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My name is Tahl Leibovitz and I'm here at SPiN, New York. I am a professional table
tennis player who has been competing internationally since 1995. I am here today to speak to you
about the intermediate and beginner aspects of the Olympic sport of table tennis What
I'm gonna speak about now is the three different points on where to hit the table tennis ball.
Um, when I refer to points, I refer to the distance of the ball. What that simply means
is that we have one where the ball is bouncing and it's on its way up. When we have this
type of ball, the ball bounces, it's on its way up, we need to use quick, fast strokes,
to be able to hit that ball. Quick, fast strokes to hit that ball. The second point is when
the ball is already at its highest point. So once it bounces, and it's at its highest
point, we need to use a very relaxed technique and we can do many different things with the
ball when it's at its highest point, we can hit different parts of the ball, we can hit
the side, we can hit the top. And the third point is when the ball is on its way down.
When the ball is on its way down, we need to use a large forearm movement or our hands
should be moving a little bit longer because the ball is here and it's at the top and now
it's falling down. And what's really important is that in these heights, when the ball is
falling down we can play it at any point but we usually let it drop a little bit. Um, the
three points of the ball, a lot of top players are unable to play at all three points so
I would recommend that you practice these three points, you practice when the ball bounces,
and it's coming up, when the ball is at its highest point and when the ball is dropping
down.