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An Introduction to Table Tennis

Wednesday, December 17th, 2008

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John Simmons asked:

Table tennis is an Olympic racket sport where two players or two teams of two players, press the table tennis ball back and forth, through the net on a table, with wooden pallets. The game mode is similar to tennis, hence the name.

The playing surface is a table, 30 inches above the ground which is about 9 feet long and five feet wide. A six-inch high net divides the table in two. The ball table tennis has a diameter of 40 mm, is made of celluloid, and is hollow. This article discuss some basic elements of table tennis, scoring, rules and basic strokes.

Brief Introduction to Table Tennis

Saturday, December 6th, 2008

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John Simmons asked:

Table tennis was introduced to the USA when Parker Brothers bought the trademark of English manufacturer J. Jaques & Son Ltd after 1901. The name “Ping Pong” was used to describe the English game of table tennis when he played with high-end, Jaques-branded equipment.

Today, however, the sport is officially recognized as table tennis, but only those who play at leisure use the term “ping pong”. The sport of table tennis is governed by the Federation of Table Tennis (ITTF).

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How Table Tennis Has Evolved

Friday, November 7th, 2008

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John Simmons asked:

Like its bigger version, table tennis is played with the same basic rules as tennis. If you are a sports buff and has devoted an entire number of hours in front of the **** tube watching sports channels, its very likely that you’ve watched a couple of games of table tennis.

Performed in a wooden table, usually as green lawn tennis, table tennis and ping-pong or what some people refer to it based on the fact the ball as it bounces, use wooden pallets with surfaces of rubber and plastic ball instead of the major rackets fur and green ball used in tennis.

Online Tennis News and Coverage

Wednesday, October 15th, 2008

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Marcia Henin asked:

Tennis lovers can find all the truth, hot rumors, and gossips about tennis and tennis players by browsing the Internet. Now, Internet offers the tennis lovers with copious information about the current happenings in the world of Tennis.

People can find online sports web sites on the Internet, especially designed to offer the latest news and coverage of Tennis to viewers. Fans can come across top Tennis stories and players information through these web sites. These web sites also include videos of latest events.

Yoga for Great (Better tennis shot) Tennis

Wednesday, January 16th, 2008
All the Tennis All the Tennis Savings All the Tenni Options

You are on a tennis court and everything is looking good: your backhand is as strong as ever and your serve is impeccable. Point after point, you are winning the match. Inspired, you come back to the same court the next day and unfortunately, are faced with a different scenario: nothing works, every ball goes out and the more points you are losing, the more irritable you become. Sadly, this scenario is too familiar to most tennis players. If you are not a pro, you are likely to experience some degree of unsteadiness in your tennis game.

Why tennis is better than other sports – Yoga for Great Tennis

Wednesday, January 2nd, 2008
All the Tennis All the Tennis Savings All the Tenni Options

You are on a tennis court and everything is looking good: your backhand is as strong as ever and your serve is impeccable. Point after point, you are winning the match. Inspired, you come back to the same court the next day and unfortunately, are faced with a different scenario: nothing works, every ball goes out and the more points you are losing, the more irritable you become. Sadly, this scenario is too familiar to most tennis players. If you are not a pro, you are likely to experience some degree of unsteadiness in your tennis game.