(By Larry Hodges) One of the most difficult shots to handle is a ball attacked by a player with long pips. You have little time to react to an attacked ball, and so have to rely on your reflexes – except your reflexes usually aren’t tuned to reacting to a ball attacked by long pips. […]
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Coaching Tip of the Week: Team Lineup Strategies
(By Larry Hodges) In a team competition, you have to set up your team lineup in advance. How do you do this? It depends on your priorities. If your priority is strictly winning, then there are guidelines on how to do this, which I’ll go over below. If your priority is to let the players […]
Butterfly Training Tips: How To Handle Balls To The Middle with Huijing Wang
In Chinese with English subtitle. Please turn on subtitles under CC in the menu bar. Huijing Wang explains how best to deal with balls played to the middle. Featuring special guest coach ‘Oscar’. Don’t have anyone to practice this drill with? Learn more about our Amicus and Practice Partner Robots here Stay “In The Loop” […]
Butterfly Training Tips: Gameplay Exercise With Yu Di
Yu Di demonstrates a simple eight shot sequence that will easily transition to normal gameplay. Don’t have anyone to practice this drill with? Learn more about our Amicus and Practice Partner Robots here Stay “In The Loop” with Butterfly professional table tennis equipment, table tennis news, table tennis technology, tournament results, and We Are Butterfly […]
Coaching Tip of the Week: Looping a Push is Not Going for a Shot
By Larry Hodges When you push (backspin vs. backspin), you don’t think of yourself as “going for a shot.” It’s just an easy shot that you can normally do over and Over and OVER, with few mistakes. But when you learn to loop (topspin vs. backspin, forehand or backhand), at first it’s a tricky and […]
Coaching Tip of the Week: Imagine a Score or Situation
(By Larry Hodges) Is there a certain score or situation where you play best? Some players play better when they are behind; others play better when ahead. Some play best when they are way down, say, 4-10, and figure they have nothing to lose and so play relaxed. Others play better when up 10-4, since […]
Butterfly Training Tips: Side To Side Footwork Movement For The Forehand Loop
Bella Xu demonstrates proper side to side footwork as well as arm angle. Don’t have anyone to practice this drill with? Learn more about our Amicus and Practice Partner Robots here Stay “In The Loop” with Butterfly professional table tennis equipment, table tennis news, table tennis technology, tournament results, and We Are Butterfly players, coaches, […]
Butterfly Training Tips with Crystal Wang – Cross Court & Down The Line Attack
Crystal Wang demonstrates a drill where one player is designated to play all shots cross court while the other player has the option to play cross court or down the line. Learn more about Crystal Wang here Don’t have anyone to practice this drill with? Learn more about our Amicus and Practice Partner Robots here […]
Butterfly training tips: Rachel Yang – Defensive Specialist – Drill #3 Video
Rachel demonstrates the following drill: 1) Backhand chop away from the table 2) Forehand loop close to the table Learn more about Rachel Yang here Don’t have anyone to practice this drill with? Learn more about our Amicus and Practice Partner Robots here Stay “In The Loop” with Butterfly professional table tennis equipment, table tennis […]
Coaching Tip of the Week: Learn From a Match
(By Larry Hodges) The quickest way to learn to beat a stronger player is by losing to him, but understanding why you lost. This way you know what to work on so as to increase your chances of winning next time, or at some time in the future. It’s a continuous learning process, and players […]
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Butterfly Training Tips with Darryl Tsao – One or Two Backhands, One or Two Forehands
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Gold Rush are 2025 MLTT Champions
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(by Steve Hopkins, photo MLTT) This week, the Carolina Gold Rush captured the 2025 MLTT Cup. The team has… Read More
And the World Cup Goes to…. Brazil ??
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(by Steve Hopkins, photos ITTF Americas) A tale of two sides as the Final of the started in… Read More
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(by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) The news on Saturday was Hugo Calderano’s win over World No. 2 Wang… Read More
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