AboutAbe Mantell Expertise Hello, I have been playing table tennis (NOT ping-pong! ;->) for
over 20 years. Began in college and trained by a USTTA (US Table
Tennis Association) certified coach. Played in tournaments at the
collegiate, local, and regional levels. Achieved a high rating of
1580 a few years...have not been that active as of late.
Experience Rules, equipment, techniques, and jargon.
Organizations Was a USTTA (now USATT) member for many years!
MCS12 wrote at 2007-05-01 05:32:11
For the correct answer, Table Tennis and ping pong are not the same. In ping pong you have to hit the ball on both sides of the table every time whereas in Table Tennis it's only it the serve where you do that.
Don't worry Abe, you made a common mistake made by nearly all Americans, not that Americans would know much about table tennis anyway, being only 30th in the world.
MCS12
Paul Klarreich wrote at 2007-09-17 00:45:53
Yes, they are both names for the same game, BUT we are not allowed to call it Ping-pong because the name was trademarked (Milton Bradley, I believe). So we are required to call it table tennis.
