Although they’re largely overlooked, grips are the foundation of all the strokes in tennis. Where you position ... put the racquet flat on a table, close your eyes, and pick it up; or shake ...

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How do players score in table tennis? A point can be won on every serve and a player can score a point whether he or she is serving or receiving. A player scores a point if the opponent does any of ...

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Place the palm of your hand on top of the handle then move the racket inwards a quarter turn. The thumb should fall diagonally across the back of the grip, though some players wrap it all the way ...

Table tennis can be played in either a singles or doubles format and involves using a small round bat to hit a lightweight ball back and forth across a table divided by a net. Table tennis ...

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This is the way to hold the racquet for the serve, volley, sliced backhand and smash. It is known as the chopper grip, because it is the way you would hold an axe. It allows you to swing the racket ...