mynamenotbob wrote:
Articles like this should be sticky'd or preserved somewhere. Great information.
Actually, I have mixed feelings about this
Yes, great article. Serving is probably one of the most important skills for tournament play, at all levels, but can you imagine a TT match where neither player could return the opponent's serve? I would guess that at the higher levels serves are used to setup the 3rd ball attack but to me even this is not enough TT to make it worth watching or attract new players to the sport.
Personally, I would enjoy playing and watching TT a lot more if serves were
not such a big part of a match. I think long rallies between looper vs defender, looper vs looper, and even defender vs defender are what TT is all about.
I don't enjoy spending over $100 in equipment plus club and tournament fees so that the point is over right after the serve. I actually enjoy feeling and hearing the ball sink into my paddle on every loop, every chop, every push, every hit, every block,
for as many times as possible.
I realize there may not be a good or fair way to make serves less important so that we get longer rallies. Even the ITTF hasn't found that happy medium: they tried to slow down the game with the bigger ball but they want to speed up the match with the 11-point games and still have the expedite rule.
I stopped watching men's tennis because there are too many points decided by serves. It just isn't fun anymore.
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