Table Tennis Story
Table Tennis Story
I was over at the Biltmore tennis center on Saturday, hoping to hit against the wall. As it happens, a kid’s tournament was underway and the wall was occupied by kids. I noticed one young lad who seemed particularly proficient, especially with his two-handed backhand. A friend of mine there, a coach, came over and I remarked to him that this lad had an amazing backhand. He replied, “He’s mine”. He had taught his son to play like that; the boy was eight. He came over to us and I complimented him on his backhand. There was a table tennis bat on the table and he picked it up. I asked him to show me his strokes, which he did. I then gave him some instruction on correct technique. He then went over to the table to practice alone. I joined him and gently hit with him. He didn’t know how to serve, so I taught him. Within half an hour he could serve. I then went to the wall and hit some balls myself. Not a bad way to spend a Saturday afternoon.
two-handed backhand in table tennis aka ping pong??
Two-handed for tennis, one-handed for table tennis. “Ping pong” is actually a brand name of British origin; “table tennis” is the name of the sport.