Forehand Serve - Backspin
This is a serve which is used a lot by Asian players and especially the Chinese. The advantage is that the receiver gets a quick serve which is very difficult to read in terms of spin or no spin.

Technique
The feet should be at 90 degrees to the end of the table. It is important that the lower arm must not be under the elbow at the contact point, because that can create sidespin and we want only backspin. The lower arm can very easily be under the elbow if the back is bent too much.

Contact Point
The ball needs to be struck at the W contact point, connecting close to the table and the first bounce must be in the middle.

Tip: If the grip is turned into a backhand grip and the thumb is moved up on the bat it will give more stability and force the wrist to work horizontally.

It is very important to be able to serve parallel with this service, so the 30cm from the corner of the table applies here also. As with the previous serve, if the first bounce is too close to the net the serve will be too high and too slow.

No Spin Serve
The principles are the same as the backspin serve, the difference being that the contact point is C. It is most important to get it to look like a backspin serve. One way is to move the wrist back just after contact point, or to make a forward movement with the wrist and close the bat after the contact point.

Reverse – Sidespin/Backspin
The advantage of this serve is that the ball is made to spin in the ‘reverse’ direction. The serve should be placed mostly to the receiver’s forehand, but as a variation it could be to the crossover point, or into the backhand. If the technique is well developed it is relatively easy to disguise the placement. It is difficult to learn and it demands a lot of training.