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Step 1
Stand with your hips and shoulders 45 degrees to the base-line. Your paddle foot and paddle arm are back away from the table.
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Step 2
Hold the ball in the palm of your non-paddle hand, just behind the edge of the table.
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Step 3
Hold the paddle near your paddle-side hip.
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Step 4
Look at your opponent's position and decide where you will serve the ball to.
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Step 5
Throw the ball straight up about chest high to head high.
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Step 6
Bend your elbow to raise your paddle up to a height between your waist and shoulders. The exact height will be determined by the type of serve you wish to hit.
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Step 7
Swing from the shoulder with a bent arm.
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Step 8
Hit the ball with a flat paddle (unless you are adding spin) and a slighlty downward swing. The ball must bounce on your side of the table before it passes over the net.








