Learn To Play Table Tennis

A table tennis learning site for all beginners

Brief History

The story of table tennis

General Information

World ranking of Singapore players

Singapore Table Tennis Association

General Tips:

1. Be patient as you learn. Playing ping-pong well takes time.
2. Reflect on your weakness and practice to overcome it.
3. Develop quick reactions. Ping-pong is about moving quickly and having a good sense of eye-hand coordination and using your legs correctly to balance your body

As you become comfortable with the skills presented above, you should find yourself able to generate power from your waist, initiated by a kicking-off on the floor. You should try to keep you body low by bending your legs and, if you are tall, at the waist.

As you get less nervous on the table, you should try to let go of your paddle more by holding it lightly. The only time you can squeeze hard on your paddle's handle is at the moment of contact of the ball. But that is a skill reversed only for the pros. For most of us, one of the frequent causes of our missing the ball is holding the paddle too tight, out of nervousness.

Finally, spend your time on the table to get a good sweat and have fun, not a big ego. Winning is cool, but be careful not to win the battle but lose the war