Friend of mine up the road got the ping pong table tennis thing going. For now, they are a bit better... but not much.
We're all pretty 'Forest Gump' doing the 5 feet behind the table crap, slamming, digging off the ground, and spinnin the ball... and it's a great time.
Anyway, today a guy came over and saw Jojo and I playing... he said,
"Ah, cool. I play Ping Pong".
I said, "Are you any good"? (Yes... I did say it!)
He said, "Yeah, it's been a bit, but I'm good".
So, we start to volley around a bit. He was starting to get used to it, I was being gentle as not to scare him off too soon. He thinks we should now play a game. We pick balls under the table, and I get the serve.
I throw the ball up about 5 feet over my head and the serve goes over the net, spins hard on contact passing his paddle. Point. I do it again overhand, ball spinning downward and it went right past his paddle.
He says, "You're spinning the ball too much, I can't even hit it".
I say, "War is War, loser".
The End.
So is this guy somebody you know Phlabibit or yet another guy who just wandered over to a group of strangers like that other guy you told us about awhile back? A bit of a weird neighborhood if you didn't know him- not a bad thing I guess, I've just never lived in a place where people will just come into your yard/garage/whatever and start playing ping pong. A "friendly" neighborhood I guess you'd call it...
ncrosby🙂
Originally posted by PhlabibitOooh, I love PingPong, Thats how I serve, I throw it above my head, and then do a big spin, What I dont get is that most people I play dont even throw the ball up in the air to serve, legally it has to go 8 inches up from last contact of hand I think,
Friend of mine up the road got the ping pong table tennis thing going. For now, they are a bit better... but not much.
We're all pretty 'Forest Gump' doing the 5 feet behind the table crap, slamming, digging off the ground, and spinnin the ball... and it's a great time.
Anyway, today a guy came over and saw Jojo and I playing... he said,
...[text shortened]... spinning the ball too much, I can't even hit it".
I say, "War is War, loser".
The End.
Playing ping pong without spins, is like skiing without ski's,
Originally posted by ncrosbyThis was a friend of one of the brother's I hang out with's friend. They work together and the guy came to pick up his truck at the garage.... in other words, he didn't just wander in like "Arthur Yo".
So is this guy somebody you know Phlabibit or yet another guy who just wandered over to a group of strangers like that other guy you told us about awhile back? A bit of a weird neighborhood if you didn't know him- not a bad thing I guess, I've just never lived in a place where people will just come into your yard/garage/whatever and start playing ping pong. A "friendly" neighborhood I guess you'd call it...
ncrosby🙂
The only other time I ever saw Arther Yo was the very next day. He was walking down the road like a drunken nut-case... but I was assured by a friend he was 'struttin'. Hmmmmm....
I hope to get my pong on this evening.
RX
Originally posted by flyUnityWe've been playing 6 inch drop... not 8.... not that there is a huge dif. We all pretty much throw it about face high, I only do the huge throw when I don't mind screwing up a serve.
Oooh, I love PingPong, Thats how I serve, I throw it above my head, and then do a big spin, What I dont get is that most people I play dont even throw the ball up in the air to serve, legally it has to go 8 inches up from last contact of hand I think,
Playing ping pong without spins, is like skiing without ski's,
I didn't bother to tell this guy how to serve... since he was having so much trouble with a volley.
RX
Originally posted by PhlabibitWhere do you reside Phlabibit?
Friend of mine up the road got the ping pong table tennis thing going. For now, they are a bit better... but not much.
We're all pretty 'Forest Gump' doing the 5 feet behind the table crap, slamming, digging off the ground, and spinnin the ball... and it's a great time.
Anyway, today a guy came over and saw Jojo and I playing... he said,
...[text shortened]... spinning the ball too much, I can't even hit it".
I say, "War is War, loser".
The End.
I'll give you a game of table tennis any day (or badminton) and I'll give you a thrashing like you've never had one before!
I slap your face with my glove!