Why do ping pong players clench their fist at chest level each time tthey score?

[Balls2U]

....like squeezing balls like that!

 

[madmansg]

I clinch my fist every time a SAF regular got knock down by cancer.

 

[makapaaa]

Not sure about players from other countries, but it's an expression of joy of being one step closer to a pot of $$$ for the China B team, and therefore earlier retirement back to their true home cuntry.

 

[po2wq]

badminton players oso lidat 1 ...

 

[zack123]

Its akin to crunching the ping pong ball as a sign of victory.

In a related note, the reason why Spore Sports Couple RS and LJW broke up was due to her clench fisting acts whenever she reaches an orgasm. Insiders have informed that RS was unable to tahan the ball crunching incident and it is affecting his bedminton skills and confidence.

 

[Balls2U]

No wonder Su-si-lo is becoming more and more like a whimp!

 

[Brightkid]

also noticed that before serving the ball, or receiving the first ball, the players always blow the ball or their fist.

Is it a 'routine becoming a habit' experience ?

Just curious.

 

[Ah Guan]

also noticed that before serving the ball, or receiving the first ball, the players always blow the ball or their fist.

Is it a 'routine becoming a habit' experience ?

Just curious.

It's for a practical reason. Paddlers are drying their hand for better grip.

 

[WOOHOO]

way of expression joy and happiness and not forgetting excitement

 

[Ramseth]

Clenching fist is a gesture of celebrating a score or a win common in almost all sports. The more interesting gesture peculiar to table tennis, is the paddler fanning oneself with the paddle.

 

[makapaaa]

No wonder Su-si-lo is becoming more and more like a whimp!

Or eunuch if his ball ball already kena crushed by Wei Wei's iron clench kung fu?

 

[Ah Guan]

Or eunuch if his ball ball already kena crushed by Wei Wei's iron clench kung fu?

Susilo only plays with his own shatteredcock now

 

[sage]

Another habit is the player touching the corner of table just before the net. For good luck??

 

[Brightkid]

It's for a practical reason. Paddlers are drying their hand for better grip.

Not leh. I always saw them blowing the hand that use to hold the ball. Not the hand that holds the bat.

If they not serving, they still blow the same hand without anything in it leh.

Or is it you mean better grip on other things

 

[Guruking]

to dry the hand holding the ball lah...

 

[myo539]

Blow ball is to heat up the ball, make it warmer and therefore lighter and better spin. Just try it yourself. Hold the ball and blow hot air on it, then place it between your earloop and the back of your head, the ball will stick in between.
Blow hand so that ping pong ball will not stick to it when you throw it up to serve.

Sweaty palm means a split second of delay as the ball is stuck onto the sweaty palm. Yes. it's all for practical purpose and there is physics behind it.

 

[panama]

For the ladies, it's practice for the hj. For the guys, it's for the diy.