(by Alan Chu, Ph.D., CMPC, ISSP-R) 2026 Mental Training Tip It’s that time of year again. The excitement of January’s fresh start has faded. Your training plan, which felt so clear and motivating six months ago, now feels either too ambitious or somehow beside the point. Your match results are… fine. But fine wasn’t what […]

(by Bowmar Sports) Choosing the right table tennis blade can be challenging, especially with so many technologies available such as ALC, Super ALC, ZLC, CNF, Innerforce, and Outer Fiber. During a recent Ask The Expert live session, Butterfly’s Logan Rietz explained how blade materials affect speed, spin, control, feel, vibration, and overall performance. Many players […]

(By Austin Table Tennis Club) AUSTIN, TX – The Austin Table Tennis Club (ATTC) is proud to announce a high-stakes 2026 tournament schedule, featuring the ATTC Butterfly Mega Money Open in June. Designed as an elite “tune-up” for the US Nationals, this marquee event will feature a non-sanctioned Open event with a $3,000 grand prize for the first-place winner. Throughout […]

(by: Bowmar Sports) In this Butterfly Training Tips, Kou Lei is executing the short serve return using the Forehand https://youtu.be/g19HydrD9Mk   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

(By Coach Bob Chen) Many amateur players enjoy watching high-level matches. They watch world-class rallies. They study professional looping technique. They observe serve and receive patterns. But here’s an important question: Does watching elite players actually help you improve? The answer is: It can but it doesn’t automatically. It depends on how you watch. 1. […]

Robot plays very high balls to very long Backhand. ( 20-25 balls per minute) FETHOMANIA 27: Drill 2 https://youtube.com/shorts/7S6vkWoGCIA All FETHOMANIA drills are performed on the Butterfly Amicus Prime Robot. To learn more about the Amicus Prime, click here. For more FETHOMANIA content, click here.

(by: Bowmar Sports) In this Butterfly Training Tips, Angel Naranjo is executing a over the table push, followed by pivot and Forehand Loop https://youtu.be/ohsHZOqmRM4 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

(by: Bowmar Sports) In this Butterfly Training Tips, Anav Gupta is executing a drill where he will Backhand Flip, followed by a Backhand Flip https://youtu.be/jDbh7CQutwU 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

(by Coach Meinhard Korte) The biggest mistak table tennis player make with stretching is doing long static stretches before training. Before training: dynamic mobility + activation After training: static stretching + recovery Before Training (8–12 min) Goal: Raise body temperature Activate movement patterns Improve reaction speed Reduce injury risk Avoid holding stretches longer than 5–10 […]

(by Coach Bob Chen) Practical ways to turn pressure into clear actions during a match. How to manage nervousness during competition is a challenge every athlete faces. After years of playing professionally, we encounter this situation often: the more important the match is, the easier it is to feel a faster heartbeat and tighter movements […]