Last updated 13 years ago
Hello Sir,
I wanted to ask that i am playing Tennis in the evening and Table Tennis in morning.Will it affect in my table tennis game?
Thank you.
Hi Gautam,
Playing Tennis and Table Tennis will complement each other. You may find that you take a few hits to adjust, but as long as you are wiling to adjust you will do it very easily.
The hitting skills and hand eye coordination are very similar.
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Andrew T Posted 14 years ago
Ji-Soo Woo Posted 14 years ago
Personally I think playing table tennis and tennis at the same time is like learning French and Spanish at the same time. The two have a lot of similarities (hand-eye coordination etc) but the similarity can lull you into a false sense of comfort and make you pick up bad habits. However, if you are careful and (as suggested) remind yourself of the adjustments you have to make when you change sports, it should be fine. After all, plenty of people speak both French AND Spanish!
Leslie Unknown Posted 14 years ago
Ji-Soo Woo Posted 14 years ago
My main problem going the other way (from table tennis to tennis) was that I was trying to use too much wrist in my stroke.
drepe trooper Posted 13 years ago
Ji-Soo Woo, I have the same exact case. Let me know how you overcame this. I'm a 1650 ustta player 4 years into pingpong and just started playing tennis. I find it extremely difficult not to use the wrist and keep the racket head tight on contact.