The mobile phone stand and table tennis connection
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Topic: The mobile phone stand and table tennis connection
Posted By: mike1250
Subject: The mobile phone stand and table tennis connection
Date Posted: 10/16/2017 at 1:00pm
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I have posted a few designs for topspin training you can make yourself (Ref: http://mytabletennis.net/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=79979&title=a-homemade-topspin-training-wheel" rel="nofollow - http://mytabletennis.net/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=79979&title=a-homemade-topspin-training-wheel http://mytabletennis.net/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=80053&title=a-portable-device-for-topspin-chopping-training" rel="nofollow - http://mytabletennis.net/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=80053&title=a-portable-device-for-topspin-chopping-training ). A few days ago, I came across another interesting device on the
net and later on looked at my mobile
phone stand and BOOM !! lady Muse came and gave me a kiss right on the lips ! Now I present to you guys a knock-off you can make on your own …. For this knock-off , it is crucial that you get a hold of a goose-neck mobile phone stand .[ In Canada, I can get at a Dollar store (i.e. Dollarama store) for 3.$ CAN ] (See Pic_01). You also need to make some accessories (see Pic_02) , which consist of a wire frame inserted into a plastic tube held in place by a piece od wooden rod (See Pic_03 & Pic_04). Pic_05 shows the device installed on a dining table ( or any flat surface where you can clip the device on ) . This device is quite versatile as you can practice topspin, backspin &
chopping at any angles & heights
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Posted By: mike1250
Date Posted: 10/21/2017 at 9:22pm
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I would like to update some minor improvements on the device . Rather than using a plastic tube, I found using a spring door stop could offer some flexibility (see Pic_06) . First, remove the rubber head of the spring door stop and make the wire frame based on the given dimensions (see Pic_07) . Then insert the frame into the hollow body of the spring door stop (see Pic 08 & Pic_09) . You may need to wrap some masking tape around the leg of the frame before insertion to ensure a tight fit . Pic_10 shows the whole assembly screwed into a piece of wooden rod . If you find the device a bit too flexible to your liking,
you can tape a short metal wire ( i.e. coat hanger again J)
to the spring door stop as a stabilizer . You can see the complete device in this video clip : Finally, a short clip shows this device in action :
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Posted By: Simon_plays
Date Posted: 10/22/2017 at 10:46am
| Interesting stuff. At the moment I put a ball onto a smarties tube and try to spin it up with as fine a contact as possible but looks like an interesting alternative. |
Posted By: mike1250
Date Posted: 10/22/2017 at 12:11pm
Actually, you can utilize the plastic tube of a used Bic ballpen in place of the spring door stop . BTW, rather than using the mobile phone stand, you can insert the whole assembly (i.e. ping-pong ball + wire frame + plastic tube) into an empty condensed milk can ( i.e. lon sữa bò ông Thọ ) then fill it with concrete cement . If you make six of them with different heights , you will have a perfect set of tool to improve your FH & BH topspin strokes , just like the player in the clip here : |
Simon_plays wrote: