She’s not spastic, she’s just being strategic. This also explains why Li tosses the ball high in the air and then, on its descent, contorts herself so it appears she’s hitting the ball with her head. Hsing’s twist makes it harder for her opponent to pick up the spin.
As such, the server will go to great lengths to deceive, just as a baseball player tries to hide the ball before letting fly to the plate. Professionals pay close attention to the motion of their opponent’s paddle and the spin of the ball in order to position themselves for a return shot. Table tennis, ball game similar in principle to lawn tennis and played using a lightweight hollow ball and paddles on a flat table divided into two equal courts by a net. “The players are trying to hide or not reveal the motion of the paddle,” he told me. (I always assume that sports strategy comes down to torque.)īut Gheorghe, her coach at the London Games, explained that Hsing was just trying to keep her spin secret. I thought she was trying to get some extra torque behind her serve, or something. Table tennis competition has been in the Summer Olympic Games since 1988, with singles and doubles events for men and women. After tossing the ball into the air, she twists around, squares up, and hits. American Ariel Hsing- the teenager and billionaires’ pal who made it to the third round in singles before losing a tight match to eventual gold medalist Li Xiaoxia-starts her serve with her back facing the table. We use cookies and other tracking technologies to improve your browsing experience on our website, to show you personalized content and targeted ads, to analyze our website traffic, and to understand where our visitors are coming from.
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