Use Your Weaknesses or They Will Always Be Weaknesses (By Larry Hodges) Suppose, for example, you have a strong forehand loop against backspin, but your backhand loop against backspin isn’t so good. Then you probably use the forehand every chance you can, and avoid using the backhand loop. Result? You continue to have a strong […]
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Don’t Try So Hard When Ending the Point
Don’t Try So Hard When Ending the Point (By Larry Hodges) When you put everything into a shot, you lose control and consistency. You often lose power as well as you can’t really time all your muscles together at 100%, and instead end up with a spastic shot that’s difficult to control. Watch the top […]
Coaching tip of the week: Heavy and No-Spin Pushes
Coaching tip of the week: Heavy and No-Spin Pushes (By Larry Hodges) A good, quick, well-placed, heavy, low, deep push is valuable at all levels, even the world-class level. So develop all aspects of that shot, especially against backspin or no-spin serves. But there’s another weapon that many forget, and that’s the no-spin push. Against […]
Top Ten Ways to Be a Professional at All Levels
Top Ten Ways to Be a Professional at All Levels (By Larry Hodges) This tip won’t help you win more matches. In fact, it might cost you a match where, by playing unsportsmanlike, you might have psyched an opponent out of a match. But if you do that, did youreally win the match? Here are the Top […]
2018 MDTTC October Open
2018 MDTTC October Open (By Larry Hodges, tournament director/Photo by PongMobile.com) This tournament is dedicated to those who don’t believe ratings mean anything. Okay, they really don’t . . . except when they do. As they did this tournament. What am I talking about? Here’s a quick rundown of the eleven events: Open Singles top seed […]
Counterlooping and the Forehand Block
Counterlooping and the Forehand Block (By Larry Hodges) At the higher levels, most players essentially counterloop any topspin ball on the forehand side. (Many also do it on the backhand side.) But that’s almost inhuman. And yet, many players try to do that. Here’s the problem with doing that. If you play close to the […]
Tip of the week: Style Experimentation
Tip of the week: Style Experimentation (By Larry Hodges) Many players know their own game, but don’t really know or understand other styles – leading to tactical problems. How can you work out what tactics to use if you don’t understand the style you are playing? For example, a looper might feel like he can’t […]
Tip of the week: Top Ten Guidelines for Playing the Unconventional Style
Tip of the week: Top Ten Guidelines for Playing the Unconventional Style (By Larry Hodges) When a conventional player plays an unconventional style, they each face a different fundamental problem. The conventional player has to deal with the fact that the unconventional player is used to playing conventional players while he is likely not as […]
How to Punish those Slow, Spinny Loops
How to Punish those Slow, Spinny Loops (By Larry Hodges) It’s almost a cliché that players have more trouble with slow, spinny loops than faster ones, at least below the higher levels. There’s a simple reason for this – slow, spinny loops are mostly against backspin, and come out with a higher spin-to-speed ratio than […]
Develop Ball Control by Playing with Different Surfaces
Develop Ball Control by Playing with Different Surfaces (By Larry Hodges) Today’s tip will be controversial. Some might not agree the following, but I’ve found it to be consistently true, and it makes sense if you think about it. Have you ever noticed how some players seem to have great ball control? They can seemingly […]
2018 ICC Butterfly America Open
November 14, 2018
2018 ICC Butterfly America Open December 7, 8 & 9 at ICC Table Tennis Center Early Bird Special:… Read More
Ask The Experts: Junya Chen, No. 190
November 14, 2018
Ask The Experts: Junya Chen, No. 190 Butterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer Question: I play at three… Read More
Denver Table Tennis Alliance’s 10th MENSUAL Tourney
November 14, 2018
Denver Table Tennis Alliance’s 10th MENSUAL Tourney (By Angelo Gandullia) Hello Table Tennis players and friends! On Saturday,… Read More
Why is Boll Strong? #5
November 14, 2018
Why is Boll Strong? #5 (Courtesy of BUTTERFLY/TAKUREPO.com) Special Program Q: Why is Boll strong? A: Topspin Stroke… Read More
Ask The Experts: Maggie Tian, No. 189
November 14, 2018
Ask The Experts: Maggie Tian, No. 189 Butterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer Question: Blade: Sardius What suitable… Read More
Use Your Weaknesses or They Will Always Be Weaknesses
November 13, 2018
Use Your Weaknesses or They Will Always Be Weaknesses (By Larry Hodges) Suppose, for example, you have a… Read More
Ask The Experts: Truong Tu, No. 188
November 13, 2018
Question: Blade: Zhang jike ALC Forehand Rubber: Tenergy 80 Currently i am using the above setup. I play some… Read More
Why is Boll Strong? #4
November 13, 2018
Why is Boll Strong? #4 (Courtesy of BUTTERFLY/TAKUREPO.com) Special Program Q: Why is Boll strong? A: Backhand Topspin Loop… Read More
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