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Well, you can hit a "down" ball which means hitting it hard in a downward motion.
Or, you can "tip" ("dip") the ball which is usually used to mess us the defense on the other side, or to get the ball over the blocker on the other side. When you tip the ball, you are using the tips of yours fingers to move the ball either up above the blocker and over the net, or you are pushing it down with your finger tips as close to the net as possible.
But, if you want to hit a down ball, you need a good set from the setter, and usually players will tip the ball when they get a bad set.
Common terms related to hitting the ball:
serve: the first hit, to enter the opponents' court side
bump: reception of a hard or low incoming ball, hit with both hands together
overhand pass: most common to "set" the ball for an attack, ball hit with the fingertips
spike: an attack hit with one hand, above the head
backspike: attack by a back-row player, behind the 3 m line
kill: a spike hit that scores a point, e.g. touching the opponents court
tandem: two hitters jump together to deceive the blockers
off-speed hit: fooling defence by changing hitting speed
block: stopping an incoming ball after a spike hit
roof: a block that directs the ball towards the hitters floor
block-abuse: light hit to opponents block, causing it to fly away
dig: receiving a ball close to the floor after a spike hit
hitter: a player specialised in spike attacks
blocker: a defensor standing opposite the hitter, blocking the attack
setter: passes the ball to the hitter in order to prepare a perfect attack
if you aim up or straight its a Volley
If you aim down with force its a Smash
When you jump up and hit it over the net it is called a spike but if u hit it underhand and u first is closed its another kind of bump.
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How do you serve in table tennis?
you throw the ball in the air and hit it
What is the action called when you hit a tennis ball?
It is called a swing.
To hit the tennis ball with little or no strength is called what?
Tapping it.
Why is a tennis ball sold in a pressurized can?
Tennis balls are sold in pressurized cans so the air stays in the tennis balls. After every hit, a tiny bit of air will leave the tennis ball (also when just lying around).
What is it called to hit an easy return of a tennis ball in a high arc?
Moon ball.
In tennis What is it called when you and your opponent successfully hit the ball back-and-for?
a rally
What causes a tennis ball to move straight?
Applied force when the ball is hit, and air resistance on the ball going in the opposite direction.
What is it called if a tennis bal is hit prior to its peak?
It's called taking the ball on the rise.
What is the tennis hit called in which you use your strong hand only to hit the ball at waist level?
forhand
What is it called when the ball is hit in tennis and it goes over the opponits head and served deep?
This is called a Lob
What part of the tennis racquet makes contact WITH the tennis ball?
When you hit a tennis ball with a tennis racquet, you want the ball to contact the sweet spot of strings.
How do you hit a ball in tennis?
You swing your racket at the ball
