Why Table Tennis is a Horrible Spectator Sport

Table Tennis Stadium

Don’t get me wrong, I love table tennis and wish it the best. But there are too many reasons why it doesn’t translate well into a spectator sport for TV or a live audience. It will take a lot to overcome these challenges to eventually thrive in a market like North America where it isn’t already a dominant sport.

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The Easiest Movement and Its Significance

Ethan Chua

Introduction

Many player movements are made in table tennis.  Movements are made with our hand-wrist axis, our forearm, our upper arm, our upper body, our waist, and our legs.  These movements are made in a coordinated manner in the course of playing the game.  The length and speed of the movements vary depending on a number of variables.  All this being said, there is one movement that is easier than all the others.  In fact, it is the only movement where the level of capability to make this movement is essentially equivalent throughout the many player levels.  No other movement may correctly make this claim.

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