Service combinations to confuse your opponents (with Craig Bryant)

You have two serves. What serves should you do to put your opponent under maximum pressure? There are so many options. But are there any combinations which work particularly well together?
Yes! Most definitely.
In this video, top coach and service expert, Craig Bryant, explains how to do effective service combinations. The examples Craig gives are...
- Short to the backhand / long to the forehand
- Short backspin / short no spin
- Sidespin with backspin / sidespin with topspin
Craig gives some tips on how use these combinations to create confusion and win some cheap points or set up easy third ball attacks.
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[@marcialjr]

Tom, it's a joy to watch you struggle against these high quality serves :D I feel it because I imagine myself in your shoes.

[@TomLodziak]

Honestly, it's a nightmare facing Craig's serves. He is so deceptive. When I start doubting what spin is on the ball, then bad things happen!

[@thohry]

Very useful, thanks a lot

[@qvistenn1112]

A huge help since the practices are coming up in a couple of weeks, been practicing at home but it’s not the same without a partner. Really do hope that my friends will be surprised and that I have improved.

[@Moodswing8]

Thankyou Tom for the video Ifound it very useful As well as the last tip about tomahawk serve you gave me was really useful. Thankyou again

[@orlandoescobar5174]

The serve is my favorite part of the sport. Love these breakdowns!

[@agosh05]

Very informative. Thanks!

[@barrycroucher602]

Brilliant video. Thank you 🏓😊

[@CFSUnravelled1]

Hi Tom - great video. Is there a comprehensive list of such combinations on the net somewhere, perhaps more details regarding sequences? Dan

[@joaocleito]

Parabéns muito boa sua video aula! obrigado

[@florinpasca2000]

Thank you, Tom! Greetings from Germany!

[@TIEWCINDY]

Tom you should make a video on how to play as different variety of styles

[@Moodswing8]

Hi Tom Tom i want a tip on using an antispin rubber. If you make a video for it then i will be very grateful to you

[@samuelmignot]

Great video! Thanks Tom!

[@user-dj9kl4kn6h]

Thanks from Korea.

[@epsecbaccarini3060]

Good job thank's.

[@poojaagarwal6381]

Hi Tom my son wants to learn how to play around the net from the backhand side .

[@stefan3344]

Thanks!

[@johnfarrell6995]

Request for video----Topic---The difference between tennis swings and table tennis swings---So many table tennis players are or were tennis players, but the techniques are different. Tennis is more of a full swing while table tennis is more about wrist and spin. I have not seen a video on youtube on this issue.

[@fi4re]

Probably depends on the style and the stage of a point. If you're in a short-distance pushing match, definitely wrist and forearm. If you're in a long distance counterlooping rally, probably more shoulder/biceps than wrist. In my brief experience with tt and regular tennis, I find that looping from tt translates to topspin shots in tennis really well.

[@weinjohn]

Is there a video on his grip of the bat?

[@MBIArtStudio]

thanks coach for solution opponents in this video

[@jamessalazar8451]

hi Tom what racket set up do you specifically recommend for ameteur players? im planning on buying a new racket but dont know what to buy. I would appreciate if you reply or make a video on how to choose your rubber and blade. Thanks Tom

[@ahmtrublu]

Go for allround blade. Stiga allround classic

[@marcuijterwijk3601]

I find it hard to consistently let the ball bounce on my side of the table (same length). When I focus on the spin how do I also take care of the bounce?

[@craigyb22]

Marc Uijterwijk Place a towel(s) on your side of the table, leaving the right part of the table exposed, if you hit the towel you have a clear signal that it was in the wrong place. Good luck with your practice.

[@marcuijterwijk3601]

@@craigyb22 thanks for the tip. I'll start practicing.

[@MrBarrynicholas]

Funny looking racket. I always thought it was called a bat.

[@maoowe]

Thanks for the video. What type of rubber Craig is using, any clue?

[@elieli549]

Is good

[@keaton7000]

Tom could you teach us how to do the serves. This video is useless to me because I can do maybe like 1 serve in this video

[@AsianSENDS]

K-DOG B the serves a pendulum serve, if you look that up it will teach you

[@TomLodziak]

Sure, you can learn wide serve and serve down the line in this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/e6a7fHuuh8iFmLM. You can learn backspin and sidespin in this video: www.tabletenniscoach.me.uk/video-how-to-get-more-spin-on-your-serves-with-craig-bryant/ and here is another video about pendulum serve: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hHemmJljaZaGo68

[@smatter9309]

Can you make a video where we can exactly see how to do the serves?

[@azriazhar6288]

He did make it a while back

[@TomLodziak]

You can learn wide serve and serve down the line in this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/e6a7fHuuh8iFmLM. You can learn backspin and sidespin in this video: www.tabletenniscoach.me.uk/video-how-to-get-more-spin-on-your-serves-with-craig-bryant/ and here is another video about pendulum serve: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hHemmJljaZaGo68

[@TIEWCINDY]

Have you seen anyone who has normal rubber on the BH and Long pips on the FH? One person in my club plays with this style...

[@paulbourdess925]

Yes. I actually played like that, I had prior wrist and shoulder injuries that prevented a proper forehand swing. It works well at lower levels, but against tougher opponents it really starts to limit you.

[@TIEWCINDY]

@@paulbourdess925 were all of your serves backhand serves?

[@paulbourdess925]

@@TIEWCINDY no, I played around with variations on tomahawk serves (I could hit into the ball hard enough to make the pips bend and put spin on) and could also pull off very low, fast, no spin serves to the corners.

[@TIEWCINDY]

@@paulbourdess925 oh I see. Its very satisfying to see different variety of styles

[@TIEWCINDY]

Tom why are you not demonstrating in your videos anymore?

[@azbros7184]

Hi tommy

[@azbros7184]

R u brothers with Tommy innit?

[@mateuszszyejko9942]

Hello

[@ldsarmygaming4535]

Please do shoutouts

[@llawliet7945]

First comment and view

[@martinweber3902]

Nice for you

[@eemilkivela2715]

Tom ur so bad lmao

[@TomLodziak]

I know! I am soooooooooo bad.

[@tabletenniseveryday3694]

Tom you dont nothings Craig

[@usamaaryan3227]

Here the guy is the worst in the explanation, I don't think it could be worse