The Ball Toss (AND the Rules)

[@deepakkapoor5697]

Craig you are a master at serving! Well explained, keep posting!!

[@wham_]

Awesome clip, Craig! One might also mention that the ball must be resting on your open palm. Not concealed by your hand during the toss, or held by your fingers. And that the ball must be above and behind the table. Many players break these rules at beginner level tournaments.

[@janzy1980]

Awesome, thanks for answering my question!

[@TheTableTennisServiceGuy]

No worries and thank you 🤩

[@hans9391]

As always here. One of the best videos on the subject. Even more interesting for me would be the topic of "hidden serve".

[@mmmmm35179]

Thanks

[@TheTableTennisServiceGuy]

Awesome, thank you 🤩

[@jorgneumeier3027]

I really have to focus more on this skill , thank you so much

[@GuoJing2017]

Craig, you are a legend. Keep the videos up please

[@MrTinykin]

Great video as always. Advanced players tend to go for a high toss because they learned the hard way that, "A good high throw forgives a lot of sins".

[@myself6745]

Can you tell us the advantages or disadvantages of Serving straight up and serving with your back bent.. Like how you and samsonov serve vs the way how ma long serves it

[@improfilmclub1699]

Nice video. To extend this it would be good to find out about the high toss serve, what's the point of it and how to learn it. Also, a bit more obscure and something that isn't discusseed anywhere else, using corkscrew spin in serves.

[@ybokski]

Nice video, very informative. When presenting the ball for the serve is double dipping allowed or tolerated? If it's about an inch is it OK? If it is like 6 inches is it illegal? Another question, is the server permitted to move after tossing the ball and before hitting it? Some lower level players are apt to do this. Thanks.

[@TheTableTennisServiceGuy]

You can dip the ball, yes but it’s not allowed to go below the table and yes, movement after the ball toss is also allowed but it it’s regular or a big movement then perhaps the referee will say something.

[@bluetang6715]

Nice video Sir Great help❤

[@AMTOBurma]

Thanks a lot. 😃

[@hans9391]

... and Respect! Great Video.

[@vishnu.sreenath]

Is the toss and contact allowed from sides of the table behind the end line ?

[@TheTableTennisServiceGuy]

Yes. From the side is acceptable but so longs it’s also behind the base line.

[@mmmmm35179]

Great video! I've been pondering this topic too. Could you clarify the authority behind the 30-degree guideline? Is it issued or endorsed by the ITTF?

[@TheTableTennisServiceGuy]

It actually still states 45 degrees 🙂 www.ittf.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/HMO-17th-edition-July-2023.pdf

[@mmmmm35179]

@TheTableTennisServiceGuy Well, as I read it, only 'a few degrees' are allowed'. Quote: "This means it must rise within a few degrees of the vertical, rather than within the angle of 45 that was formerly specified"

[@TheTableTennisServiceGuy]

I agree with the wording. The ‘few degrees’ that they state, seems to match the 30 degrees previously stated. racketinsight.com/table-tennis/serving-rules-in-table-tennis/

[@mmmmm35179]

@TheTableTennisServiceGuy 30 degrees is definitely more than "a few." ;) Anyways, I agree with your view that judgment is key. The umpire isn't able to measure the angle in real time anyway. Once again, it's a very interesting video!

[@ckfnpku]

Nice video. I agree with another commentator that the hight of the trow could be given some more consideration. Obviously personal comfort and consistency is the main variable there but what if any effects would you get in principle from a lower or higher throw.

[@wham_]

Some players hit the ball on its way up, which gives them an advantage: The serve becomes spinnier and less predictable. But this is illegal, right? The ball must be about to fall or be falling, right?

[@sanjayshetty1533]

Yes, ball has to be descending

[@avinashmusichouse8466]

❤

[@rajahua6268]

What about the minimum height?

[@TheTableTennisServiceGuy]

16cm from leaving the hand

[@orv4r]

Nice, now I need to practice throwing up 🤮

[@aseq2]

This video made me throw up

[@TheTableTennisServiceGuy]

🤢

[@hans9391]

Why you are here..??? 🤔🤦

[@aseq2]

@@TheTableTennisServiceGuy Brilliant video (as usual), Craig. I really like the calm style and especially the logical explanations, which are quite rare in table tennis videos.