You’ll have to forgive me if this post is full of generalizations, inconsistencies, and generally uninformed opinions. I’ve noticed that people from different parts of the world approach table tennis in very different ways. It’s possible to learn something from all these approaches. Let’s start our journey in the U.S. and move on from there. …
Everything You Never Wanted to Know About Playing Doubles
The very first thing you need to know is that your rallies will rarely look like the ones in this video. If you don’t play a lot of doubles, nothing about playing with a randomly picked partner is going to make you look more professional. Table tennis players accustom themselves to playing with a certain …
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Signs of Spirituality in Table Tennis
Spirituality may refer to almost any kind of meaningful activity, especially a “search for the sacred.” – Wikipedia There are numerous definitions for spirituality. This Wikipedia definition is probably the broadest, and the easiest to relate to table tennis. Playing table tennis is a meaningful activity, although not a religious one. The idea of a …