Why do you like Table Tennis???

[Suga D]

One word:

SPIN

Besides....
I get adrenaline rush from highspeed topspin rallies and bh to bh exchanges.

 

[yoass]

TT mercilessly reveals my limits, my flaws, and forces me to reassess myself and makes me both move my limitations and come to terms with them.

It teaches me humility as well as respect for self and others. It challenges that humility too in moments of glory.

TT sharpens my mind, makes me open to the unexpected and forces me to adapt immediately.

TT helps me sacrifice my own goals and desires in aiding other persons development.

TT offers the playing field on which 80 year olds meet with 10 year olds, with both learning and having fun.

TT broke my body and spirit when very young, and still in my 30 years of not playing it I often felt a raw longing for the feel and sound of hitting the ball, and the fluid rhythm of the game in my thoughtless body.

After returning to it It became apparent immediately how starved I’d been of it (was I not wean’d till then?). For TT, it is a hunger. A raw and aching need (as the divine Miss M sort of put it).

 

[phorkyas]

Spin. - Got me into it as a kid. The grippy surface of my first inverted rubber and a glimpse of what you can do with it.

Now as an adult: The complexity and often frustration keep me hooked. The technique or errors in it are often so subtle, you don't improve for months. Then sth 'clicked' and your consistency goes up without really knowing why.

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[Loopadoop]

Fun
Individuality - play your own style

An inexpensive hobby for me too.

 

[usualsuspect]

Many things -
Learning to read the subtle change of spins on services
Learning techniques and tactics from other players
Thrill of topspin rallies
Sound of ball making solid contact with the bat
Facing opponents with wildly different play styles
Feeling of relief on a match well won
Feeling of pride on a match well played, win or lose
Experimenting with new rubber and blade combinations

 

[eduardo1995filipe]

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So why do you like table tennis? ... For me is just too adictive!!! I mean, nothing compares to a long rally... even if you lose the point it's an awesome sensation keep the ball on the table from long distance. I love it.

Long mid distance rallies, there's no words for that feeling

 

[ritiklahori270]

What can I say to explain why I love table tennis?The answer is everything.I just love the sport.Words wont do justice in explaining how i love it!

I don't know, but I love it. I don't have explanation for this 😀

 

[Gozo Zyreruna]

I love TT because I get to watch myself wipe the smug off Long - Pimple players' face when I beat them.

 

[jamesmith]

there is no reason , I just love it. When I am not well, when I am not happy, , I will just go to play table tennis, then I will be fine. That is the power of table tennis to me.

 

[KMTT]

I'm addicted because of so many reasons. I am struggling to pin point what it is exactly but I love the noise of the sport and the rhythm. I like how you can play and work so dam hard.

For me I love how so many different backgrounds of people can come together as one and share stories and play table tennis.

Great posts guys I'm enjoying reading them!

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The noise!!👍

 

[mihalichtheone]

There is something in that rhythmical ball sound that's just so addicting...sometimes I catch myself enjoying drills more than actual games, just because I can place the ball 30 times without an error (rare case though ).

Also, self-awareness and self-consciousness. Table tennis is such a technical sport. To improve the game you HAVE TO analyze yourself constantly, whether that be a relaxation of your muscles before the stroke, proper sequence of muscles tension, footwork, wrist, etc. This also involves strategy and tactics.

With all that said, the self-consciousness kind of transforms into every day habit and goes further into all possible parts of life: relationships, work, self-development, etc.

 

[Takkyu_wa_inochi]

lost 6 out 6 matches in a tournament yesterday, now i hate this sport

 

[brokenball]

I play for the health of it but...
The game hates me. My opponents get net balls at a ratio of at least 2 to my 1.
Don't tell me it all evens out in the end. It doesn't.

 

[Scuff]

Exercise, friendship, competition.

 

[wheelbuilder]

Such a great topic and it is pretty obvious to me that there is an addictive element to TT. I come from an athletic background but have always valued individual sports as opposed to team sports. Something about my personality wants all the success or failure to be on me alone. This way there are no excuses available. You have to find a way to make improvements in your ability.
I am in my fifties now but still compete at a fairly high level in tennis and road cycling. I have tons of expensive equipment in both because the equipment side of it becomes it's own rewarding hobby. I am new to table tennis although of course I played it as a kid. The cycling and tennis I have done consistently for my whole life.
There is something so rewarding, fulfilling, calming, and exciting about table tennis that I have not found in other sports. It really is something. The reflexes involved and the many components that have to be present to execute a good stroke is also a bit higher imo than other sports. The sound is magical. I know that if I found this sport earlier I would have needed to play at a club and participate in tournaments. I'm just built that way.
I am lucky to be married to a high level athlete who is also insanely competitive. She was a Division 1 college tennis player and played a lot of table tennis. We bought a table last summer and have played every single day with ridiculous obsession and enthusiasm. She is no slouch and we push each other to improve very hard. We are not elderly patty-cake type of players. We love learning and studying technique, practicing, etc.
Don't know where I am going with this but I love it in a way that my other serious athletic endeavors cannot match.

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[isolator]

I like the spin element of it - feels good to see the arc of loops.

 

[UpSideDownCarl]

It is entertaining how, over and over, a spambot will wake this thread up and people will not realize and post.

Not a bad subject though. Too bad nobody notified me of the spambot. I would have eviscerated it much sooner.