Table tennis is a modified lawn tennis. As a lawn tennis modification, to play ping pong is to play in a reduced and limited court area. But being a modification does not only entail reduction adjustments. There is also a condition of increase. In the case of Ping pong, its limited space pressed an increase in the tactfulness and thinking of its players. Aside from this remarkable feature, ping pong is a sport that is easy to set up and isn't too picky with regards to physical qualifications.
A table tennis player once told me, "Playing ping pong is like playing lawn tennis while reading a newspaper". It is like moving your body while moving your thinking. The statement might be an exaggeration for you. But for hard table tennis players, the statement just describes ping pong the way it is. Its nature of being a mind sport is only one of the qualities that set it apart from other sport. Let me give you two more special qualities of ping pong:
Ping pong is a sport that small persons can be great at.
The most popular sports such as basketball, volleyball, lawn tennis and etc. do require playing areas that are hard to set up. In ping pong, you won't encounter that dilemma. All you need is a room space, a table tennis, a paddle and a ball and you can learn table tennis anytime you want. It is a brain game.
Ping pong is a sport that anyone can be good at.
In ping pong, to win the game is to think. Being skillful is not the key in winning a ping pong match. It is to be tactful. You have to do the right strategies and the right combinations. Choosing the right strategies depends on the weaknesses and strengths of your opponents. You ought to think of the plays that your opponents can take and cannot take. But you cannot make this make or break strategies until you have owned the advanced skills. Skills are learned. They can be taught by your coach or can be learned from instructional ping pong dvd. Table tennis courts are easy to set up.
Being a great ping pong peddler does not entail physical superiority. Of course, tall players have advantages over small players even in ping pong. But the advantage is not too huge. Tallness means having a longer reach and longer feet movement. But in ping pong, it can be compensated by the agility of small players. Unlike in basketball and lawn tennis, being tall is really an advantage. In basketball, you may limit the moves of your smaller opponent by using your body as a post. In the latter sports, being tall means higher service efficiency and steeper strokes. Table tennis is not the sport that makes a big deal out of the known physical advantages such as tallness and muscle volume.
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