I was also pretty good with ping pong, (notice I am not good enough to refer to it as table tennis). We played in college at the rec center and there were only two guys that could beat me regularly. Everyone else I either beat regularly or went back and forth with. It was to the level where we stood about 3 foot back once we got going and really came with a good bit of force with each shot. The serve was also a huge weapon for us and not just the dink back that many do. We definitely didn't play like the guys on TV where you are like 10 feet back and stuff, (why don't they put down a drop shot when that far away???), but I thought we were pretty good. I was even buying the special spin paddles where the rubber is smooth on the outside rather than dotted. Eh well, I haven't played serious in over 5 years.
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