I'm trying to figure out how I didn't know this, great explanation

[@AdamBobrow]

Thanks! Glad to be of service. 8>) (pUNavoidable?)

[@DaigoParry]

There was an ex-champion from China that coached my high school team some 25 years ago, that taught this serve. I was not on the team, so I never got hands-on instruction. I just stood by them and observed while they trained. I never understood it... After 25 years, I finally know the secret. Ah!

[@its_kushal8208]

@@DaigoParry I wanna know how do do this. Help me pleasee

[@ajcortez4374]

You studied PI for 30 years?????!!!! Wow

[@uddaside]

@@ajcortez4374 What's PI?

[@vegetablepolice]

My cat likes watching you. I hope she doesn't use what she's learned against me in our next game!

[@AdamBobrow]

Awesome! Meow (thanks... in Cat-onese). I hope she doesn't as well. If your feline has good feeling, for you, that could be a CATastrophe! #aiyah

[@kyleyoo185]

@@AdamBobrow LOL

[@Julottt]

Lol hi, you here, i'm a competitive table tennis player, thats why i am here, you dont need this serve to win your mother unless she is getting better. 😅

[@isithardtobevegan53]

wtf did i just read? And look who is posting a comment on a table tennis video

[@Julottt]

@@isithardtobevegan53 😂 he want to be a champion and beat his mom everytime!

[@ranveersinghbhadauriya5608]

I hope my friend isn't watching this

[@PORORO_ChaMLBB]

🗿

[@Sugarnatty_2947]

Mine too

[@happyboy2323]

Me too. lol😂

[@rakheepatil934]

Mine too😂😂

[@Holouo]

me to😂

[@slick-2410]

Most people: don’t play in COVID Pros: play in the basement Adam: tours the world 2 play

[@Icrocks1]

I play in my basement TT and. 8 ball I have both tables

[@Kixtii]

I play in my basement-

[@prabhdensingh8740]

@@Icrocks1 That's amazing

[@Icrocks1]

Thanks

[@Icrocks1]

Do you want to see my basement

[@nousername34]

2 minutes in and this is already the best storytelling/attention grabbing video I've seen all month. Good job Adam!

[@scottbaker-ScottyB]

Keeping Table Tennis alive and well in the cyber world wide . Thanks for your channel and good luck by a retired semi pro Table Tennis US player 1971-2002.

[@AdamBobrow]

Thanks! Good to hear from you. Hoping to spread the passion for our sport. I obviously don't know the details... but if you wish to, I hope you're able to get back to playing in some way. Glad you love TT 8>D

[@andiamGrizzlyyet]

its good ti end this year with the "what happened ?!?!?!"-meme 😂

[@thespeakers3126]

Where can I download this meme?

[@noahquinn8805]

‘Ti’

[@twinhackerz]

Congratulations on your own new website. I’m so happy for you. You’re the best table tennis motivator. Thanks for this one in a million serve tutorial. I’ve seen a lot kind of serve tutorial but never this one.

[@shivrajpatil3306]

Hey Adam, Good to see this video. Now you are a complete package for all TT enthusiast. Your sense of humor and ability to bring smile is accompanied by great learning. I always believed you being a very clever and hardworking player. Looking forward to more such videos. Don't forget to entertain us with your videos.

[@muzafarshahmarican9364]

I lost to this serve for so many years and was always stuck with this problem. Thanks for the enlightening video! Will definitely try it out and try to read it more carefully too.

[@agentasmauras8669]

I played table tennis like 3times, idk how I found them, but this seems interesting. Lmao. Beware my future oponents

[@eusoublaze]

I've lost a tournament for this. Now, 8 years after, I can understand what the hell happened. Thanks.

[@SeKunVaaOn]

Ask for a rematch g!

[@kshitizsharma4461]

A serve that could save entire nation from..... Corruption 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Nice thought😂

[@metathanatos]

Adam, you are so funny and in the same time providing so many nice tricks to actually play better. Love your videos ;-)

[@tianlouw8505]

I am proud of how this channel has grown! It's great for table tennis🔥

[@WuFei0707]

What happened? Lately, in the competitions, I don't hear your voice as commentator anymore! We all miss you so much!

[@AdamBobrow]

Thanks! I really miss it as well. It was incredibly difficult to get a visa to work in China at the time. I plan to be back ASAP. 8>)

[@lightawake]

Yes, watching games just isn't the same - not as fun, not as interesting, not nearly as informative...come back quick!

[@drpuma19]

Badam Abrow..... sorry head spinning Adam Bobrow you are the best and funniest table tennis teacher .......best part you probably did not even know that......my son is learning so much from.your videos......but above all life is FUN.

[@AdamBobrow]

Awesome! Thanks! Tell your son thanks as well! 8>D

[@Toddusonfee]

This serve is a game changer, literally sets me up for attacks 80 percent of the time

[@sydathath3992]

I've been playing table tennis for 6 years, never knew that just from tossing the ball, it takes topspin at contacting the bat angled at 45 degrees... I'm betting that 90% of players don't know this tip!

[@agusbudiwijaya]

So do I... 🤣🤣🤣

[@user-function100]

ikr, it is mind-blowing.

[@SkepticalCaveman]

From a physics standpoint, moving the racket upwards to do topspin or letting the ball fall down on the rubber is the same direction, if you think about it.

[@teste-qj7eu]

The title doesn’t lies. It really changed my life

[@Umar_Isyraf]

The only person who can stop the serve is a guy who doesn't know how spin works🤣🤣

[@Puxioan]

YESS, I had a hard time cooperating with a player who doesn't know how to read a spin😭

[@kinggimped]

I've been playing table tennis around 30 years and never even thought to do this. Genius.

[@o_havens]

Thank you Adam for sharing your serve! I wouldn’t say i’ve mastered the snake serve yet, but it is really helpful while I’m playing Table Tennis!

[@farhannassiri8659]

I like the energy he carries, thank you Adam. U bring positivity to us

[@housechang8632]

I'm so excited to see this clip just right before my ping-pong game with my friend lol

[@ChristopherSparks]

Novak Djokovic just taught me a table tennis serve that I'm sure I won't be doing ever in my life, and yet I still watched it for 8:36

[@dbeasleyphx]

You have a super super stepped up your game on these videos Adam. Super entertaining!

[@AdamBobrow]

Thanks, David!!! I am thrilled to read this comment. 8>D

[@ucanho7057]

His shirt actually change from "wanna play?" to "what happened?"to "snakeman"... Brilliant. Absolute brilliant

[@ragnarblackmane6024]

Thanks for that tip. I'm training the serve now and hope to have it somewhat ready once the team-practice starts again. At my level even if the movement not that fluent it could make me some points as its the deceptive opposite to my regular backspin serves.

[@vvvvvvv404]

how is it going?

[@ragnarblackmane6024]

@@vvvvvvv404 sadly it didn't fool anyone, might be because it is also very short and slow. nowhere close to what Adam does. maybe because i play non catapulty harder rubbers as more of a block player. but it was fun to try.

[@dmitripogosian5084]

@@ragnarblackmane6024 That's what I thought (as a pure amateur) - you seem to need really soft rubber to get much of spin from a ball free-fall. And then, how to get any speed ?

[@marcoborrillo8097]

I've actually used this serve, but you do it 1,000 times better. I used to toss the ball high and then let it hit the racket, creating some topspin. But I went down with the racket at contact just a little, so it ended up being a dead ball. I used to call this "heavy nothing" becuase I made a huge underspin motion but it was really dead. Now what you are doing is letting it hit your racket without moving, so instead of dead ball it becomes pure topspin. But even watching the replay, it is amazing but you are so quick to begin the downward motion that the eye cannot see it. It really looks like you are chopping the ball. Heck, you even fooled Timo Boll. You are world class at this.

[@crazy4hitman755]

1:41 I am grateful that Saurabh didn’t edit this out😆

[@kunalkashelani585]

😂

[@pranavtadepalli337]

Imao

[@elcortapasto6978]

For the first 2 mins I believed it just was clickbait. So glad I stayed

[@Jamsome59]

As a tennis player learning table tennis for fun this is the first thing I wanna do lol. 🤣

[@albchu]

Thank you for this explanation. After misreading one opponents serve a number of times, I copied him and I learned this as a backhand service, but had never seen it done on forehand, and didn't think it could be done... Until now.

[@unlearningcommunism4742]

If the ball touches upper portion - bet on top spin, no matter what

[@LZcool]

Thanks for sharing a serve. It is great. You are a great player and great commentator.

[@expert25]

Loved the Bloopers at the end. Brought tears to my eyes laughing 🤣😂🤣

[@kazutomuraiketo]

Best Chrismas Gift ever for any Table Tennis player, Thank you Adam!

[@jasonhaiflich8967]

Let’s forget Ping Ping for a sec., this Lad has an amazing voice!!

[@gustavosuenaga]

0:27 - this video is a CLASSIC 🤣

[@RahulSharma-pm1tt]

The best part of adam's journey is he gets to meet and play with beautiful tt players!

[@preyanshpanda9414]

2020 is coming to and end and I've still never gotten a like from Adam bobrow himself😭😭

[@telesticgamer8251]

then stop begging for it

[@flashcash4845]

@@telesticgamer8251 bra🤙😂

[@NabeelShaikhNabeel]

Wait a minute, back when I was not that much into Table Tennis, one time, I thought to confuse my my friend did this and he was so confused and I thought that I was a genius and invented this serve and I was the only one who knew about this serve, lol 😂 😂

[@zenitsuu117]

😂

[@abhisheksmash9731]

Brilliant video again bhaiya 😁🏓🔥 and that deadly serve of yours is my favourite 💯 imma practice this and gonna try in the next tournament for sure :p 🎉

[@AhYeahFotherMucker]

I've been serving like this for years, but with my backhand instead for fore. Same result, completely confused opponent. Never knew anybody else had a serve like this!

[@Alamnyobato_anbt]

Love this!

[@ddzdc0693]

Di ka nmn marunong😏

[@zoroshi3676]

Hehehe hello lodii

[@jedmatias7797]

Marunong ako, simple lang pala yun e

[@user-di8vz5ec1i]

I just started following you, Adam. Frankly, I don't remember which video of yours I saw first, but I got hooked right away! I started thinking WATCH OUT! once the ball drops below the table on your side cuz you think you know what's coming and WHAT?! LOL And you crack me up with your Arnold imitation! LOL

[@jkl8577]

so cool Adam, amazing serve, so simple and so deceptive. Very well design!

[@spaceinvader384]

Adam, we've missed you a lot since Covid-19 started. Others only call scores and say what they like. Might as well turn the speaker off. The only other person I like, after watching so many years, is a Hong Kong lady (her Cantonese accent) who really knows ball control, style of play, tactics and spin characteristics behind shots. It's experts like you's who we can learn, understand, absorb and possibly advance in our little world. Much appreciated from Sydney Australia.

[@xian128]

I always made this serve (wanted to make a underspin serve) without knowing why the receiver always return the ball so high🤣 and know I finally know why it is a top spin and I’ll master it XD

[@Matt-by3yd]

Lol 😛😛

[@killuazolyt9699]

Many tutorial make fell asleep,but this,i can watch it for 5 hours straight

[@elendhassan9891]

Very enjoyable 😍😍😍please never stop and I love you soo much Adam❤

[@AdamBobrow]

Awesome!!! Thanks! I will do my best! ❤

[@truthnjustice8315]

We might need that serve that saves an entire nation from corruption right about now. I hope that will be your next video ;)

[@kingyogang5216]

Wow! Thank you So much Adam! Realy helped me alot! You inspired me to play Table tennis and now my dream is to become a player! This serve realy helped me alot! 😃😃😃 And also congrats on 400K subs!

[@angol26]

Thank you for sharing, and I don't want to hurt anyone, but in Hungary we used to do it (and the sidespin also), from the end of the 70's! Unforunately we forgot to upload somewhere. :D

[@sebasmollo5843]

Que gran video, menos mal que los subtitulos estan muy bien traducidos porque sino no lo entenderia gracias maestro!!

[@seraprapz.8395]

Now adam bobrow serve is officially in international game someday

[@siddhartharora5257]

A serve tutorial that will increase Adam's subscribers !!

[@shifumixes1215]

I've been playing for 3 months. And I'm doing super good for that time. I will practice this serve. THANKS

[@pattyboii1254]

How many times did Adam change his shirt

[@efcubing6423]

I learn so much about table tennis with your videos Adam!

[@semmyd27]

I absolutely fricking loved this like YES

[@pugsnhogz]

That was a really good Arnie impression. The serve was OK too.

[@ethanstine4047]

Am I the only one that noticed this guy is going commando in Mrs. Clause's running shorts.

[@philplasma]

A serve that will save the world!!! Thanks Adam

[@sydathath3992]

Hi Adam! Please explain a little more the movement of the wrist to add more topspin, mentioned at 5:47.

[@user-aloupeep]

I'll practice this serve for the happier table tennis time with my friends

[@amberdurdana4930]

We: WOOOOAAH😱😱

[@ilvramen0140]

Ive played ping pong probably less then like 50 times in my entire life and i still watched this video and understood it lmao

[@matekurucz2]

As soon as I get to play tt again, i'll try this against my ttaining partner! I hope it will work well with penhold grip too.

[@AdamBobrow]

It sure can! 8>)

[@matekurucz2]

@@AdamBobrow oooh i got an answer personally from you!! Thank you Adam! :)))

[@WOWPOPCORNMUSIC]

Me who never played this game in my life watched the entire video ...now I'm gonna play it asap

[@asriyapai]

5:14 cant help it's hard to take focus off the red shorts

[@td5272]

Especially 5:23 where you hope the mouse will stay in the house. What is even going on here?

[@PygmalionFaciebat]

20 years ago, i also ''invented'' a serve, which uses the down-spin. Unfortunately my ''invention'' was so hard to master it, that even i struggled with it. In the beginning only 1 of 20 tries succeded as it was intendet. Even in the end, after years only one of 3 serves of mine succeded like i intended. But when i was able to do it, no one i know of was able to response to it. I could teach it to everyone. I dont play table tennis anymore (since about 20 years) , because i lost my main partner to play (my uncle). I would like to play again, but i dont know anyone from my friends who play it or like to play it. I am sure, i am by far not so good as i was back then. But i still know how to make my serve .. in theory at least. I would need to practice a lot again to get as half as good as i was 20 years ago. Oh and as far i remember the snake serve was there even 25 years ago. My response usually was soft to it, back then , because you dont wanna know how crap my racquet was back then. Because i couldnt efford a good racquet i build my own from cheap racquets from dumpsters - meaning : thrown away racquets. I took the wood from one, and the rubber from others - i think i even used to layers of crappy rubbers to give my racquet a glimpse of spin-ability , and it worked. Downside was: this, and the crappy wood made my racquet very heavy. At least 3-4 times heavier than professional racquets back then. I estimate that my racquet was around 300 or 350 grams. So i started handycapped from day one, against opponents who are used to have 50 dollar racquets or even 100 dollar racuets. Things got worse, when the glue on my rubbers began to effect the rubber itself, and the rubber losed his elastic behavior and got more spongy. And even with that racquet back in the days, i beat almost every opponent. I never was in competitions though , but i played against few tennis club members, etc Later on i recognized that i was able to compensate a lot of the downsides of my crap racquet by playing it in chinese holding. It took away a lot of force needed to make spins with that racquet, and also it was less force needed to give the right angles and more control to the ball. Downside, as usual in the chinese holding is the backhand is weaker. But the advantages were bigger than the downsides. Since then , i am playing chinese, and left handed, which also compensated a lot of downsides of the racquet against my opponents back then. Also not to forget: the balls back than were smaller, and therefore got more speed. To react with a heavy spongy-rubber raquet to a smaller faster ball properly was much harder back than.

[@rohanbatty]

Dear Adam, you're an amazing commentator and a superb player too!! You would be shocked to know of your fan following in India.. Lots of love and best wishes. Checking in your merchandise now 🙏👌🎉

[@AdamBobrow]

Awesome! Thanks a ton! I miss India and hope to be able to be back soon. Enjoy! 8>D

[@MrLngboarder75]

Anyone else notice him trolling us with his shirt that keeps changing...its fitting when it snaps back and reads "what happened?!?!?!" Love this lesson.

[@PingPongBurken]

I’m gonna try this out as soon as I can!

[@kalikgamer69]

Saurabh is a good editor, don't make fun of him.

[@justincrawmer9018]

Thank you so much Adam! My brother and I are seriously trying to figure out how to do this serve... I will practice serving a snake serve, and miss or miss hit the ball, to where I am like, "What happened?!? Also, about your merch... if I buy something, will it get shipped here? (I live in the United States)

[@1plus130]

Your outfit changing game is on a level of its own too… it took me a while to notice!

[@loukas371]

My gawd, that's savage, I almost feel sorry for them, they never had a chance 😂.

[@cyruss-wangg]

It is so hard to believe that this entertaining, goofy man is the commentator for the Olympics Games Lmao

[@luanreis_hipnos]

MARAVILHOSA ESSA AULA! AMO SEU CANAL 😍

[@zamboniclean]

Love the sound effects! The Bruce Lee one is my favorite!!!!

[@fyryns4389]

You should get Alfred Nobel reward for this.

[@krishnasengupta1636]

Why am I even watching this!? I don't even play table tennis... LOL 😂 Although I do like your videos Adam☺

[@tianlouw8505]

I need that shirt😂 WHAT HAPPENED!?!?

[@karolmichalczyk3324]

Adam, let me tell you this video is as perfect as is your serve. I love them both!

[@tsurcurlyhair]

You swapped shirts! First was the "wanna play?" shirt, the second was "what happened!?" shirt and last was the "snakeman shirt". Maybe I watched this video to much times...

[@milesming928]

whoaaa this is the first time seeing people explaining this serve!!! I've been doing this type of serve since 25 years ago (different form of course) and still didn't know how I did it! :P and I still not dare to do it in a formal game because my success rate is still at 80% hahaha. Thanks for the explanation!!

[@Bublia007]

Doing T-shirt with face and phrase :"What happened?!"

[@mostafaaktaa902]

I am from syria.. And I am love your vidieos so much.. Nice job 👌 Keep smile..and play ❤

[@Billy-mj4nw]

The serve that scares covid

[@dani3lmiklo400]

xD

[@ziyamkhan7256]

Man, just hte video I was looking for. My serve was becoming easy to read, but this will definitely help. Thank you!!

[@AdamBobrow]

Awesome! Subtle contact, deceptive after-motion... the timing takes practice... but I'm happy to be of ... service. 8>D

[@ziyamkhan7256]

@@AdamBobrow haha good one!

[@flavioishida9232]

Adam, have a nice Xmas and a Happy New Year!

[@brasilnovo535]

"Making TT great again"!!! 😂😂😂😂😂 You're too funny!!! Like watching yours vídeos!!!

[@muhammadarsyazain4815]

This is what I've been waiting for

[@chamoto2]

Damn! Your Arnie's impression was ON POINT! 🤣

[@OnARampageMogus]

You're back Adam! We missed you so much! Nice vid 👍 Please heart me 😉

[@dimitursgremory734]

That's a good tutorial for all people but I think throwing high the ball mostly people expect you to fail your "underspin" serve, but if they really expect pro serves it would work like a miracle.