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Generally, no.
If you "volley" the ball (as they do in tennis), you would lose the point.
The technical term is "obstruction" but what it refers to is hitting the ball before it bounces.
If there's a chance that the ball might hit the table because it's still travelling towards it, your opponent would lose the point if he prevented it from doing so by hitting/volleying it on the full.
But ...
If the ball has already passed over the table and/or is travelling away from the table, your opponent wins the point whether he hits/volleys it or not.
And also ... as well as hitting the ball with your racket, if you touch the ball with any part of your body or with anything you carry, the same rule applies.
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Why people hit to play table tennis?
Playing table tennis involves hitting a ball.
Can you hit the ball in table tennis before it touches your side of the table?
No the ball must touch your side of the table before you can hit it
Can the ball hit the white line in the table tennis Olympics?
In Table Tennis, as long as the ball touches the table, it is counted, the markings aren't important.
Is a table tennis bat a bat or a racket?
Table tennis rackets are used to hit the ball back and forth.
How do you serve in table tennis?
you throw the ball in the air and hit it
What is the speed of a serve in table tennis not tennis?
It depends on how hard you want to hit the ball
How many times can you hit the ball in a game of table tennis?
once at time
In table tennis is it allowed for a player to hit his own table with his paddle?
Yes. You can hit the table but if you move the table while the ball is still in play, you lose the point.
In table tennis a ball is hit and backspins into your court without the opponent touching the ball Who is point is it?
It's your point.
When playing ping pong is a ball hit off the table still in play?
In table tennis (ping pong) as long you hit the ball onto your opponent's half of the table, the ball is in play and must be returned or the point is lost.
Is it true that table tennis has to hit both sides of the table?
To serve you have to toss the ball in the air without concealing the ball from sight, and as the ball is falling you hit the ball onto your side of the table so that it then bounces onto your opponent's side. Make sure you hit the ball behind the line of the end of the table. There are many variations of spin, speed, and placement.
What is a counter-drive in table tennis?
Is a professional world,as a 25 years table tennis player,i think it maybe means you hit the ball from left when you use right hand.
