Questions tagged [table-tennis]
Questions about the sport of table tennis. Also referred to by many as "ping pong".
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Can my body touch the table in table tennis?
Suppose I am about to hit a "overhead", then my stomach touches the edge of the table... Is this allowed? Can I "dive" on the table?
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Doubles rules in table tennis
I curious about what the official rules are for playing doubles in table tennis. It seems like every time I play, someone has a different set of rules from what I've played before.
For instance:
Do ...
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Who serves when in table tennis?
I have never understood who serves first, and when it switches, in table tennis.
Could anyone explain it?
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Are there "Lets" in table tennis?
In tennis if I serve the ball and it goes into the opposite service box, but hits the net on the way, it is a let.
Is there such a thing as a let in table tennis?
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Red and black side of table tennis raquet
There's a red and a black side on a table tennis raquet.
Does the color of the side have any significance? E.g. is the black side suppose to be used for the forehand and the red side used for the ...
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Can I use my hand to hit the ball on table tennis?
I've read in somebody's comment in another question:
USA Table Tennis rules:
2.5.7 A player strikes the ball if s/he
touches it in play with his/her racket, held in the hand, or with
his/her ...
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Changing Rubber on a Ping Pong Paddle
I have a ping pong paddle with one side that has sandpaper grip and another paddle with a nicer rubber that unfortunately is broken.
I want to put the rubber from the broken paddle on the paddle ...
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Is hitting the side of the table legal?
In table tennis, on the rare occasion when the ball makes it over the net but hits the side of the table rather than on top (which is pretty hard to counter), Is this a valid point?
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Countering heavy top or bottom spin in table tennis?
What options are there when your opponent serves you very heavy top spin?
Often, just a slight push forces the ball to hit the ceiling.
On the flip side, is it possible to use the same strategies ...
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Interpreting table tennis racket stats
I have always been confused by the stats system that is used to rate table tennis rackets. Some companies use a three dimensional scale as: "speed", "control", "spin"; while other companies use other ...
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Why do table tennis players inspect each other's rackets?
I was reading up on some table tennis rules, and there seems to be a lot of regulations regarding the racket/paddle/bat. One of the regulations is that the players inspect each other's rackets before ...
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Cleaning table tennis rubbers
I just bought a new table tennis paddle and I've bought a new cleaner, but I forgot to purchase one of those sponges.
Is there any problem with using a plain microfiber cloth to clean my table tennis ...
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The effect of various rubbers on table tennis ball
How does different rubbers effect the table tennis ball?
What is the purpose of pimpled rubber,or bouncy rubber, or tacky rubber?
How does thickness of rubber come into play?
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Table tennis league scoring
At the office, we'd like to start a table tennis league with perpetual standings. That is, as each match is completed, the scores should be logged and individual player ratings should be adjusted ...
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Is it legal for a table tennis ball to deflect off a person?
The other day the ping pong ball bounced to person 1's side of the table, bounced off his chest, then surprisingly bounced back on person 2's side of the table. Is that legal play or a foul?
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