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Is a spin serve legal in ping pong?

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Is a spin serve legal in ping pong?

Service motions are very different from player to player, but the goal is always to impart a controlled amount of spin and to place the ball accurately. The spin can be topspin or underspin, each with varying degrees of sidespin, it is also possible to hit a serve with no spin.

Is spiking allowed in ping pong?

It’s also worth noting that, despite all the subtle changes to this rule, it has never been legal to volley the ball in table tennis like you can when playing tennis. And it has never been legal to “spike” the ball and then play a shot as you can in volleyball either.

How do you do a side spin in volleyball?

How to Spin a Serve

  1. Toss the ball a little higher in the air than you would when serving a floater.
  2. Strike toward the top of the back of the ball in a downward and outward motion.
  3. Follow through with your arm swing.

Can you hit a volley in ping pong?

That is known as volley or “obstruction”, and it’s an illegal shot in table tennis. If you do this, you lose the point. To make it easier to remember, let’s put it like this: you are not allowed to hit the ball while it’s on its way to bounce on the table.

What is an illegal serve in volleyball?

Any time a server steps on or crosses the end line before making contact with the ball, it is considered illegal. Also, while players are allowed to serve underhand they must do so with a closed fist. Lastly, any serve that does not make it over the net or land in bounds will be a side out for the opposing team.

How fast can a ping pong ball spin?

9000 RPM
Table Tennis – 9000 RPM. Due to a recent switch in the type of ball used, measuring revolutions in table tennis is difficult as the two balls (formerly 38mm, now increased to 40mm) have different spin rates. A 38mm ball was recorded at a max RPM of 9000 while the newer 40mm balls have a max RPM of 8000.

Is it legal to volley in ping pong?

What does 40+ mean on ping pong balls?

The reason the balls are labelled with 40+ is that when the ITTF made the plastic balls legal for competition, they also allowed the balls to have a bigger size tolerance. So a celluloid ball tends to be around 39.6mm whereas the new plastic balls measure around 40.2mm, making the plastic balls about 0.5mm bigger.