Learn How To Play Table Tennis
Posted on April 14, 2009
Filed Under Tennis
Also known as ping pong, Table tennis is an indoor game that is played by two or sometimes four players that hit a very small, light ball back and forth using bats. The surface used to play the game is usually raised to the height of a normal table and is made of wood. A net divides the table into two sided and these depict the different sides where the two players or four incase of a doubles match play from. The game is played in the Olympics and is played all over the world and has different competitions.
The table used in table tennis has specific measurements. Its height from the floor has to be 72cm, its width 152.5cm and its length 274cm and the net’s height is 15.25cm. The bat used to hit the ball is usually covered with a thin sheet of rubber but is made of wood. There are regulations in place that stipulate requirements about the bats, the table, the net and the rules of the game. To get a clear picture of what these stipulations are it is wise to get hold of a ping pong instructional DVD that has laid out all the necessary details.
If you wish to master table tennis, you will need to learn it rules and get some tips on how to improve your playing skills. To start with you need to know how to serve for the game to start. Serving is the commencing of a point, which is gained if the receiver of a serve faults or fails to correctly serve or toss back the ball. While serving, the ball is hit in such a way that it make two bouncing action; one in your half and the other on the opponent’s half of the table.
Should the ball hit the net but still get to other side of the net, it is referred to as a let, or a net-in. should this occur, a serve should be repeated. But should the ball hit the net and remain on your side of the net that is a point to your opponent and the chance to serve goes to them.
To score, you need to have served the ball and the opponent has faulted. Faults may include letting the ball to bounce twice or more in his half, hitting the ball twice, hitting the ball in a way which makes not to land on the opponent’s half among other faults. Get more tips and instructions from a table tennis DVD.
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This is a great program put together by a professional tennis coach and is designed as a 'tennis for beginners' step-by-step video manual. You can do your tennis lessons online over and over again until you know it back-to-front and then go out and practice what you have learnt.
Learning To Play Tennis: Instructional Videos For Tennis Beginners. AND for Free video clips of the training CLICK HERE.
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