The next step in training services lies in the ability to vary your rotation. Most easy is the variation of sidespin to side-backspin. Now the tip of the

racket does not point down but slightly sideways. The elbow comes down a little bit and the actual stroke is in a light curve so that the face of the

blade is almost at level in the end. As allways we need this little quick kick out of the wrist to provide the necessary rotation. In this exercise we place a bottle in the middle of the table. Now one has to try to play the ball around the bottle. The more backspin, the later the ball leaves the table. Good service players are able to play around the bottle and into the net.