My dad has always been a real practical man. One of the things that he told me that always stayed in my mind is that you must always do the right job with the right tools. In my own projects, I always strive to live by this maxim. I've applied it to everything in my work, as well as most of my hobbies. But I never applied it to table tennis equipment.
You see, for a good many years, I have been a table tennis passionate. It all started when I moved to college. The dorm that I lived in had some ratty old table tennis equipment in the basement. The table tennis paddles were almost literally falling apart. The boards were uneven, the nets sagged, and the table wobbled every time the ball hit it. Even so, we had many fantastic games. The dorm decided to buy new table tennis equipment just before I moved out. I got to take the old stuff with me, and I decided to install it in my basement.
I loved playing on that rickety old table, but it seemed like I could just get to a certain level. I never thought that the ping-pong equipment was responsible for that. I thought it was the way I was playing. You see, I have never been the best athlete. How could I guess that what was holding me back was the tennis table equipment?
In fact, I wouldn't have guessed except that I got to play at an area table tennis tournament. My brother, who is really serious about the game, invited me along. The table tennis equipment there was a very high quality one. People had table tennis paddles made with technology that I had never seen before. The interesting part was, when I played on their table tennis equipment, I realized why I had never learn some of the advanced techniques.
It is not possible to learn advanced ball control on a table that is slanted and warped. Even if I had a good game for my own set of table tennis equipment, when I was playing on a regulation table, my game was off. I don't have to mention that I was eliminated early on. The first thing I did was buy new table tennis equipment. You can be certain I will do better next time!
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