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Coaching Tip of the Week: Rally Down Faster & Quicker Players

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(By Larry Hodges) When faced with faster, quicker opponents, many players try to match them in speed, and end up losing because of too many unforced errors. Instead, ask yourself if it is realistic to play at the opponent’s pace. You might decide you can do so for perhaps the first shot in a rally, […]

Butterfly Training Tips: Blocking Tips With Jinxin Wang

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Learn more about Coach Jinxin Wang 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, clubs and more.

Butterfly Training Tips: Foundational & Advanced Skills With Gabriel Perez

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Foundational & Advanced Skills With Gabriel Perez 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, clubs and more.

Coaching Tip of the Week: Do You Really Play the Middle?

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( By Larry Hodges) Except at the advanced levels, few players really attack the middle effectively. What is the middle? It is roughly the opponent’s playing elbow, midway between forehand and backhand, where the opponent has to make a quick decision on which to use; move into position to do so; and then try to […]

Coaching Tip of the Week: Experiment with Serves and Receives Early

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(By Larry Hodges) Early in a match you should test your various serves against an unfamiliar player. Which serving motions work best? What proportion of the time should you serve long, short, or half-long (where second bounce is right at the end-line)? Should your deep serves be fast or slower, spinnier ones that break more? […]

Butterfly Training Tips: Loop Against Underspin With Zelin Ye

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Zelin Ye gives three great tips on improving your loop against underspin. 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, clubs […]

Coaching Tip of the Week: Learn Something New Each Time You Play

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(By Larry Hodges) One of the interesting things one learns when talking to top players is that they say they are still learning. Some even make it a goal to learn something new each time they play. Do you learn something new each time you play? You can learn from your opponents; from watching or […]

Coaching Tip of the Week: Rote vs. Random Drills

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(By Larry Hodges) A rote drill is a drill where you do the same repetitive movement over and over. An example of this is forehand to forehand, or a side-to-side footwork drill. These are excellent for developing specific techniques you will need in a match. A random drill is a drill where there is some […]

Butterfly Training Tips With Angel Naranjo – Push & Attack

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Bowmar Sports sponsored player Angel Naranjo giving tips on Push and Attack For more information about NARANJO LOPEZ, ANGEL LUIS please click 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, clubs and more.

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