Serve + 3rd ball attack (with Craig Bryant)

In this video, top coach and service expert, Craig Bryant, explains how to use your serves to set up 3rd ball attacks.
This is where you serve, your opponent returns your serve and you take advantage of any weak or predictable balls with a strong 3rd ball attack.
In the video Craig explains...
- the importance of expecting your serve to be returned
- anticipating how your serve will be returned
- recovery position after your serve
- serving to suit your style of play
- ball placement of your 3rd ball attack
There's loads of great tips in this video to take your service game to the next level.
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[@sliiiin]

I teach my daughter playing, and I like how Craig summarizes his experience in a simple way

[@JeanBoucherMagicien]

"Try developing your serves around your style of play", sound advice. I love your videos

[@TomLodziak]

Yes, this is such a simple but important tip. I know some players who are great at doing topspin rallies, but always serve backspin, so find it hard to get into topspin rallies. They should serve topspin, so they can get straight into topspin rallies, which is what they are best at.

[@mateuszszyejko2173]

*Thank you both so much!❤ I have to learn to play tactical. I am on lockdown so I have a lot of time to prepare my tactics 'cause I'm going to the new club in September. Wish me luck and thanks again!🔥*

[@tkhojayev]

An extremely clear and helpful advice

[@tonycorazonoficial8692]

Graet video. In 10 min your brimt my in other live of ping pong. Thanks

[@MarcelSM01]

Great video! Thank you both, really some great and logical tips.

[@jameshamilton6096]

Love your videos. Really helped my play. Many thanks.

[@petrusincraian198]

Very good advises. Thanks for uploading. Your videos are very useful.

[@LonelyHeartsChannel]

I need this lesson. Thanks guys

[@naldramos4993]

Very usefull video!

[@conradorey]

Thank you coaches

[@robertplatttTT]

Good video with sound advice, especially like the tip of always expecting your serve to come back. Could watch these type videos all day long. Keep up the good work Tom and Craig.

[@7sanjin9]

Great tips,thanks guys ;-);-);-)

[@fesihak6104]

Awesome videos. Keep going.Love from Turkey 👍

[@jasminebanfield8093]

Craig i tried it and i love it

[@zlvkaz4058]

Wow love ur Channel keep it up!

[@lDai_]

Thx 4 the video. The last competition i played i find myself doing a lot if topspin mistakes i don't know why. Plz do a video about this and thx :)

[@tinnyunt4924]

Awesome I like very well Thanks

[@NightmareDreamer2009]

Good video as always and it helps if there's a recap of the main points mentioned. (Slow motion will be the next level)

[@GarFieldSnakes]

Good strategy. I see so many players doing a serve without thinking where the ball would get. I have a friend that gives a serve what would give him a backhand return but he is awefull at backhand :D. I say why you do this serve?

[@ilkerpakelli1479]

Bravo 👏 ... bizde sayenizde öğrenmeye devam 👍

[@ParrotsTT]

Does anyone know the specifics of serve return areas? Would help me prepare for the 3rd ball knowing the percentages of where the ball is most likely to go

[@LudwigVanKoopa]

"Expect your serves to be returned". Somewhat obvious, but very important lesson. You see many players at amateur level who make decent serves, but can not even handle their own spin they have put into the ball if the serves came back.

[@TomLodziak]

Agreed. When you start expecting your serve to be returned and anticipate how it will be returned, you can really take you game to the next level.

[@RobertoCostas]

Two of the best servers of my club don't know what to do if the serve is returned. When they serve, the points usually don't last more than two shots.

[@mustanmahmud497]

Nice

[@KingofMoss]

First😁. Great video Tom. Thanks.

[@ikickslayer5851]

your not just wrong , your’e annoying.

[@raenata]

How to play with long pips please?

[@tinnyunt4924]

Awesome. Can you make next video by using pan holder coach?

[@user-lq6mq6uu4h]

Super

[@BustyGretchen]

Why do the forehand smash and forehand sidespin get neglected in male professional table tennis? Especially the latter can be quite annoying to have to deal with.

[@anshumandevchoudhury]

How do he topspin so effortlessly

[@craigyb22]

anshuman dev choudhury Try to keep a relaxed grip, if you hold the racket too tight then your arm will tighten 👍

[@RobertoCostas]

Relax the grip and all the joints. Then accelerate making the correct technical movemente, trying to get speed, not strength.

[@xTheRadioStar]

What is your opinion on deceptive serves to force a mistake, vs an easy to read serve that might result in a predictable return (as mentioned in the video)?

[@craigyb22]

xTheRadioStar Great question. I think it’s for you to judge where you are having the success. If players a struggling to read the spin because of your deception then you’re able to take advantage of their weak return(s). If they are dealing with the deception, then it might be worth keeping the serve simple but trying to force a certain return. You could have a couple of amazingly deceptive serves but if they aren’t creating the opportunities for you, then there’s not much point in using it. Try and analyse how you’re winning the points / creating opportunities whilst playing the match.

[@TIEWCINDY]

My coach served me some backspin and no spin serves but he uses the same motion for both types of serves I can't read the serve so most of the time I push then the no spin serve comes then my balls pop up how do I read these tricky serves?

[@Lewis08]

Jasper Low if someone does this serve and hits it at the part of the bat nearest to the handle, then it will have less spin that if you do a backspin serve but hit it at the point of the bat which is furthest away from the handle

[@TomLodziak]

You should also be able to pick out the rotation on the ball. For float serves, the ball is rotating much less. For backspin serves, the ball will be rotating more.

[@TIEWCINDY]

Alright I'll try to

[@TIEWCINDY]

Normally I serve short to the forehand and usually it comes to the middle

[@charwickcharwick6882]

What are the levels of tournament to became a table tennis professional player

[@vendingmachineguy7750]

CHARWICK CHARWICK national

[@gevikb]

Hi Tom, thank you for this video. I couldn't help but notice at 1:36, you reflexed with what I would like to call a "back forhand reflex!!", where the ball goes to your forhand but you try to contact the ball with the back-hand side. Can you please give us an advice of how to improve to not to do that? I find myself in situations where the opponent returns the ball with a fast topspin to my forhand, but somehow I reflex with the "back forhand" move.

[@TIEWCINDY]

I do that occasionally

[@TomLodziak]

It's a bit ugly isn't it? I think it's a result of not recovering quick enough after returning Craig's serve. So I have stepped in, but have left my right foot too far forward. This means I now have a backhand stance, but the ball has come to my forehand side and so it becomes hard to play a forehand. So I play a weird backhand stroke. The key really is footwork and stance and making sure you recover quickly after each shot.

[@alexsama69]

@@TomLodziak I have a question also, why are you moving your index finger when blocking?

[@kdgr]

🏓👍

[@whyjadie9739]

I have a very stupid beginner question. Can I use my indoor table tennis racket for outdoor play if I take it back inside after playing? Just wondering if the dirt on the ball might damage my racket that's meant for indoor play.

[@TomLodziak]

Yes, you can do. Give it a little wipe down with a sponge and a bit of water and it will be fine.

[@khimberlysasing8099]

​@@TomLodziak can i ask a favor ...do you have a unused paddle /racket ...can u gift to me ..thank you so much

[@marknaeem6017]

Third

[@box.10]

I don't know how 8 negative votes for Tom's Vid, unless its from bad losers!

[@user-ue4kn1db1s]

Hello, could you make videos with translation into Russian?

[@chaitanyakulkarni2090]

Hi...Tom...is it possible for you to create a Telegram group/channel(discussion group) so that all like minded people along with you come together???

[@TomLodziak]

Maybe! Let me think about that. Do you use TableTennisDaily? This is a very good website for discussing table tennis.

[@chaitanyakulkarni2090]

@@TomLodziak Hi What I am suggesting is that not all the people around the world are previlaged to get guidance of elite coach ,international coach etc By creating a group(channel) all coach and students will come under one roof and get guidance . People can ask doubts directly on group and get it cleared with coach or some other member.

[@GauPPong]

❤❤❤sub

[@alexanderprokopenko8198]

Very bad block, Tom))

[@khimberlysasing8099]

Gift me a paddle /racket sir