Ping Pong Is The World's #2 Sport! - By: Vic Victori

Did you know that the number two sport in the world is ping pong? Everyone knows soccer is the most popular but few know that table tennis is right behind.

When played in your basement or garage, ping pong is the everyday game for the everyday man. It is a great source of exercise and helps your hand - eye coordination. But when the world's great ping pong players do battle at the tournaments, it is one of the quickest and most entertaining sports you will ever see.

At the very top level of table tennis, the players are extremely fit. They do various drills and practice at the table for most of the day. They are dedicated and besides weight training and stamina training, they do footwork and visualization drills designed to help them make those split second decisions that are necessary in this arena.

Ping pong is a thinking man's game. Not only is there the physical component, but there is a very important mental component as well. The top players are all very well trained in disguising their shots as to confuse their competition. They have expensive ping pong paddles and the speed and spin of the ball is the weapon that the truly good players excel at. As you move up in levels, you learn the importance of varying and disguising the speed and spin of your shots. This makes ping pong a game that is truly exciting.

The nice thing about ping pong is that it is everyone's sport. Any level person can have fun playing ping pong and you don't have to learn all the nuances of the sport to still have fun. All you need is a paddle, ball, and table and you will be in for a rapid paced game that not only is entertaining but is good exercise as well.

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