by Steve Hopkins From the classic VISCARIA and PRIMORAC blades, to the ALC and ZLC blades made popular by players on the ITTF Tour, here are are the TOP 10 blades of 2020 – from the top table tennis company in North America. A quick overview of Butterfly blade terminology: “ALC” is Arylate Carbon Fibers […]
Butterfly Top 10 Rubber Sheets of 2022
by Steve Hopkins The TENERGY and DIGNICS series dominated the top 10 sellers this year – with nine of the top sellers in one of those two series. These are the most used rubber series on the tour, and the high quality and advanced technology provides all players with the same advantages sought by the […]
Fremont TT Academy: “Seven Medals With Seven Students At 2022 US Open”
(by: Fremont Table Tennis Academy) Fremont Table Tennis Academy had an excellent performance at the 2022 U.S. Open that just concluded yesterday in Ontario, California. It was the best and most rewarding experience for our students! Our students had a combined 2 US Opens of experience going into this one. We had 7 students stay […]
Butterfly Ask The Experts No. 433. Subject: Coaching / Technique
(by: Bowmar Sports Team) Question “Is it better to use the forehand fast loop or slow loop” Coach Onaolapo submitted a video response to your question. You can see his response by clicking here. Stay “In The Loop” with Butterfly professional table tennis equipment, table tennis news, Table Tennis technology, tournament results, and We Are […]
Coaching Tips of the Week: Looping Against Backspin and Topspin
(By Larry Hodges) Some players would say that you aren’t really playing table tennis until you learn to loop. A loop in table tennis is an offensive stroke with the primary purpose of producing lots of topspin. Table tennis is a game of spin, and the loop is the primary example of using spin during […]
WAB CLUB FEATURE: Gold Coast Table Tennis Club
(by Steve Hopkins) With their location on Main Street in Port Washington, the Gold Coast Table Tennis Club is easily accessible to Long Island, Queens, and the Bronx in New York. The club is just a block from the Port Washington LIRR rail station, and easily accessible by other public transportation. The club is 3500 […]
Merry Christmas – A Video Message from Borussia Dusseldorf
(by Steve Hopkins) This is a holiday message posted by the Borussia Dusseldorf squad. Those pictured include (in order) Timo Boll, Danny Heister, Sharath Kamal Achanta, Dang Qiu, Kay Stumper, and Anton Kallberg. The players are German, Indian, and Swedish and the greetings are in German, English, Swedish and Chinese. The holiday wishes may be […]
TTBL Midyear Final Four: Dusseldorf, Saarbrucken, Ochsenhausen, Neu-Ulm
(by Steve Hopkins, photo ITTFWorld) With the first half of the German League season at a close, the league invited the top eight teams to compete for the midyear championship – the Liebherr Cup Final. Top seeded Borussia Dusseldorf dominated RhonSprudel Fulda-Maberzell in their Quarterfinal match – a 3-0 match score with Dusseldorf winning each […]
Coaching Tips of the Week: Clear the Mind
(By Larry Hodges) To play table tennis effectively, you need to have a calm, clear mind, which allows your training to pay off effectively. How often have you actually played a tournament where you entered every match with a calm, clear mind? Shortly before your match starts, simply go off somewhere where it’s quiet. Close […]
New Location To Spin & Smash Table Tennis & Ping Pong Center
(by: Dave Fullen) Spin & Smash Table Tennis & Ping Pong Center Hosted December Open In New Location The past December 6, 2022– Spin & Smash Table Tennis and Ping Pong Center held its first tournament at its new location at 9525 State Route 161 in Plain City, Ohio. More than 100 players of all […]
Butterfly Training Tips with Taiwo Adeyinka – Serve & Attack Sequencing
February 23, 2025
(by: Bowmar Sports) In this Butterfly Training Tips, Taiwo Adeyinka is working with his student on Serve &… Read More
Pan Am Cup: Kanak Jha, Amy Wang, and Lily Zhang Reach Semis
February 23, 2025
(by Steve Hopkins) The knockout rounds of the 2025 Pan American Cup started on Friday and by Saturday… Read More
ATTU Asian Cup: Final Four
February 22, 2025
(by Steve Hopkins) China nearly pulled off a sweep – nearly winning all four of the Quarterfinals. It… Read More
Butterfly Training Tips with Jeff Yamada – Random Play Looping
February 22, 2025
(by: Bowmar Sports) In this Butterfly Training Tips, Jeff Yamada is executing Random Play Looping with the Forehand… Read More
Pan Am Cup: Jha, Zhang, and Wang Through to Final 8
February 21, 2025
(by Steve Hopkins) The knockout rounds of the 2025 Pan American Cup started on Friday. Jishan Liang won… Read More
Europe Top 16 Cup – Round 1 in the Books
February 21, 2025
(by Steve Hopkins) The CCB Europe Top 16 Cup is being played in Montreaux, Switzerland this week. Europe’s… Read More
Miami Madness! MLTT Week 9 was EPIC
February 21, 2025
(by: Major League Table Tennis) Miami NICE 😎 We knew it could get wild in Florida. But not THIS… Read More
Europe Top 16 Cup Draw
February 21, 2025
(by Steve Hopkins) The various ITTF Continental Cup action continues across many regions with the CCB Europe Top… Read More
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