Hurricane Florence: A Heavy Spin Serve in to the Coast of North Carolina (by Steve Hopkins) Bowmar Sports / Butterfly North America announced earlier this week that operations would likely be affected. In the announcement, we asked that orders be placed by Wednesday so that shipping could be done before the storm arrived. While the […]
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Develop Ball Control by Playing with Different Surfaces
Posted onDevelop 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 […]
WAB FEATURED CLUB: Texas Table Tennis Club
Posted onWAB FEATURED CLUB: Texas Table Tennis Club (by Steve Hopkins) The Texas Table Tennis Club (“TTT”) is one of the largest table tennis clubs in the State of Texas. They have 12 Butterfly tables on red rubber flooring in a 6500 square foot facility. The ceiling is 13 feet high with excellent lighting. The club […]
No, The Bruce Lee Nunchucks Ping Pong Video Is Not Real (Stop Sending it to Me. Really.)
Posted onNo, The Bruce Lee Nunchucks Ping Pong Video Is Not Real (Stop Sending it to Me. Really) (by Steve Hopkins/Photo credit: Warner Bros.) There is a video clip showing Bruce Lee playing ping pong with nunchucks (also called “nunchuks” or “nunchaku” – two sticks held together with a chain or rope and used as a weapon). […]
The Flat Smash That Isn’t
Posted onThe Flat Smash That Isn’t (By Larry Hodges) Many players with good looping strokes, and others that don’t, have trouble doing “flat” smashes because they don’t understand what the shot is – or more exactly, what it isn’t. The main thing to understand about a flat smash is that it is NOT flat. There is […]
September ITTF Rankings: China Sān
Posted onSeptember ITTF Rankings: China Sān (by Steve Hopkins/Photo by ITTF) In China the word for “three” is sān, and the written character is three horizontal lines. Three is among the lucky numbers in China in part due to the closeness in pronunciation to the word for life (or “to live”). In September, “three” has certainly […]
Yu Di Tip of the Week: The Pivot
Posted onYu Di Tip of the Week: The Pivot (By Brian Pace and Yu Di) Introduction Welcome to Butterfly’s Training Tip, my name is Yu Di. In this video article I will cover a special skill in table tennis, and that is the pivot. What make the pivot a special skill is it is made up […]
WAB Featured Club: Silicon Valley Table Tennis Club
Posted onWAB Featured Club: Silicon Valley Table Tennis Club (by Steve Hopkins) The Silicon Valley Table Tennis Club is located in Milpitas, just North of San Jose on the Southern edge of San Francisco Bay. From this spot in Silicon Valley, they have easy access to Oakland (35 miles) and San Francisco (50 miles) finding themselves […]
Development of an Outrageously Great Spin Serve
Posted onDevelopment of an Outrageously Great Spin Serve (By Larry Hodges) Here are six steps to doing so! Spin and catch. Practice tossing the ball up, spinning it with your paddle, and catching it. Do this over and over, in various ways with different spins, until you can put an outrageous amount of spin on the […]
US Open Orlando 2018
Posted onUS Open Orlando 2018 (by Steve Hopkins) USATT announced this week that the 2018 US Open Table Tennis Championships would be held at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando. The US Open is one of the premier events of US table tennis often attracting close to a thousand players with participants filling 125 tables […]
The Journey Of Passion – Butterfly x World Championships.
May 5, 2026
(By Butterfly Global) World Championships. One of the biggest stages in the sport. At Butterfly, we’ve always been… Read More
Austin Table Tennis Club Elevates 2026 Competitive Season with Butterfly Partnership
May 5, 2026
(By Austin Table Tennis Club) AUSTIN, TX – The Austin Table Tennis Club (ATTC) is proud to announce a… Read More
Wait a split second longer when looping a push, then change directions
May 5, 2026
(By Larry Hodges, Member of US Table Tennis Hall of Fame Most blockers develop timing to react to… Read More
WAB CLUB FEATURE: Showtime Table Tennis
May 3, 2026
(by Steve Hopkins) Showtime Table Tennis is in Waterloo, Ontario—just off Highway 85 and about an hour west… Read More
MLTT Season 4 Preview
May 3, 2026
(by Steve Hopkins, photo MLTT) The Season 4 Major League Table Tennis (MLTT) Draft is officially in the… Read More
World Team Championships: Men’s & Women’s Knockout Draws
May 3, 2026
(by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) The knockout draws are out. Sweden has the top spot and they are… Read More
Waning Wall of China? China Faulters but Still Favored at Worlds
May 3, 2026
(by Steve Hopkins) The qualifying rounds are finishing and final positions are set as we enter the Knock… Read More
Right Leg More Under the Table
May 1, 2026
Same as 4 but with serve and wait function FETHOMANIA 26: Drill 5 https://youtube.com/shorts/vhgNB3d7i4w All FETHOMANIA drills are… Read More
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