Summary: <h4>This Day in History - 0:48</h4> <p>Jorgen Persson and Jack Nicholson were born</p> <h4>Friday Funnies - 2:25</h4> <p>A phoned the Dentist to arrange an appointment and the only time they had available was tooth-hurty!</p> <h4>Last #PQOTD - 3:31</h4> <p>Can Liu Shiwen and Ding Ning recover from her loss in the first Qualification process to win the Olympic Gold medal?</p> <h4>#PQOTD - 4:55</h4> <p>Is Ma Long the overwhelming favourite for the Olympics or will a dark horse get up and win the title?</p> <h4> <a href="/table-tennis-forum/training-competition-ratio/">Balance of training vs Competition</a> - 7:05</h4> <p>Esi: I am able to play about 2-3 sessions (2 hours per session) per week. In your opinion, what is the right balance between training and competition? e.g. 70% training 30% competition, 50% training 50% competition</p> <h4> <a href="/table-tennis-forum/return-the-ball-under-net-level/">Around the Net</a> - 11:10</h4> <p>Mohd: Are you allowed to return the ball, around the net, but under the net level?</p> <h4> <a href="/table-tennis-forum/backhand-topspin-29/">Backhand Topspin Problems</a> - 13:17</h4> <p>Srikanth: My backhand topspin is not right i am playing with my bat closed. My coach says that is because of my grip so what should i do should i continue with this action or should i change my action.</p> <h4>Links in this Episode</h4> <p><a href="/table-tennis/strokes-and-technique/shakehand-and-penhold-grip/">How to Hold the Table Tennis Bat</a></p> <p><a href="/table-tennis/strokes-and-technique/backhand-topspin-against-block/">Backhand Topspin</a></p> <p><a href="/table-tennis-blog/panda-seeks-ping-pong-glory/">Panda Seeks Ping Pong Glory</a> (and hits an around the net shot towards the end of the video)</p> <p><a href="/table-tennis/training-secrets/choosing-drills/">Choosing Training Drills</a></p>
