Rubbing the ball

David Siggins Asked 5 years ago

Hi

Since joining Pingskills my game has improved but I am an older player who has many shots that often are good but not technically correct. I am trying to learn new methods but progress is slow. Your instructions are really helpful and win me some games that I never thought possible.

An opponent I played wiped the ball on his shirt before serving it. Is this legal or could it create static affecting the flight of the ball

David

Alois Rosario Answered 5 years ago

HI David,

Thanks for the update and kind words.

The ball doesn't really build up much static from rubbing on a shirt.  Usually they will do that to make sure it is free of any dust.  This dust effects the flight of the ball a lot, even the smallest bit of dust.