Can playing Ping Pong affect my tennis in a bad way?

Question

So recently I started playing Ping Pong more because there is a Ping Pong table at the University where my parents work, and my brother says it is too hot to play tennis during the day. And I am actually a really good tennis player, I am huge topspiner and I really like my kick serve at the moment. My focus is to try and play college tennis. But I have thought that playing Ping Pong might affect my tennis in a bad way because of the fact that I use a different form and play Ping Pong differently, I thought that playing Ping Pong more will cause bad habits with tennis. I know people have said that Ping Pong can help you with tennis though. But I'm just not sure.

Answer 1

No don't worry I have the same situation. Playing ping pong won't affect your tennis but it will help you if you are a good ping pong player especially with the slices I guess. Playing tennis may affect your ping pong because in tennis you hit strong, long and tough shots but at Ping pong you need to have techniques and basics no need for big shots like in tennis. When I play tennis and after I go to play ping pong I feel like I am playing with my hand or with feather. Some of the shots I hit in Ping Pong were out because I thought like if I was playing tennis.

Answer 2

I don't really know. Playing ping pong won't make you a better tennis player, that's for sure. But, many tennis players own at ping pong.

Answer 3

Absolutely. When you hit a ping pong ball with that tiny bat, you are holding the bat so that the face is diagonal. Then when you hit the tennis court's you're like "how the fu*k do I hit this ball" Play tennis

Answer 4

No. Racquetball can give you some bad (too much wrist stuff) habits. But ping pong won't hurt you.

Answer 5

Not at all. It could actuslly help with your contact with the ball ad reaction along with timing

Answer 6

I think it can. Because you should return the ball with different styles and powers.