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A Lightbulb in Your Head: Mindless Swinging or Tactical Shot-making?
A Lightbulb in Your Head: Mindless Swinging or Tactical Shot-making? (By Larry Hodges) When you see a top player go for – and usually make – a big shot, is it mindless swinging or tactical shot-making? Actually, it’s both. There are two times when a top player normally goes for a big shot. First, of […]
Ask The Experts: Truong Tu, No. 260
Ask The Experts: Truong Tu, No. 260 Butterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer Question: I’ve been playing with viscaria blade for about 2 years, now i want to change a new butterfly blade, i feel that in the age of the new plastic ball, the ALC is not providing enough power and quality in my […]
World Veterans Tour – Fort Lauderdale: Highlights
World Veterans Tour – Fort Lauderdale: Highlights (by Steve Hopkins/Photo by ITTF) For Lauderdale was the most recent stop for the World Veterans Tour. The tournament featured 24 events, age rated events including singles, doubles, and mixed doubles. The youngest veteran age band is Over 40 and the most senior of the veteran events is […]
WAB Featured Club: Han-In Table Tennis Club
WAB Featured Club: Han-In Table Tennis Club (by Steve Hopkins) With their location in Palisades Park, New Jersey, Han-In table Tennis is centrally located in the largest population center in North America. They are just off I-95, near the New Jersey Turnpike and the George Washington Bridge – and just across the Hudson River from […]
Dignics 80 review from 2015 US Open Champion – Jinxin Wang
Dignics 80 review from 2015 US Open Champion – Jinxin Wang I put Dignics 80 on my backhand side and after 10 hours of playing, I’m impressed with the result. I like this rubber. I have been playing with Tenergy 05 on my backhand side for some time. Compared with Tenergy 05, Dignics 80 feels […]
Ask The Experts: Stefan Feth No. 285
Ask The Experts: Stefan Feth #285 Butterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer Question: Dear Coach Stefan Feth, My name is Denethi Wijegunawardana and currently my rating is 2209. I have met you a couple of times when you were coaching Kanak during US Nationals/Open. I play with a Gergely Alpha with short pips on both […]
Dancing with the Table Tennis Stars: Team England’s Will Bayley
Dancing with the Table Tennis Stars: Team England’s Will Bayley (by Steve Hopkins) Many in the US watch Dancing with the Stars, a dance competition series where a celebrity is paired with a professional dancer. The American show was based on a British series that first aired in 2004 that is called Strictly Come Dancing. […]
Ask The Experts: Rachid El Boubou, No. 284
Ask The Experts: Rachid El Boubou, No. 284 Butterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer Question: What determines the throw angle of a racquet? The blade or rubber? Is the desired throw angle a matter of preference or is it my style of play; i.e., aggressive, all round, distance from the table (close, medium, far)? Answer: […]
Ask The Experts: Brian Pace, No. 283
Ask The Experts: Brian Pace, No. 283 Butterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer Question: Hi Coach What rubbers are suitable for this blade. 05 dignics backhand,energy 05 1.9mor 2.1mm.Please. Blade: Mizutani Jun Super ZLC Answer: Your Ask the Experts question was answered by Brian Pace. Coach Pace is National Level Table Tennis Coach with Dynamic Table […]
December Rankings Are Out: Xu Xin Again
December 5, 2019
December Rankings Are Out: Xu Xin Again (by Steve Hopkins) The ITTF has published the December Rankings. While the… Read More
Last LATTA Tournament of the Year: LATTA Open Dec. 14
December 4, 2019
Last LATTA Tournament of the Year: LATTA Open Dec. 14 Hello Table Tennis Enthusiasts, Wowww, last week’s Black Friday… Read More
Ask The Experts: Yangyang Jia, No. 297
December 4, 2019
Ask The Experts: Yangyang Jia, No. 297 Butterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer Question: What technique to master… Read More
Coaching Tip of the Week: What to Watch During a Point
December 2, 2019
Coaching Tip of the Week: What to Watch During a Point (By Larry Hodges) If you watched the… Read More
WAB Club Feature: Los Angeles Table Tennis Association
December 1, 2019
WAB Club Feature: Los Angeles Table Tennis Association (by Steve Hopkins) The Los Angeles Table Tennis Association (LATTA)… Read More
World Juniors Recap: Solid Results for TeamUSA
December 1, 2019
World Juniors Recap: Solid Results for TeamUSA (by Steve Hopkins/Photo by ITTF) The NSDF 2019 ITTF World Junior… Read More
Men’s World Cup Recap: Fan On Top
December 1, 2019
Men’s World Cup Recap: Fan On Top (by Steve Hopkins/Photo by ITTF) The Chengdu Airlines 2019 ITTF Men’s… Read More
Men’s World Cup Update: Jha in Top 16
November 30, 2019
(by Steve Hopkins, photo ittfworld) The Knock-Out Rounds are underway at the Chengdu Airlines 2019 ITTF Men’s World… Read More
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