(by Dr. Alan Chu, PhD CMPC) Hugo Calderano’s journey from crushing Olympic disappointment to World Cup champion offers every table tennis player a blueprint for recovery from a tough competition. After missing the podium at Paris 2024 despite being the highest-ranked non-Asian/European player, Calderano faced his darkest competitive period. However, he made history eight months […]
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Focus on Controlled Receives at Start of Match
(By Larry Hodges) I had trouble with his serve” is likely the most common reason given for losing a competitive match. There’s a good reason for this – receive is the only time when the opponent can throw just about any spin at you, along with varied serving motions, placements, depths, and speeds. I know […]
WAB CLUB FEATURE: Essential Table Tennis
(By Steve Hopkins) Essential Table Tennis operates two club locations. The Oklahoma City location is just South of downtown Oklahoma City off of I-35. The club operates every day in this main location. They also have weekend hours at the Moore Community Center in Moore, a few miles South of the City on Highway 35. […]
MLTT Week 1 Recap
(By Steve Hopkins) The opening weekend of Major League Table Tennis featured six matches at Alameda County Fairgrounds in Pleasanton, California. The first two matches were played on Friday – the Texas Smash versus the Bay Area Blasters and the Florida Crocs versus the Portland Paddlers. The Texas Smash won 15-6 over the Blasters, with Hiromitsu […]
WTT Macao Preview: Opening Matchups
(By Steve Hopkins) World No. 1 Lin Shidong will face Kao Cheng-Jui, just one of many exciting first-round matchups at the WTT Champions Series event in Macao that begins on Tuesday. The second seed, Wang Chuqin will face Sora Matsushima. World No. 3 Tomokazu Harimoto will face Dimitrij Ovtcharov, and World No. 4 Hugo Calderano will […]
Togami Takes Title in Almaty
(By Steve Hopkins) The old saying “Third Time’s a Charm” rang true for Shunsuke Togami today as his third trip to a WTT Final netted his first career WTT event championship at the WTT Contender Series event in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Togami came out on fire today taking the first two games over China’s Zhou Qihao easily […]
Jonathan Pino – Forehand Loop Pivot
(by: Bowmar Sports) In this Butterfly Training Tips, Jonathan Pino is executing the Forehand Loop Pivot https://youtu.be/wDBqrKfhpy4 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
Togami and Qihao Reach Final in Almaty
(By Steve Hopkins, photo by WTT) All three wins were by just 2 points, but 21 year old Ryoichi Yoshiyama’s quickness prevailed over Darko Jorgic as the top seed was eliminated. Yoshiyama actually had one of the toughest draws in the early rounds of the WTT Contender Series event in Almaty, as he fought past Xue […]
Angel Naranjo – Middle Corner Transition
(by: Bowmar Sports) In this Butterfly Training Tips, Angel Naranjo is executing the Middle Corners Drill, with a focus on transitioning out after the loop from the middle. https://youtu.be/gmw6iJvetIk 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
What is Falkenberg?
Falkenberg – robot plays 2 topspin balls to Backhand and 1 to Forehand. Jhon plays Backhand topspin from Backhand to Backhand, Forehand topspin from Backhand to Backhand and Forehand topspin from Forehand to Backhand FETHOMANIA 11 / Drill 2 https://youtube.com/shorts/oZVZedlO9DA All FETHOMANIA drills are performed on the Butterfly Amicus Prime Robot. To learn more about […]
Notice How Wide the Ball Can Go
September 26, 2025
Jhon serves short backspin, robot plays long backspin to Backhand, Jhon plays Backhand topspin to Backhand, robot plays… Read More
Get Over There…..QUICKLY!
September 24, 2025
Jhon serves short backspin, robot plays long backspin to wide Forehand, Jhon plays Forehand topspin to Backhand, robot… Read More
Reverse Adverse Results With Reverse Serves
September 23, 2025
(By Larry Hodges) You probably have a regular forehand pendulum serve, or backhand serve, or perhaps a forehand… Read More
Follow the Triangle
September 22, 2025
Jhon serves short backspin, robot plays long backspin to middle/pocket, Jhon plays Forehand topspin to Backhand, robot plays… Read More
Featuring Harimoto Innerforce Super ALC
September 22, 2025
(by: Bowmar Sports) Featuring Harimoto Innerforce Super ALC https://youtu.be/NHB8RMMdYhE Stay “In The Loop” with Butterfly professional table tennis equipment, table… Read More
Hong Lin – Backhand Loop Transition
September 22, 2025
(by: Bowmar Sports) In the Butterfly Training Tips, Hong Lin is focusing on her Backhand Loop Transition. She… Read More
WAB CLUB FEATURE: Fremont Table Tennis Academy
September 21, 2025
(by Steve Hopkins) Fremont Table Tennis Academy (FTTA) has locations in both Fremont and San Ramon. Regular tournaments,… Read More
MLTT Week 2 Update
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(By Steve Hopkins, photo MLTT) The second weekend of Major League Table Tennis featured six matches at the Charlotte… Read More
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