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How to Play the No-Spin Ball

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(by Larry Hodges) There’s a simple reason players have so much trouble with no-spin or dead balls, whether in rallies or serves. The little plastic ball weighs very little and spins easily, and so even at the advanced beginning stage players are used to the ball having spin. Players learn to put spin on the […]

WAB CLUB FEATURE: Pleasanton Table Tennis Center

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(by Steve Hopkins) Pleasanton Table Tennis Center is located at the center of Pleasanton, California to the East of San Francisco Bay with quick access to I-580 and I-680 (and each of the major cities in the area).  Pleasanton Table Tennis Center was the first table tennis club in tri-valley to open every day. The club is […]

Early Action Continues at the 2 Million USD China Smash

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(by Steve Hopkins, photo ITTF) So far, no stunning upsets in Beijing at the China Smash.  Top seed Wang Chuqin won his opening match 3-0, and Tomokazu Harimoto and Felix Lebrun each advanced easily as well.  Most of the bottom half of the draw will not see action until Monday.  There were some small surprises […]

Butterfly Training Tips – Sally Moyland Olympic Welcome Experience

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(by: Bowmar Sports) In this video clip Sally Moyland takes you through the process of getting all her attire for the Olympics. https://youtu.be/kgtSF11sMFI Stay “In The Loop” with Butterfly professional table tennis equipment, table tennis news, table tennis technology, tournament results, and We Are Butterfly players, coaches, clubs and more

FETHOMANIA 16: Drill 2

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https://youtube.com/shorts/imkl7o4fyVU All FETHOMANIA drills are performed on the Butterfly Amicus Prime Robot. To learn more about the Amicus Prime, click here. For more FETHOMANIA content, click here.

Top 10 Product Videos of 2023!

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(by Bowmar Sports) Discover the Top 10 Product Videos of 2023! In 2023, these videos showcased the best of Butterfly’s product innovations, with a standout feature: many videos include Fethomania drill, Fethomania is a special educational and training opportunity for Butterfly Amicus Prime owners to learn more about training on their robots and to get any questions […]

FETHOMANIA 16: Drill 1

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https://youtube.com/shorts/KpkKvvXldKc All FETHOMANIA drills are performed on the Butterfly Amicus Prime Robot. To learn more about the Amicus Prime, click here. For more FETHOMANIA content, click here.

The Pips Problem (and other such nonsense)

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(by: Logan Rietz) It’s happened to everyone at some point. You’re warming up with your opponent and you notice one of three things: They hit a ball and it just sounds funny You can’t seem to time the ball correctly When you switched to warming up backhands, they twiddled for some reason   You stop […]

Jha’s German League Streak Ends at Seven

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(by Steve Hopkins) USA’s Kanak Jha has had an amazing start to the 2024/25 German League.  TTC Schwalbe Bergneustadt, Jha’s team, are currently in third position, ahead of many of the perennial favorites including Dusseldorf, Saarbrucken, and Ochsenhausen. Today, Schwalbe faced off against current No. 2 Fulda.  Fulda features World No. 16 Dimitrij Ovtcharov and […]

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