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2. Table tennis - Wikipedia

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   A row of books stood up along the center of the table as a net, two more books served as rackets and were used to continuously hit a golf-ball. [7] [8] In 1883, British sporting goods company Slazenger filed a patent for a net for table tennis. [9] The name "ping-pong" was in wide use before British manufacturer J. Jaques & Son Ltd trademarked ...

3. Beer pong (paddle game) - Wikipedia

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   Slam pong is a fast-moving variant of beer pong that retains some of the rules of table tennis and includes others from volleyball. The "slam" in slam pong refers to the action of slamming a table tennis ball with a paddle into a plastic cup of beer placed on the table, the fundamental way of scoring points in the game.

4. Table tennis grips and playing styles - Wikipedia

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   Table tennis is unique among racket sports in that it supports a wide variety of playing styles and methods of gripping the racket, at even the highest levels of play. This article describes some of the most common table tennis grips and playing styles seen in competitive play. The playing styles listed in this article are broad categories with ...

5. List of racket sports - Wikipedia

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   Paddles have a solid face rather than a network of strings, but may be perforated with a pattern of holes, or be covered with a textured surface. Carolina Marín , a badminton player David Palmer and Tom Richards , two squash players Uładzimir Samsonaŭ , a table tennis player Justine Henin , a tennis player

6. Table tennis racket - Wikipedia

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   The differences among different types of table tennis rackets are often based on control, spin, speed, and power. Players should choose their racket based on their playing style, skill level, and personal preferences. Though the official ITTF term is "racket", [1] the US generally uses the term "paddle", while Europe and Asia use the term "bat".

7. Bernard Hock - Wikipedia

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   Bernard Francis Hock (August 12, 1912 – August 18, 1999) was a table tennis "bat maker", considered a world-class pioneer in the design and fabrication of table tennis rackets (known as "bats" in Britain, and "paddles" in the U.S. and Canada). Many of the great American players of the classic "Table Tennis Era" exclusively used Hock rackets.