| Most modern sport enthusiasts accompany their | | | | You can record matches by your favorite |
| physical activity with other things. They wear | | | | players; even better, you can scour around for |
| clothing promoting their sport, have posters of | | | | compilations of "best plays" that show highlights |
| their favorite players, and buy accessories related | | | | from some of the more difficult high level |
| to their pastime. However, one hallmark of the | | | | matches. Best Play type videos are a favorite of |
| dedicated sportsman is in his library. In the old | | | | mine since you can view pivotal moments and |
| days, the really good sportsmen knew that their | | | | WHY they turned a match around. Advanced |
| games were as much mental as physical, so they | | | | Tactics Videos - like a how-to instructional video, |
| often had large shelves full of books written by | | | | advanced tactics videos are important for table |
| various experts at their game. These books were | | | | tennis players. Sure, reflexes will help a lot, and |
| rarely for display purposes either - they were | | | | being quick on your feet and with your wrists will |
| often well leafed through and read almost daily. | | | | get you far, but unless you learn things like |
| Today, book collections have been either | | | | planning ahead, predicting your opponent's moves, |
| supplemented with or replaced by videos. The | | | | and the proper use of baiting, traps, and feints, |
| best thing about video collections is that they can | | | | you'll be dog food for a thinking player. Equipment |
| cover much more detail than simple text based | | | | and Clothing Guides - this isn't really a must for a |
| books and illustrations, including the actual | | | | video library, but it doesn't hurt either. These |
| demonstration of a technique as opposed to a | | | | videos are usually short and contain information |
| description accompanied by pictures. Table tennis | | | | on the care, maintenance, and repair of your table |
| is one sport that benefits from books and videos | | | | tennis gear. You should have one around just as a |
| greatly because the mental aspect of the sport is | | | | reference if ever you find yourself needing it. |
| equally balanced with it's physical demands. If | | | | Consumer's Guides - lastly, video consumer's |
| you're into table tennis, you should consider trying | | | | guides come out on a regular basis from sporting |
| to locate videos of the following nature to | | | | goods manufacturers and table tennis associations. |
| supplement your training: Instructional Drill Videos - | | | | These videos are essentially just catalogs that |
| a lot of professional table tennis players offer | | | | show the latest products that come out in the |
| instructional videos ranging from basic to | | | | field. If you can find one with reviews that give |
| intermediate and advanced levels of play. Getting | | | | honest opinions of the pros and cons of certain |
| a good range of all three will offer you a lot of | | | | products, it can help you make a good selection |
| tips you can use to improve your game. | | | | when picking up new stuff. Avoid videos made by |
| Furthermore, there are even video courses made | | | | sporting goods manufacturers however, as these |
| to cater to specific techniques or weaknesses | | | | will be heavily biased towards the "strengths" their |
| that players often have, so if you know you're | | | | products. |
| having trouble with, say, angling your backswings | | | | Mario Churchill is a freelance author and has |
| properly you can buy a video that addresses the | | | | written over 200 articles on various subjects. For |
| problem. Recorded Matches - perhaps the biggest | | | | more information on table tennis, also called ping |
| difference between a book library and a video | | | | pong, checkout his recommended websites. |
| library is the existence of these types of videos. | | | | |