The Kanji writing pictured on this shirt is a symbol for truth. At least I think it is. The t-shirt company that sold it to me says so. Apparently there are other symbols for truth that are more commonly used. There are some dangers associated with buying t-shirts with writing you really can’t read. I have …
Defending Your Table Tennis Serves
What makes a great serve? For a lot of players the answer is a variation of what once was used to identify obscenity; “I know it when I see it.” Most of us would agree that the videos of top players best serves look great. It’s easy to recognize these impressive serves in videos. Most players …
Table Tennis Speed Trap or, Is Your Racket Too Fast?
If you read this blog very often you may have picked up on the idea that I’m partial to defensive blades, thin sponge rubber, and long rallies. I also realize that my experience is somewhat unique to me. You may be playing a fast attack style. Based on the number of offensive blades available, as …
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Table Tennis and The Lifelong Athlete
More than any other blog post I’ve written, this one is borrowed heavily from one source. The book, Long Term Athlete Development does a great job of mapping out the stages that athletes go through, sometimes in the course of their entire lifetime. I’ve taken the liberty of taking these stages and applying them completely …