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Is it worth buying table tennis shoes?

Is it worth buying table tennis shoes?

01/04/202122/09/2017 by Tom Lodziak

A question I’m sometimes asked by players I coach is “should I buy a pair of table tennis shoes?” What the player really wants to know is whether a pair of table tennis shoes help him play better. My answer? Yes, probably, maybe, it depends. Let me explain… Keep reading

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