This Guy Played Table Tennis Everyday for a Year

“Practice makes perfect” is an often repeated phrase. Ben Laracombe looks to discover the truth

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“Practice makes perfect” is an often repeated phrase. Ben Laracombe looks to discover the truth behind this notion with “The Expert in a Year Challenge.” In the video, Laracombe follows a novice table tennis player, Sam Priestley, as he attempted to break into the top 250 in England. The filmmaker acted as Priestley’s coach through this project, filming a second from almost everyday in the year. Visit here for more information on this interesting experiment.

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