Butterfly Puerto Rico Open Teams

December 21, 2020

– Update as of May 2, 2021 : Announcement of New Dates – Dates – July 30-Aug 1, 2021 The Butterfly Puerto Rico Open Teams Tournament is a USATT sanctioned 4-star tournament that will be held at the San Juan Convention Center in San Juan, Puerto Rico, during the weekend of July 30th – August 1st , […]

PongNow: Truong Tu

December 18, 2020

(by Steve Hopkins) The PongNow Interview Series talking table tennis with some of the best players and personalities in the sport. The guest this week is Truong Tu, a former top Vietnamese junior who immigrated to the US 20 years ago. He is now coach at Silicon Valley Table Tennis Club in San Jose California, […]

BUTTERFLY FAVORITE: Timo Boll’s Behind the Scenes at the Champion’s League Bubble

December 17, 2020

(by Steve Hopkins) This is a Video Blog post by Timo Boll on his YouTube Channel that was posted last week. It is titled, ” Championsleague Bubble – Skepticism and worry – behind the scenes” Timo Boll was preparing in isolation for the Euro Champion’s League tournament which began play this week. Timo Boll’s team, […]

USATT Announcement: Three New Directors Named

December 16, 2020

(by Steve Hopkins) USA Table Tennis announced this week that they have filled two At-Large Board Positions and one Club Representative Board Position. The new Board Members are Thomas Hu and Dan Reynolds (both At-Large) and Will Shortz (for the Club position). The new Board is quickly taking shape as there are now 8 members: […]

Timo Boll Drill: The 2-2

December 8, 2020

(by Steve Hopkins) In the video shown below, Timo Boll explains one of his common drills. It is a very basic drill he calls the 2-2. He hits two forehands and then two backhands while concentrating on his technique. In the video, he uses a robot to place the balls and he moves in and […]

Lin Gaoyuan ALC review by coach Truong Tu

December 7, 2020

(By Truong Tu) I received the Lin Gaoyuan ALC blade recently and have now logged about 30 hours playing with it. The blade arrived in a solid package with a nice, luxury look. I chose the straight handle version of the blade (I have usually used flared handles on my blades). The handle fit perfectly in my hand with a nice […]

PongNow: Bowie and Melba Martin

December 4, 2020

(by Steve Hopkins) PongNow is an interview series talking table tennis with some of the best players and personalities in the sport. This week, we have Bowie and Melba Martin – who turned their love of table tennis (and a $60 investment) into one of the most important table tennis companies in North America. Bowie […]

“How I Glue” – Timo Boll

December 3, 2020

(by Steve Hopkins) Here are some tips from fan favorite Timo Boll on how to attach rubber sheets to your blade. In regard to glue usage, he applies glue to the middle of the rubber sheet and then applies it in two directions spreading it evenly. He then does the same thing to the blade and […]

Tenergy 05 Hard review by Truong Tu

December 3, 2020

(By Truong Tu) Recently, I had a chance to try Tenergy 05 Hard. I have previously used Tenergy 05 for a long time on both my backhand and forehand. There are some differences that I am able to notice that I will describe based on my game. I am an all-out attacker and I rely a lot […]

Dignics 09C review by Truong Tu

November 30, 2020

(By Truong Tu) I recently switch to Dignics 09C on my forehand. I have been using Dignics 09C for about 20 hours now and I am very pleased with the result. Before becoming a WE ARE BUTTERFLY Coach, I had used Chinese rubber for quite some time. With the Dignics 09C, the feeling is very […]