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Vancouver Island
Player Profile
Peter Harrison
Your age? 60.
Your occupation? Sales
representative.
Your home table tennis club?
I play at Henderson Recreation Centre as there is no formal club in
Victoria.
Other clubs you play at? Occasionally at
Cedar Hill Rec.
When and how did you first start playing table tennis?
Seriously started 10 years ago, previously played casually.
How often do you play table tennis?
2-3 times a week.
What do you like most about playing table tennis?
I enjoy the exercise, the camaraderie and the competition.
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Latest News
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2012/01/27 Islanders Strike Gold In Arizona
Islanders Claudia McLean, Frank Enns and Ken Holman competed in
the 2012 Tucson Senior Games - all found gold in their age
group. Claudia winning the Women's Singles, Women's Doubles
& Mixed Doubles (with Ken); Frank winning the Men's Doubles;
Ken winning the Men's Singles & Mixed Doubles.
Next up for this winning trio the 2012 Sierra Vista Open in
early February.
2012/01/16 Table Tennis Helps Offset Dementia
The US based
Sport & Art Educational Foundation features table tennis
to help senior citizens, in particular to help offset
Alzheimer's and dementia. See their intro (where they say,
"Current research by renowned psychiatrists has confirmed
that ping-pong is the world's best brain sport") as well
their "Why Table Tennis" page, and then explore the
rest of their web pages.
2011/12/28 Playing Tips - Depth Control Of Serves
courtesy Larry Hodges, USATT Certified National Coach
One of the most under-practiced aspects of serving is depth
control. Most intermediate and advanced players know that
serving short stops an opponent from looping. As players
advance, they begin to see the advantage of serving short with
the second bounce as deep as possible. This makes it harder for
the opponent to flip or drop short, to return at a wide angle,
or rush the server.
As they advance, players also begin to see that a deep serve
that goes very deep, so the first bounce is near the opponent's
endline, is much more effective than a long serve that bounces
more in the middle of the table. The deeper the bounce, the more
you jam the receiver, force him off the table, cut off angles,
and give yourself more time to react to his shot. (Deep serves
can either be spin serves, fast serves, or a combination of
both.)
You'd think that players would really focus on controlling
the depth of their serves, making sure that the second bounce of
a short serve and the first bounce of a long serve are both near
the opponent's endline. And yet few players really take the time
to really learn to do this.
Draw a line on the far side of the table about four inches
from the end, a few inches more for beginners. (You can use
chalk, or perhaps just put a tape across the table.) Now get a
bucket of balls, and practice your serves - but on every serve,
make sure that either first or second bounce lands in the last
four inches of the table. (Make sure that you don't hold back on
the spin on your spin serves or you defeat the whole purpose
here. If you have trouble creating spin, focus on that before
you worry too much about serving short with spin.) Don't
consciously aim; learn the feel of the serves that go the proper
depth, and visualize doing it each time just before you actually
do the serve. Ingrain the feel, and you'll ingrain the serve.
2011/12/25 Success For Victorian At BC Closed
Congratulations to David Smylie of Victoria who won the
"Under 700" event at the BC Closed, played in
Richmond, on December 3rd & 4th. Full results available here.
2011/12/05 Playing Tips - Why Is Grip Pressure So
Important?
Here's
an excellent article by Max Costantini about the importance of
the amount of pressure used to hold your bat.
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