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Learn something new each time you play 10 Jul 2013 | 05:00 am
One of the interesting things one learns when talking to top ping pong players is that they say they are still learning. Some even make it a goal to learn something new each time they play. Do you lea...
Tournament Table Tennis Equipment 29 Dec 2012 | 05:00 am
Slippery floors. Have two pairs of table tennis shoes. Most table tennis shoes are designed with a normal floor in mind, and that's where they should be used. Some of the Chinese table tennis shoes ar...
History of Table Tennis Diplomacy of 1971 (USA & China) 17 Dec 2012 | 05:00 am
One of the first public hints of improved U.S.-China relations came on April 6, 1971, when the American Ping-Pong team, in Japan for the 31st World Table Tennis Championship, received a surprise invit...
What to think during a ping pong match? 5 Nov 2012 | 05:00 am
Too often players worry about their stroke techniques while playing a match. The end result is they try to consciously control their shots. The more they try to do this, the worse the shot gets; and t...
How to use depth tactically during a table tennis game? 28 Oct 2012 | 05:00 am
Learn to control the depth of your loops and other shots. Big, powerful players often jump all over deep balls that come out to them, but struggle against shorter ones. Smaller players often jump all ...
How to develop a sense of patient decisiveness during a ping pong game? 27 Oct 2012 | 05:00 am
Some players are too patient they mostly just keep the ball in play, missing opportunities to score. Others are too decisive they jump on every ball with little patience or judgment. Develop a sense o...
How to locking up your opponents? 26 Oct 2012 | 05:00 am
The easiest and simplest way of beating a player is to "lock him up." This basically means forcing him to do what he doesn't want to do. The classic case is to force a player with a weak backhand to g...
Sidespin serves that break away tend to be more effective 25 Oct 2012 | 05:00 am
A backhand sidespin serve tends to be more effective to an opponent's forehand, while a forehand pendulum serve tends to be more effective to an opponent's backhand. This is because the racket angle n...
How to serving long ball? 24 Oct 2012 | 05:00 am
• There is a particularly good pattern for serving long to most players. Try these two combos: • Serve long to the wide backhand, and following with an aggressive shot right back at the wide backhand;...
How to block heavy topspin? 23 Oct 2012 | 05:00 am
One of the most common reason players have trouble blocking against heavy topspin is because they hold the ping pong racket too high. This would seem to make it easier to keep the ball down, but what ...
