Butterfly Presents: Footwork Drills by Stefan Feth, Dril No. 1 Table Tennis Footwork Drills by Stefan Feth, Dril No. 1: A favorite of Coach Stefan Feth, one forehand topspin from the middle and one forehand topspin from the back and middle to the blockers middle.
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USATT Announces Roster of National Coaches
Posted onUSATT Announces Roster of National Coaches USATT Announces Roster of National Coaches Ten Selected for National Coaching Program Courtesy of USA Table Tennis May 10, 2016 (Colorado Springs, CO) – USA Table Tennis (USATT) High Performance Director Cory Eider announced today that the following coaches have been named to the new National Team Coaching Program: […]
Developing a Basic Tactical Plan for Competitions
Posted onDeveloping a Basic Tactical Plan for Competitions by Francisco Mendez Every player devotes most of his/her time to technical training; but tactical training is essential to apply the technique in every match and competition. Tactical training’s objective is that the player learns how to carry out a plan during the game; and this varies from […]
Visualize Your Serves and Make Them Do Tricks
Posted onVisualize Your Serves and Make Them Do Tricks by Larry Hodges Tip of the Week Before you serve you should always visualize what the ball is going to do. It amazes me how many players just serve without really doing this. Top players have practiced their serves so much that this is instinctive – they […]
Ask The Experts: Larry Hodges, No. 91
Posted onAsk The Experts: Larry Hodges, No. 91 Butterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer Blade: Stiga Allround Classic Forehand: Flextra Backhand: Flextra Question: Hi, I often found articles in the website that discuss about table tennis playing style which in modern era is dominated by looping style. I want to know the reason(s) why a playing style like hitter (two […]
Looping Against Backspin Drills
Posted onLooping Against Backspin Drills by Larry Hodges Tip of the Week It’s easy practicing topspin rallies since you can do them over and over in the same rally. The same is not true for practicing against backspin, unless you happen to have a chopper to practice with – and that’s not quite the same either, […]
Reading the Ball
Posted onReading the Ball Butterfly Table Tennis Coaching by Francisco Mendez Through the years, table tennis development has experienced significant changes. Our sport is so sophisticated, and the accuracy of the techniques so difficult, that these characteristics may be part of the reason table tennis is not a popular sport. Ironically, the recreational face of this […]
Playing With Purpose Early in the Point
Posted onPlaying With Purpose Early in the Point Butterfly Table Tennis Coaching by Han Xiao One of the biggest differences in skill level between players is how they are able to play every shot with purpose early in the point to set up points in their favor. It’s quite easy to pick out players who have […]
Ask The Experts: Larry Hodges, No. 74
Posted onAsk The Experts: Larry Hodges, No. 74 Butterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer Blade: Stiga Classic (non-carbon) Forehand Rubber: Flextra Backhand Rubber: Flextra Question: Hi Mr. Larry Hodges, My name is Ryan, 32 years old and I’m from Indonesia. About 10 years ago, I bought your book “Table Tennis Steps to Success” (translated Version) and it’s such […]
Quick Backhand Topspins
Posted onQuick Backhand Topspins Butterfly Table Tennis Coaching by Han Xiao Today, we’re going to go over how to perform quick backhand topspins against topspin, some tips that can help you improve this shot, as well as some of the common mistakes people make that you can avoid. Since modern table tennis has evolved and players […]
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(by: Bowmar Sports) In this Butterfly Training Tips, Kou Lei is working with a student chopper on a… Read More
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(by: Bowmar Sports) In this Butterfly Training Tips, Rachid El Bou Bou is demonstrating the racket angle needed… Read More
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(by: Bowmar Sports) In this Butterfly Training Tips, Kou Lei is working with Butterfly Sponsored Players Kef Noorani… Read More
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(by: Bowmar Sports) In this Butterfly Training Tips, Anav Gupta is working on his handspeed and Stroke Chemistry… Read More
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(by: Bowmar Sports) In this Butterfly Training Tips, Rachid El Bou Bou is focusing on a short game… Read More
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