Right paddle decided to try a trick shot he had seen on the television. While he was playing Left paddle, he attempted to hit the ball so that would come into contact with the net and barely drop over.
He tried for hours to hit the ball at just the correct angle or spot on the screen; each time the ball just continued on past the center line straight toward the awaiting opponent Left.
"I guess that footage I saw was just fake" Right concluded erroneously.
Lesson: A video game isn't always a perfect simulation of the real thing.