Table tennis is fun sport. The game is fast paced especially for intermediate and expert levels. The game originated in England and was a form of entertainment for the upper class during the late 1800s. The game pretty much has obvious beginnings.
It was derived from the lawn tennis sport and was really meant to imitate outdoor tennis in an indoor setting. Early players used piled up books as nets and cigar boxes as paddles. Nowadays, people who want to engage in the sport have an array of equipment at their disposal.
To play table tennis, you first need a table of regulation size. The International Table Tennis Federation has set the standard table to be 274 cm 152.5 cm 76 cm high or around 9 ft 5 ft 30 in high. The table is more rectangular with the surface being green most of the times.
After the table, you’ll need a table tennis net. You can get this in any sports shop. The net has a fixed size of 15.25 cm or around 6 inches high. And just like lawn tennis, you’re not supposed to let the ball get caught by the net. Other equipment that you will need includes good quality table tennis ball and a pair of paddles. The paddles are the...