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Raise your Game: Table Tennis Tips for Beginners

By: Robert Thomson

Do you want to get better in playing table tennis? Well, it is going to be a little easier with these helpful table tennis tips and tricks:

1. Keep in mind that table tennis is not a game of the hand and arms alone. When playing table tennis, you need balance, coordination, and good reflexes. Move your feet along with the rest of your body. When played right, a single table tennis match can give you a good full body workout.

2. Handle mistakes positively. Table tennis is a fast game. And committing mistakes is rather common. If you fumble a lot, don’t get mad. Rather, learn from it. Remain positive and concentrate on improving your skills rather than being frustrated about your game.

3. Use the right grip on the paddle. There are different kinds of grips when playing table tennis. Use the one that suits your style best. The shake hands grip is the most common beginner’s grip. To do it, you merely hold the paddle’s handle as if you are shaking hands. Hold the paddle with the right tension so it stays in place. Practice your shots using the grip until you get comfortable with it.

4. Master the basic strokes. The basic strokes are the forehand block, forehand smash, and their backhand counterparts. Forehand block is the strategy used to block the ball’s path with the racket. There’s really no action with this stoke. All you have to do is to intercept the ping-pong ball with the paddle. On the other hand, a forehand smash stroke is just like a forehand block, only more powerful. Instead of merely blocking the ball, you are supposed to put more force to the shot.

5. Know your abilities. Don’t attempt to use techniques and strategies that you are not familiar with inside a match. It is impossible to win a game with a tactic you haven’t mastered just yet. Be realistic when it comes to your abilities. Accept your limitations. Beat your opponent with the skills that they lack, which you have incidentally.

6. Join a table tennis club. If you really want to raise your game higher, play with other people of varied expertise level. You surely will learn a lot from the pros. And you can fine-tune your skills with fellow beginners. Playing with others expands your horizons and broadens your experience, as far as table tennis is concerned.

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