You can hit the ball with either side of the racket (paddle) as long as it has an authorised covering on it.
Also, one side must be red and the other side black.
If a side does not have an authorised covering, but is painted red or black instead, you cannot use that side to hit the ball.
No, in ping pong, the serve must be made diagonally across the table from the server's right-hand side to the receiver's right-hand side.
No, in ping pong, you do not have to serve diagonally. The serve can be made from any position behind the end line of the table.
No, a ping pong serve does not have to go diagonally. Players can choose to serve the ball in any direction as long as it follows the rules of the game.
no!
If the ball hits the net on the serve during a game of ping pong, it is considered a let and the serve is replayed.
In a game of ping pong, each player serves twice before the serve switches to the other player.
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When you serve, you start the volley back and forth until somebody wins the point.
In a game of ping pong, two players serve by hitting the ball over the net to start the point.
there are no foul lines for singles in table tennis, but for doubles you are only allowed to serve from the right half of your side of the table to the opponents right half (cross court/table).
In ping pong, each player gets two serves before the other player gets a turn to serve.
To serve in ping pong, stand behind the end of the table and hit the ball diagonally to the opponent's side. The ball must bounce on your side first before going over the net. The serve must be hit with an open palm and the ball must be visible to the opponent at all times.