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By Greg Letts, About.com Guide to Ping-Pong

Top Ten Beginner Mistakes

Thursday August 21, 2008
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With all the great games being played at the Olympics, viewers often get inspired to pick up a new ping-pong paddle and hit their local club. As a coach and player of many years, there are certain common errors that I see repeated many times by players new to the sport of table tennis. On the basis that an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, I've put together my list of the 10 most common mistakes made by new table tennis players. Read on and make sure that you are not falling victim to these ping-pong pitfalls.

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