Right. You hit the ball. I hit the ball. You hit it again. I miss the ball. That’s a point. But is it the point? People play table tennis for a lot of reasons, but I have never met anyone who plays regularly that didn’t want to get better at it. At the end of …
Fundamentally Friendly Table Tennis
Saturday was a great day of table tennis in Lawrenceville Georgia. Nobody won any trophies. There were only six players present. No rating points were won or lost. One player won all his matches, and one didn’t win any. Some matches were pretty close, and some were lopsided blowouts. Saturday was a great day of …
Surveying USATT
USATT sent me a survey. I love surveys. I’ve taken a number of employee satisfaction surveys, and always take full advantage of the opportunity to really let my employer have it, anonymously of course. I especially like the comment section at the end of most surveys. I have heard that these are rarely filled out, …
Peaks, Streaks, and Table Tennis Geeks
It’s time to cover three different subjects that have little in common other than the fact that they are about table tennis, and they rhyme. I seem to be on a roll, so I’ll probably be working in some other weak attempts to include more freaky words. It will all make sense in the end, …
October Skill of the Month ???
The skill for September was serving. Several players made some changes to how they approach serves. Some needed to stay closer to the table, while others began to rely less on maximum spin, and more on placement. For October, it feels like we should try a different approach. There are a few problems with featuring …