Table Tennis Tips
When it comes to Table Tennis, we've been there, done that, now serving 97 tips in 11 categories ranging from History of Table Tennis to Table Tennis Tips.
What is table tennis robot?
A machine set up on one side of the table to help a player practice on a particular shot. Newgy Robots can be remotely adjusted to deliver balls of differing speed, rate, spin, and placement.
What is ping pong rubber sheet?
One of hundreds of coverings, available in various thicknesses and with differing properties, that can be glued to the blade to help provide shots of varying speed and spin. Most rubber sheets are attached to the blade with a layer of sponge in between.
Two-Color table tennis rubber Rule
One side of the paddle must be black, the other side cherry red, and can be either a rubber sheet or a paint sheet. Before this rule, some players would use combination paddles with rubber sheets of the same color on both sides. Then they would flip their paddles underneath the table to fool their opponents.
What is Sweet Spot means?
The most solid area in the center of the table tennis blade. The ball does not bounce off of the ping pong paddle as well near its outside edges. Higher quality paddles will have larger sweet spots.
What is sidespin?
Usually used in combination with topspin and under spin, sidespin imparted on a ball causes it to rotate on its vertical axis.
What is a ping pong rating system?
A number that represents the playing strength of each active member of USATT Rating points are added and subtracted from a rating when a player wins and loses in competition.
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