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Although I have played for years, this is an excellent primer to get back into the game.

Watch Video Here: http://www.amazon.com/review/R3A4VLB2Y1T98G Beginning Table Tennis featuring Christian Lillieroos and Eric Owens

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Watch Video Here: http://www.amazon.com/review/R1D44G3M5MLDJV Advanced Table Tennis featuring Christian Lillieroos and Eric Owens

If you have never had any coaching before, this video is worth the money, especially if you are an amateur like me who just wants to improve their game. It starts with the basics like how to hold the bat - (I didnt hold mine correctly) but quickly moves on to more meaty stuff. It was the right level for a good amateur who wants to move beyond wacking the ball and who wants to get consistency and to win games a bit more often. Has many good tips, it is arguably better value than a human coach if only because you can watch it many times and pick up new stuff each time.. As a result of watching this video I have corrected a couple of basic bad habits. Having a good "ready position" means you are less likely to try to play a backhand shot when a forhand shot would have been a better option. Starting a shots too early was another bad habit of mine - but its good to know I share these bad habits with just about everyone else!

It's hard for me to compare this with other instructional table tennis DVDs because this is the first one I've tried. After shopping around, my distinct impression is that the market is not exactly flooded with products. The best thing I can say about this DVD is that it acutally gave me some pointers that I found useful immediately...especially under neutral position, timing and consistency. Stuff that is fairly commonsensical but just helped to have spelt out in black-and-white. However, there were some minuses (and potential minuses - depending on what you are looking for) as well. For one thing, it doesn't go into much depth or analysis. More along the lines of, "okay here is topspin versus backspin" then hit the ball back and forth a few times to show example and then, "okay here is topspin versus block" etc... Actually, I didn't think it needed anything more - and I guess that's why they call it advanced table tennis...but just a warning. Also, the production value won't knock your socks off - but did you expect any different? My biggest complaint actually (rather petty) is that the coach, Christian Lilleroos, doesn't turn his microphone off during the exercises....which means you get groans, gasps, heavy breathing on the soundtrack. Now I'm not someone who is against heavy breathing on DVD soundtracks - but not on instructional table tennis DVDs thanks. The whole thing is fairly sparse but it tells you what you need and covers it fairly well.

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I picked up a copy of this set of DVDs overseas and I was not disappointed when I finally sat down to watch it. Each DVD covers one period of the history of Table Tennis and liberally adds in rare footage of actual games played as far back as half a century ago. The content stops short of the modern era, ending right around the ascent of Liu Guoliang, but it's still incredible in scope. That said there are several fairly large criticisms with this documentary. 1. It's entirely in Mandarin. If you do not understand Chinese, you'll probably want to pass unless you're really interested in the footage. 2. As you might expect from the title of the series, it entirely focuses on the Chinese development of the sport. There is virtually no content from before the Chinese began to win their first international championships. 3. Being an official production, it's remarkably sanitized. This documentary generally steers clear of the history of repression during the Cultural Revolution. In any event, there are better sources concerning tragic histories of Ruo Guotuan and the others. Criticisms aside, this remains a great collection of some rather rare footage.

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THIS PRODUCT DOESN'T REALLY WORK AS ADVERTISED. IT IS A GOOD WASTE OF MONEY. Obviously China made and unnecessary.

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This was the first instructional video that I saw, but I believe that it is one of the best. Filled with highlights from competitive tournament play, computer animation, and shots from different camera angles, this video is helpful to understand the different spins and strokes used to master the game. I believe that this video is essential for both beginners and advanced players for reasons for both. For beginners this video is good because the different types of strokes and service types are clearly and concisely explained in a very understandable way. As for the advanced player, this video may be helpful to refresh your memory on these various techniques.

That's all I have to say about this video. It's USEFUL. REALLY REALLY useful. It has several levels of explanations, different visual approachs, wonderful videos, wonderful footage from actual international competitions. It's complete and USEFUL. You'll learn a lot of new table tennis tricks. I highly recommend it!

For me, the best parts were the tips about the best times (high/low, soon/late) to make contact against various types of shots, and also the computer-generated animated graphics in the parts about generating and dealing with spin.Watching it helped my game more than a new sheet of rubber!

Table Tennis The Sport won first prize at for the NASPE Video of the Year. This video includes footage of World Championships, Super Slow motion instruction, animated illustrations to help you understand spin, and trick shots for your enjoyment. Recommended for any level player from beginner to Olympian.