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I played tennis some time ago... but I stopped lately... But I'm planning to start again!!! It's quite nice!!!

At my work we have a ping pong table down stairs. I go and play on each of my breaks! I love it!! I don't get to play at home cause I'm not shelling out my cash for a table that would not even get used. None of my sisters (I have 5 sisters & NO brothers) like the game and my friends all live near where I work. So it would just go to waste at my house.... As for tennis I'm not that energetic so I'm not into all of the running involved in the large tennis court....

i too own a ping pong table bu tits kinda in disrepair but still serves it purpose i also play tennis but i think i am rusty i plan to join my school's tennis team but i havnt truly practiced since the summer! wish me luck

well i learned it from a friend i started playing and gotten the hang of it it is kinda fun actually.. required fast reflexes actually

I don't play tennis (though I watch Prince of Tennis), but I DO play ping-pong. Not seriously, but with my cousins in my basement. We like to listen to eurobeat and talk while playing usually.

I have a ping pong table. It's so much fun when we throw pool parties because it's in the back patio, right next to our pool. x)

I never play it seriously. Just for fun and kicks. I do play badminton though... That's close enough to it, I think.

first I would like to state the fact that Tennis and Ping Pong are two very different sports, similar but the game play and style are way different. Tennis is more fun, it make you run around alot which is good for stamia/enuurance exercies. Okay back to Ping Pong, I have been playing Ping Pong for over 5 years now. Won a few compitetion(big one) but didn't want to take it any further than that(my coach said that I had the potential to go much further). Now I have a Ping Pong table at home and just playing it for fun.

It is really funny to see beginners play Ping Pong. They will both really close to the table and the just tap it back and forth thinking that they are really good. Which they will soon realize that is not how you play Ping Pong if you want to win, then again they are just playing it for fun. In Ping Pong, I categorize down to two different style of playing. Either you're a defender or attacker, though both can be played using the same style. This is what I meant.

Either you attack or you defend, that is just like any other sports but in this case you using skills/style. One is attacking with power/full power with spin(pro can make it spin...100% of the time) or defending with full power with spin, or Attacking with Super Spin(can only be done without using full power), the speed will be slow but the spin will make it really hard for the opponent to return the ball, or defending with Super spin(I like to call it Super spin because it spin like crazy).

This is the gameplay I usually see.

-Both players attacking each other using full power -One player attacking using full power the other defend it with Super spin - Vice Verse

That is the basic of the gameplay Ping Pong, in which I play. One little advice, it is best to stay far away from the table as you can not too close but far enough so when the opponent does a light hit you can run in straight away and far enough so when they Slam/Power attack it will bounce off the table and travel a slower speed that you eyes can follow. Note: Once the ball hit the table at a great speed it will slow down as it travel further away from the table. That is the basic that Ping Pong beginners can learn from.

And one more thing, Ping Pong is mostly wrist action, tennis is most the whole arm movement. Oh yeah, one more little thing. Work on your serve in Ping Pong, because a good serve/a serve is like 50% of the game.

Heyo... I play ping poing often and was just wondering if there are some people in AP who do. ^^ Or tennis, for that matter, since it's closely related... Oh boy, now this reminds me of Prince of Tennis....ahaha ok your opinion please! ^^

I've only played Ping Pong a few times on a camping trip when I was in 6th grade. I played against my friend for so long that eventually we both got pretty decent. We could only play with each other because no one else was as good. >.> But I don't think I could ever play decently again since it's been years...

And about TeniPuri...I actually started playing tennis a few years ago because of that. I took a year's worth of tennis classes in college, had to stop for a semester, but am taking it again with my little sister. ^^ I love it!

I play ping pong!

Byakuya-sama: Yay! Heh, I do play some tennis too! Though I'm the same as you, not played in a while. ^^ I have a ping pong table in my house, and my dad pulls me away to play with him. ^^

Well, we have a ping-pong table on campus, but I have never tried to play... I guess that I will try to find someone to play with soon!!!

i do play pingpong or some call it as table tennis... but that was a long time ago i think i stop for about 5 years from now... i remember going to my friends house and we play ping pong for a whole day... good thing we were 6 players so we swap players, because playing this game is really tireing to move around so much and its a very fast phase game... i actually won a medal in out school competition back then... i do hope i can find time to play this game again... ^_^

Ping pong is fun requires dextarity and a paddle. Oh and a little white ball. I think the pro's call it table tennis.

Ping pong originated in eastern tribes long ago. The used this bizarre ritualistic sport in order to achieve male dominance. This blood sport they called "THE PING OF PONG" the defeated opponent would be decapitated. Translated in the trible tonge PING know as "ookya" and PONG to " seenyana" literally means to devourer heart.

Ping pong as its know today can be a dangerous sport; I broke a leg and fractured 3 fingers. You have to be tough and don't mind getting hurt because I will you tell you that if you give the other player the chance and let you guard down for one second they will beat you down with a paddle and show no mercy. Unfortunately I lost 2 friends to ping pong accidents and it's still hard for me to cope. Give and take that's what its all about it's a brutal sport, this wicked sport they call "PING PONG" and you have to have love for it. I come to respect is bloody history and come to realize you have to have true strengh to endeavor such pain.

I have a table tennis table, but I somewhat rarely use it because I don't have anyone to play against. I used to be decent, not great, not bad. But lately, I've turned to other racketish sports like badminton and tennis. Last time I played Ping Pong, I was using a tennis stroke to try to hit it. It was sort of good, but didn't work out to be too consistent.

Ping pong is a very nice game. I have been playing in the local club for around 6 years before quitting. We some some cups with our team in school and junior challenges, and I won our citys doubles-tournament twice and ended up third place in singles once. I have not been playing for around 2 years now, but I want to start again, as my uni wants to from a team. At least thats what i heard. :P

I went to work today and didn't get to play Ping Pong.... I am soooo pissed!!! The person that plays with me was sick and I couldn't get anyone else to play with me.... I wanted to play sooo much ever since I posted that reply!!!! ~_~