Tossing high or low when serving

usually, high toss services distract the oponent's concentration more than low ones. it makes it a little harder to aticipate the placement of the serves, while you can start the rally with shorter more spinny serves when you toss the ball lower. it makes you hit the ball with more concentration on spin rather than the speed or the placement of the ball on openents side.

i use both of these serves. i usually use a medium toss but occasionally do a high toss or low toss. high toss serves have the most spin and they are more deceptive as they allow for a more elaborate movement. when i serve fast down the line i use a low toss serve as the opponent has less time to react. high toss serves are alot more difficult to keep short than low toss serves, but i usually let my serves go half long as i find i gt a favorable return for 3rd ball attacks.

ozjan wrote: the falling ball builds up speed the higher its falling from which allows the ball when making contact withthe racket to sink deeper into the rubber/sponge, which if properly struck results in a tremendous amoutn of spin

Correct! cuz of that changing the highness of the toss when serving is another strategy in TT.

The tournament rules are you must throw ball 6 inches into the air. so yah.


Timo Boll Tricarbon
Hurricane 2
Hurricane 2

well it just depends on the way u serve, i personally like harder sponge for serving that way the ball doesnt sink in too much and only lingers on the topsheet, i like this because most of the time i like to do very quick actions with the blade when i serve. Most people prefer softer sponge so they have more dwell time for spin. So i guess if tossing it high makes the ball sink in more to the rubber then tossing it low would be better for people who prefer very quick actions with the blade as it wont sink in as much to the sponge, plus i find it more reliable than throwing it really high as it doesnt require as much concentration.