My father was always a real practical man. One of the things that he told me that stuck with me for the longest was that you should always do the right job with the right tools. I always try hard to live by this maxim in my own projects. I have used it to everything in my work, and to most of my hobbies. What I had never applied it to, however, was table tennis equipment.
You see, I have been a table tennis enthusiast for a good many years. It all began when I moved to college. I lived in a dorm that had very old tennis equipment in the basement. The table tennis paddles were so old that the seem to be falling apart. The nets sagged, the boards were uneven, and every time the ball hit the table, it wobbled. 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 appeared like I could only 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 was not the best athlete. How was I able to 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 competition. My friend who is really serious about the game, invited me along. The table tennis equipment there was top notch. People had table tennis paddles made with technology that I had never even heard of. The interesting thing was, when I played on their table tennis equipment, I realized why I had never learn some of the best techniques.
Learning advanced ball control is impossible on a table that is warped and slanted. Even if I had a good game for my particular set of table tennis equipment, when I was doing it 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 bet I will do better next time!
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