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How to Flip Short, Heavy Backspin

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(by Larry Hodges) For this, I’m assuming you know how to flip, either forehand or backhand, preferably both. (If not, YouTube is your friend! Or work on it with a coach.) But many players have trouble flipping against heavy backspin, and so just push those balls back. But that makes you predictable, a serious weakness. […]

Shidong Takes Top Prize in Frankfurt

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(by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) Shidong started Sunday’s Final strong, winning the first three games.  Kallberg was stronger as the match went on, falling just short in the third game, winning the fourth, and losing the last game at 8.  The WTT Champions Series event in Frankfurt featured two hot players in the Final, and […]

Wab Club Feature: Royal Badminton Academy

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(by Steve Hopkins) Royal Badminton Academy is located to the Northwest of Washington DC near Dulles International Airport.  Like many other locations across the US, Royal Badminton Academy will be blending their existing Badminton facility to also offer Table Tennis. (Royal Table Tennis)  The Sterling, Virginia location has offered a variety of badminton activities for […]

Shidong and Kallberg Face off in Frankfurt

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(by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) Sunday’s Final of the WTT Champions Series event in Frankfurt will match two of the world’s hottest players against each other.  Sweden’s Anton Kallberg will face World No. 2 Lin Shidong.  Kallberg defeated Truls Moregard 4-2  in their Semifinal match, and Lin Shidong blanked Lin Yun-Ju 4-0 in the other […]

Butterfly Training Tips with Rogelio Castro – Random Play Sequence

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(by: Bowmar Sports) In this Butterfly Training Tips, Rogelio Castro is focusing on Two Backhands, then one ball to the middle, then wide forehand. Or, wide forehand, followed by the ball placed to the middle. https://youtu.be/_bsauvll8Oc Stay “In The Loop” with Butterfly professional table tennis equipment, table tennis news, table tennis technology, tournament results, and We Are […]

WTT Frankfurt: Kallberg Headlines, Germans Fall Early

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(by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) The WTT Champions Series event this week is in Frankfurt.  Half a million in prize money split between two events – Men’s Singles and Women’s Singles.  The events have advanced through to the Semifinals, with Semis played late today and the Finals on Sunday. The biggest story of the tournament […]

FETHOMANIA 18: Drill 3

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https://youtube.com/shorts/Qria7tQV8Y0 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.

Butterfly Training Tips with Laurent Jutras-Vigneault – Middle Corners

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(by: Bowmar Sports) In this Butterfly Training Tips, Laurent Jutras Vigneault is executing the popular high level drill Middle Corners https://youtu.be/jlKc6fB1f1Q 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

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Rogelio Castro – Defense of the middle position

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(by: Bowmar Sports) In this Butterfly Training Tips, Rogelio Castro is working on defending the middle position while… Read More

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(by Steve Hopkins, photo USATT) Houston was host of the WTT Youth Contender Series event that wrapped up… Read More

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Logan Forehand short backspin serve from Backhand to Backhand, robot plays backspin short in Backhand, Logan plays Backhand… Read More

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Strong Start for Americans at WTT Youth Contender Houston

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