Last time we have learned to control the length of the service. Short services are placed close to the net on the own half of table, long services bounce off close to the own baseline. While the short service has to be low in any case, the most important thing about a long service is the speed and the element of surprise. To avoid an early announcement the movement has to be similar to the one used for a short service as long as possible. It is in the last moment when the service player goes down deeper into his knees and closer to the baseline to give the ball a hard and fast kick with the wrist. It is important to keep the distance between the racket and the first bounce on the own side of the table as little as possible. As an exercise we again need a rope, which is placed on the opponents side to control the length. Along the baseline on the far side there are plastic or paper cups lined up, which are to be hit off the table by a long service. In this exercise it’s allways two short services and then – with identical beginning of the service movement – one long and fast one.