Mental Skills And Lifestyle Choices To Achieve Peak Performance And Play Your Best Table Tennis
This book is an extended version of the Get Your Game Face On! Table Tennis book. This book will help you address how to be in the zone and build your mental toughness through sport psychology techniques so that you can play the best table tennis of your life and enjoy the game more! It will provide you a holistic program at the table and outside of the table as well. Your performance depends on how we manage our energy: how you can attain and keep your optimal energy level during a match especially when you need it the most—during the highest level of competition. This book will get you going and will help you to develop your customized personal routine between points and your mental skills. You will be provided with lifestyle choices such as nutrition, sleep, hydration, relationships, etc. that affect your performance to able to play your best table tennis. You will get the basic principles and techniques you need. The hard work of applying them to your training and to your table tennis game is up to you. Kathy Toon, a former Cal tennis coach, sport performance coach and a writer, and the owner and the director of the Game Face System, and Dora Kurimay, a former Hungarian Table Tennis National team member and sport performance and mental skills coach, worked together and specially tailored this performance enhancement program in table tennis.
by Dora Kurimay (Author), Kathy Toon (Contributor)
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| POWER PONG ALPHA | POWER PONG DELTA | POWER PONG OMEGA | |
| MANUFACTURER WARRANTY | 2 years + PP 1 year + 5 year Parts Availabilty Guarantee | 2 years + PP 1 year + 5 year Parts Availabilty Guarantee | 2 years + PP 1 year + 5 year Parts Availabilty Guarantee |
| UPGRADABLE | Yes | Yes | Ongoing app updates |
| CONTROL | Control box and connects with a thin, light cable. | Control box and connects with a thin, light cable. | Android Tablet supplied and/or any IOS / Android device |
| BALL FREQUENCY | 5~100 Balls Per Minute | 5~120 Balls Per Minute | 5~120 Balls Per Minute |
| GROUPING DRILLS TOGETHER | No | Yes | Yes |
| CATEGORIZE DRILLS WITH TAGS | No | No | Yes |
| PROGRAMMABLE | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| RANDOM SETTINGS | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| BALL SPEED SETTINGS | 1-19 | 1-25 | 1-25 |
| SUGGEST FEATURES AND FIXES DIRECTLY | No | No | Yes |
| PRE-PROGRAMMED DRILLS | 12, can be modified or deleted. | 40, can be modified or deleted. | 40, can be modified or deleted. |
| AMOUNT OF SPIN | No spin - medium spin | No spin - extreme spin | No spin - extreme spin |
| SPIN SETTINGS | 5 for topspin, 4 for backspin, 4 for right sidespin, 4 for left sidespin. | 7 for topspin, 5 for backspin, 6 for right sidespin, 6 for left sidespin. | 7 for topspin, 5 for backspin, 6 for right sidespin, 6 for left sidespin. |
| SPIN TYPES | Topspin, backspin, left sidespin, right sidespin, top/left spin, top/right spin, back/left spin, back/right spin, no spin. | Topspin, backspin, left sidespin, right sidespin, top/left spin, top/right spin, back/left spin, back/right spin, no spin. | Topspin, backspin, left sidespin, right sidespin, top/left spin, top/right spin, back/left spin, back/right spin, no spin. |
| CREATE DRILLS DIRECTLY ON THE APP | No | No | Yes |
| SHARE DRILLS WITH OTHERS | No | No | Yes |
| DRILL SEQUENCING | No | Yes (Sequences) | Yes (Sequences) |
| DRILL VIDEOS | Yes. Viewable on Youtube. | Yes. Viewable on Youtube. | Yes. Viewable from the app |
| SHOT TYPES | Low to medium amount of spin settings, slow loop, fast loop, counter, smash, flat kill, dead block, push, chop, lob, serves with spin variations. | Low to extreme amount of spin settings, slow loop, fast loop, counter, smash, flat kill, dead block, push, chop, lob, serves with spin variations. | Low to extreme amount of spin settings, slow loop, fast loop, counter, smash, flat kill, dead block, push, chop, lob, serves with spin variations. |
| ELEV. MOVEMENT | Deflector plate; permits very quick up/down placements | Deflector plate; permits very quick up/down placements | Deflector plate; permits very quick up/down placements |
| DRILL ORDERING | No | No | Any way the user wants. Each drill can have a custom name and order can be changed. |
| FREQUENCY CONTROL | Automatic Frequency Control (AFC) provides automatic, more natural timing between shots of varying speed and spin. | Individual Frequency Control (IFC) allows you to individually adjust timing between two programmed balls. | Individual Frequency Control (IFC) allows you to individually adjust timing between two programmed balls. |
| WIRELESS REMOTE | Yes (supplied). RF Remote has Start, Stop, & Frequency +/- buttons. Can connect up to 4 remotes to a robot. | Yes (supplied). RF Remote has Start, Stop, & Frequency +/- buttons. Can connect up to 4 remotes to a robot. | Yes (supplied). RF Remote has Start, Stop, & Frequency +/- buttons. Can connect up to 4 remotes to a robot. |
| INTERVAL TRAINING | No | Yes. Cycle pauses and then restarts play automatically. Custom play/break periods can be programmed. | Yes. Cycle pauses and then restarts play automatically. Custom play/break periods can be programmed. |
| BALLS INCLUDED | 100 3*** Power Pong balls | 100 3*** Power Pong balls | 100 3*** Power Pong balls |
| CARRY/STORAGE BAG | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| BALLS RECYCLING NET | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| SIDE NET ATTACHMENT | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| CONTROLLER ATTACHMENT | Slip-on metal bracket, detachable from controller. | Slip-on metal bracket, detachable from controller. | Slip-on metal bracket, detachable from controller. |
| HOW DOES WHEEL SPEEDDETERMINE SPIN TYPE AND SPEED/SPIN RATIO? | Speed and direction of wheels relative to each other, forward and backward spinning. | Speed and direction of wheels relative to each other, forward and backward spinning. | Speed and direction of wheels relative to each other, forward and backward spinning. |
| MEMORY CAPACITY | 22 Memory slots | 99 Memory slots | Virtually unlimited memory. 6Gb storage included on supplied tablet and can be extended with Micro SD (TF) card. |
| MIRROR FUNCTION | No | No | Yes-used to make drills run correctly for either right or left handed players, or quickly create a new drill variation. |
| OSC. MOVEMENT | Deflector plate; permits very quick left/right placements | Deflector plate; permits very quick left/right placements | Deflector plate; permits very quick left/right placements |
| APP LANGUAGE | Manual in English | Manual in English | English, Spanish, Chinese and Korean |
| ROT. MOVEMENT | N/A (no head rotation) | N/A (no head rotation) | N/A (no head rotation) |
| SAMPLING BUTTON | Yes (also on remote) | Yes (also on remote) | Yes (also on remote) |
| SERVE DELAY | No | Yes-drills that begin with a serve have a short delay added at start of each repetition to simulate the pause at the start of a point in a real game. | Yes-drills that begin with a serve have a short delay added at start of each repetition to simulate the pause at the start of a point in a real game. |
| SERVE NUMBER & ORDER | No | Different serves in order, or randomly. | Different serves in order, or randomly. |
| SET BREAK TIMES BETWEEN DRILLS | No | Yes | Yes |
| STOPPING BALL DELIVERY | Button press on remote, or turn knob on controller to off position. | Button press on remote or controller. Also Cycle can stop/start play automatically. | Button press on remote or controller. Also Cycle can stop/start play automatically. |
| TABLE THICKNESS ADJUSTABLE | Yes, rubber tips screw/unscrew to accommodate table thickness from 3/8" to 1" (9mm to 25mm) | Yes, rubber tips screw/unscrew to accommodate table thickness from 3/8" to 1" (9mm to 25mm) | Yes, rubber tips screw/unscrew to accommodate table thickness from 3/8" to 1" (9mm to 25mm) |
| WEIGHT (NET/GROSS) | 20.2 lb./24.0 lb.* | 20.2 lb./24.0 lb.* | 20.2 lb./24.0 lb.* |
| DIMENSIONS (FOLDED) | 9.5"W x 31"H x 12.75"D | 9.5"W x 31"H x 12.75"D | 9.5"W x 31"H x 12.75"D |
| DIMENSIONS (UNFOLDED) | 62"W x 33.75"H x 63"D | 62"W x 33.75"H x 63"D | 62"W x 33.75"H x 63"D |
| # & TYPE OF WHEELS | Three 4" foam. | Three 4" foam. | Three 4" foam. |
| COUNTRY OF ORIGIN | Hungary, except carry case, power supply, & tablet which are from China. | Hungary, except carry case, power supply, & tablet which are from China. | Hungary, except carry case, power supply, & tablet which are from China. |
| POWER PCB | Located in Base, very close to motors. | Located in Base, very close to motors. | Located in Base, very close to motors. |
| POWER SUPPLY | External wall wart with Euro power cord & US plug adapter. Input: 100~240V, 50~60Hz; Output: 24V, 3A. | External wall wart with Euro power cord & US plug adapter. Input: 100~240V, 50~60Hz; Output: 24V, 3A. | External wall wart with Euro power cord & US plug adapter. Input: 100~240V, 50~60Hz; Output: 24V, 3A. |
| SILENT MODE | Yes, there are no fans, and motors stop when ball delivery stops. | Yes, there are no fans, and motors stop when ball delivery stops. | Yes, there are no fans, and motors stop when ball delivery stops. |
| SPARE PARTS/TOOLS INCLUDED | Rubber bands for side nets, Wheel Adjustment Gauge, 2mm & 4mm Hex Wrenches (for replacing & adjusting wheels). | Rubber bands for side nets, Wheel Adjustment Gauge, 2mm & 4mm Hex Wrenches (for replacing & adjusting wheels). | Rubber bands for side nets, Wheel Adjustment Gauge, 2mm & 4mm Hex Wrenches (for replacing & adjusting wheels). |
| PRICE | $1,447.00 | $1,847.00 | $1,977.00 |