Germaphobia is no laughing matter. A real germaphobe suffers from an obsessive compulsive disorder, extreme anxiety, and fear of germs. They may be reluctant to leave their homes. They will avoid human contact and imagine germs on every door knob, flat surface, or ping pong ball. Some have gone as far as wearing masks, refusing handshakes, …
A Different Path to Better Serves
I’ve practiced serves for years. They have gotten better, but not as much as I would have hoped. When I do practice, I almost always gain new insights into serving; but the overall quality (speed and spin) rarely improves. I’ve read about serving and watched videos. Nothing seemed to help. I was just about to …
Picking Up the Pieces of Public Ping Pong
You never know. I spent the pandemic anticipating an eventual return to playing at the Atlanta Table Tennis Center. If you are interested in buying their building and starting your own table tennis center, it can be purchased for $1,399,000.00. Since I don’t have an extra million available to me, I began to explore my …
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A Big Stack of Table Tennis Skills
For this post, I’m borrowing an idea from Scott Adams. Scott is the creator of the Dilbert cartoon strip. He has been widely criticized for suggesting that Donald Trump might not actually be Satan. One of his key concepts is the idea of a talent stack. In the table tennis world, it helps to have …