Site Products
AMICUS Training Tips Series: Irregular Practise Tips (Random Mode) with Richard Prause

AMICUS Training Tips Series: Irregular Practice Tips (Random Mode) with Richard Prause

AMICUS Training Tips Series: Irregular Practice Tips (Random Mode) with Richard Prause
(Courtesy of ButterflyMag)

Welcome to the next episode of the Butterfly AMICUS Training Tips Video Series. In this series Butterfly coaching expert Richard Prause will guide you through a number of coaching videos on how you can effectively use the new Butterfly AMICUS Robots to help improve your game. Butterfly player Tiago Apolonia demonstrates each technique, whilst using the AMICUS Prime to help make the understanding of each technique easier. In this video Butterfly Coach Richard Prause gives some short tips on how to use the random mode with the Amicus robot. Tiago Apolonia (Portugal’s top ranked player) demonstrates how you can implement these methods, whilst using the Butterfly AMICUS Prime Robot.

Hi Everyone.  My name is Richard Prause and I’d like to share some tips with you for a productive and efficient practice for the table tennis robot AMICUS.

In this exercise we can see the importance of using small steps moving forwards and backwards.  You should keep the racket above the table especially for the half-long ball.  You should hit on the highest point of the bounce and to accelerate towards the ball.  Every forehand topspin should be played moving forwards.  When accelerating try to avoid a long back swing but still use your upper body and legs for additional power.  Try to flex your stomach muscles at contact to keep your whole body under tension.

Latest News

What is the Deflector Plate?

November 21, 2025
Basic Exercise: Blocking and Attacking: Robot serves short backspin to short Backhand, Jhon Backhand push long to Backhand,… Read More

Rogelio Castro – Double Push Exercise

November 21, 2025
(by: Bowmar Sports) In this Butterfly Training Tips, Rogelio Castro is executing the high skill short game drill… Read More

MLTT Heads to Florida This Weekend

November 20, 2025
(by: Major League Table Tennis) MLTT Hollywood Preview: Four Teams, One Crucial Weekend 🐊 Major League Table Tennis… Read More

Bringing Social Impact to the World Through Table Tennis

November 20, 2025
(by Butterfly Global) Butterfly Supports the ITTF Foundation at the 2025 WTT China Smash The 2025 WTT China… Read More

Maintain Same Body Height

November 19, 2025
Basic Exercise: Blocking and Attacking: Robot serves short backspin to short Forehand, Jhon Forehand push long to Forehand,… Read More

Ask the Expert Video: My First Combination Racket with Logan Rietz

November 19, 2025
(by Bowmar Sports) How to Choose Your First Table Tennis Setup? In a recent Ask the Experts session, Logan—one… Read More

Rachid El Bou Bou – Two Backhands, One Forehands

November 18, 2025
(by: Bowmar Sports) In this Butterfly Training Tips, Rachid El Bou Bou is executing Two Backhand Loops, and… Read More

Two Simple Ways to Approach Tactics

November 17, 2025
(By Larry Hodges) Tactics can be complicated because there are so many possibilities and so many styles to… Read More
View All News

Get the latest from Butterfly

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.