Who has the fastest serve in table tennis?

Kiwi Lark Brandt
The fastest serve ever recorded at table tennis is 112.5kph, a Guinness World Record set by Kiwi Lark Brandt, but then then you knew that already. What happens though if the ball was served at Mach 1.2?

What makes a fast tennis serve?

The main energy source of your serve is body rotation. Try and consciously rotate your shoulders to increase the racket head speed. Keep a high racket head speed even AFTER the contact. Don’t accelerate only to the ball, instead try and hit through the ball focusing on fast movement for a few inches after the contact.

What is an illegal serve in table tennis?

Hidden serve is the most common illegal serve in table tennis. The player uses his free arm or his body to hide the contact point. It’s difficult to see if this was a topspin serve, a no-spin float serve, or a backspin serve. Hidden serve was allowed before but ITTF changed the rule.

How to get a fast serve in table tennis?

In order to get a serve that is fast, low and manages to get up and over the net in time; you need to aim for your own endline and hit the ball into that.

Why are simple serves important in table tennis?

Table tennis serves matter! Whilst having unorthodox serves certainly places you in a more advantageous position, it is often the bread and butter (the simple serves) that you revert to when things aren’t going your way. It is for this reason, today, I will be discussing three core table tennis serves every player should master.

Can you serve with topspin in table tennis?

Short table tennis serve with topspin, the second bounce on the opponent table, the ball will jump forward outside the table. So it’s difficult to keep the service with topspin short. If your service is long, the opponent will attack first. Topspin makes the serve go long! Short serve with sidespin.

Which is the fastest serve in the world?

We decided to try out the world’s fastest table tennis serve and briefly analyze the technique behind it. Link to Asuka Sakai serving the world’s fastest serve: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gfDVX… Pongfinity is a Finnish content creator team specialized in table tennis. We do all kinds of ping pong related videos. Loading…