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Difference Between Table Tennis and Ping Pong

Around the globe, most of the people are convinced that table tennis and ping pong are just two different terms that happened to be used based on your geographical location, but there is a clear distinction between the two. Main differences between Ping Pong and Table Tennis Table Tennis Trademarked: NO Amount of Spin: Very high Speed: Very High Types of Service: Many Different Types of Paddles: Yes Points per match: 21 then 11 (now) Olympics Sport: Yes World Championship: Yes Flexible Rules: No Ping Pong Trademarked: YES Amount of Spin: Little Speed: Slow - Medium Types of Service: Few Different Types of Paddles: No (same paddle) Points per match: 15 Olympics Sport: No World Championship: Yes Flexible Rules: Yes Why is Table Tennis Called Ping Pong? The term Ping Pong is a trademarked name for the game also known as table tennis. John Jacques registered "Ping Pong" as a trading name in England in the year 1901, then th...

Here are Some of the Basic Rules in Playing Ping Pong

The rule of the game is simple: You should hit the ball with the table tennis racket over the net onto your opponent's side of the table. You will have a point if your opponent will not be able to return the ball to your side of the table or if your rival hit the ball before it bounces off his side of the table. Some Basic Rules in Playing Table Tennis Scoring The first one to garner 11 points is the winner of the game. At least two points between opponents should be the gap at the end of the gameplay. If the score is 10-10, there will be an additional gameplay rally until one of you has gained a lead of 2 points and will go with the player who has successfully ended the rally. Serving in Singles Each of the players will have two serves. The first person who will serve the ball at the start of the gameplay can be determined in various ways. service can be diagonal or in a straight line. Serving in Doubles When playing doubles, the service must be diagonal, from the r...

How To Play a Forehand Drive in Table Tennis

The Forehand Drive: What is it? One of the four basic ping pong strokes. An attacking stroke played with a minimal amount of topspin. Played against long or medium length topspin. Usually played from the forehand side. How to position your body: Your feet should be slightly wider than your shoulder width apart. The right foot should be slightly further back than left if you are right-handed and the opposite if you are left-handed. Your body should be leaning forward with slightly bent knees. Both of your arms should be placed in front of you. Stand an arms-length away from the table. The weight should be propel distributed on your toes and not on your heels. Looking for videos to help you with your training? Check out the following: Amazing Ping Pong Return Board Drills Getting Started with Wally Rebounder Ping Pong Return Board How To use a Ping Pong Return Board Table Tennis Footwork Drill Table Tennis Doubles Drill Table Tennis Service Drill Table Tenni...

How To Practice Ping Pong by Yourself

Ping pong enthusiasts around the world have been looking for ways on how to practice table tennis alone and here are some of the suggestions that the online community have shared for every one: Traditional walling practice This is just basically standing 1-2 meters away from the wall and do some drills. This one is effective but the only problem is that the ball bounces on the floor and does not really help you a lot on the game play itself since your body will get used to receiving the ball at a certain height which is different from the way you receive it on the actual game.  Purchase a robot If you have enough budget for a robotic ball thrower, it is also a great option and it is more probably best suited for beginners than elite professional players.  Use a return board There are a lot of videos on how to do your own return board at home and it's also a great investment specially if you are really into building stuff from scratch but there is also an o...

5 Surprisingly Great Benefits of Playing Ping Pong

Photo by  Jelena Ardila Vetrovec  on  Unsplash Ping pong is such a great sport but still, a lot of people do not consider it since this generation have shifted most of their attention to contact sports. What makes it such a great sport? Improves hand-eye coordination Playing table tennis is such a great way to sharpen reflexes and to refine tactics and it also results to mental alertness and concentration in general. Burns calories Even though playing table tennis only require minimal steps to reach for the ball, still due to its fast-paced play, you can burn a lot of calories same with the other sports. Joint-friendly sport Table tennis requires full body movement and if you are really looking for a new type of sport for full body exercise that is easy on the joints, ping pong is the best one for you.  Builds Connection This sport is for everyone. It allows you to build connection with other people who are also interested with th...

Ping Pong Return Board for Solo Practice

For several years, " walling " has been one of the ways to practice table tennis alone but it only allows the ball to bounce back with very little or no spin on it but then innovation comes in and the ping pong community thought of a way to make their walling practice to the next level. Return boards became a popular training equipment for playing table tennis alone, with its adjustable feature depending on your preferred distance and angle from the table, there's no surprise why ping pong players likes it aside from using robots. Table Tennis Return Board Images Advanced Rebounding System A black return board angled towards the table Full view of the return board with tripod stands on both sides You can check other samples of return boards  here . Do you want to know how to use the board? You can find a compilation of video tutorials here .