http://pingpongtips.com Tips on how to play Table Tennis Mon, 31 Mar 2008 20:51:56 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I have learned that the best way to get better in anything is practice practice practice. The key in Ping Pong is to try new shots and new spins. For example, try the side spin when your playing your opponent then mix it up to top spin. Look under the ... http://pingpongtips.com/archives/2008/03/31/how-to-get-good-in-ping-pong/ How do I do the reverse shot with my backhand? Keep the face of the racquet facing about 45 degree angle down the table. Once you get the ball high on your end of the table attempt to kind of whip it like you were showing your driving license to the ... http://pingpongtips.com/archives/2007/04/17/reverse-shot/ Play offensive Defense How do I change my defense into offence? In Ping Pong its very easy to be pressured to play defense when your opponent hit a hard shot and forces you to play the defensive shots. The way you change that tactic is by hitting deep slice into the table. ... http://pingpongtips.com/archives/2007/04/05/ping-pong-offense/ Are you in table tennis shape? Well, in order for you to be quick and responsive to the fast game of ping pong. You have to be in good shape. It's very hard to stay in shape in winter especially. However, I look at it as the time for rebuilding. Take ... http://pingpongtips.com/archives/2006/11/28/table-tennis-shape/ How do I win in ping pong? I usually have good leads on people and yet still lose; how do I prevent this from happening? Well the answer is simple, it's all mental. If you keep your mind in the game whether your winning or losing, you are still going to ... http://pingpongtips.com/archives/2006/08/30/how-to-win/ If you have any kind of table tennis tricks or talents that you would like to show the world. You can go ahead and send them to me and I can post them on the site and give you credits for it. http://pingpongtips.com/archives/2006/07/27/tricks/ How do I beat someone who beats me most of the time? There are different ways you can approach this, First try to relax and just have fun dont think about winnning or losing; just think about playing good. I find it sometimes good to forget about the score and just ... http://pingpongtips.com/archives/2006/07/07/mental-game/ Side Spin is very helpful when serving or when returning a shot. The way to generate the side spin is to almost slide the racquet on the ball sideways, it almost feels like your pushing or slicing the ball sideways. Check out my side spin video for more info. http://pingpongtips.com/archives/2006/06/07/side-spin/ New table tennis game for the PINGPONG fans! It's called . It's for Xbox 360; I saw the preview of the game and I have to say it looks pretty sweet! For more info about the game visit xbox.com http://pingpongtips.com/archives/2006/05/04/xbox-360-table-tennis/ How do I hit a topspin shot? Topspin shot is generated by going under the ball and then upwards, kinda like writing the "C" letter starting from bottom to top. I also refer to it as a ball on the beach and you're tryign to push that ball on the sand. ... http://pingpongtips.com/archives/2006/04/06/topspin/