Wood, sandpaper, cork and sponge, although common, are not legal surfaces. The racquet is held in front of the ball with little movement at the point of contact. The area where the table is set up for play. A legal court is 20 feet wide by 40 feet long. Defenders rely on their ability to return every ball and will wear down their opponent.
Defenders never hit hard, they simply make sure the ball is hit back onto the table.
A match or game consisting of a paired team competing against another paired team. Begins with a serve, a return, a loop of strategically placed drive, a return and kill. Groups of three or five make up a match. A slower version of the kill shot. Also called a counterdrive.