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Random Drills Placement

(by Larry Hodges) In the standard random drill, one player (the “feeder”) plays backhand (or forehand) randomly anywhere while the other player (the “driller”) keeps it to his backhand (or forehand). There are really two things going on here, as both players are actually doing a drill. For the “driller,” he’s reacting to (“neuromuscular adaptation”), […]

Hardbat, Sandpaper, and Wood, Oh My! Three Huge All-Classic Tournaments Coming Soon

The Frontón México playing hall in Mexico City. Inset: Hardbat star AJ Carney (by Larry Hodges) Mark three dates on your calendar and make your plans for Austin, Westchester, and Mexico City . . . and leave the sponge behind! Yes, it’s the US Classic Nationals, US Hardbat and Sandpaper Championships, and the Classic World […]

WAB CLUB FEATURE: Hoboken Table Tennis

(by Steve Hopkins) Hoboken Table Tennis (HiTT) bills itself as a social ping pong club.  They are located at 1012 Grand Street (3rd Floor) in Hoboken, New Jersey.  What’s a Social Ping Pong club?  HiTT is a BYOB table tennis facility with 8 tables, a robot, social leagues, handicap leagues, and open play. Players of all […]

Youth Contender: Moyland, TeamUSA, Shine in Havirov

(by Steve Hopkins) TeamUSA turned some heads this week in the Czech Republic – and Sally Moyland left with a pair of silver medals in her singles events.  Havirov was host to the WTT Youth Contender event that ran through Sunday.  Contender events generally feature players outside of the World Top 10 in their respective […]

One Month Until the US Nationals (Register through June 15)

(by Steve Hopkins) Fort Worth Convention Center will host The 2023 US National Table Tennis Championships.  The event will run from July 3-7 and will include 112 events with a variety of age and rating tiered singles and doubles events, hardbat and sandpaper events, Parkinson events, and the featured Hsing Family Foundation Men’s Singles and […]

Solving Slow Starter Syndrome

(by Larry Hodges) A common problem for many players is starting slow. Often they have a bad loss or two before they get going, and from there on they play well – but it’s too late for that tournament. And this happens over and over. I struggled with it for many years as well – […]

World Championships Durban: Fan and Sun Finish On Top

(by Steve Hopkins, image WTT) The best of the best battled in South Africa last week at the 2023 ITTF World Table Tennis Championship Finals and the final match-ups were as exciting as expected.  The biggest story of the Quarterfinals were two unexpected runs of Egypt’s Omar Assar and Denmark’s Anders Lind – but after […]

WAB CLUB FEATURE: Han-In Table Tennis Club

(by Steve Hopkins) Han-In table Tennis is centrally located in the largest population center in North America.  The club is located in Palisades Park, New Jersey.  They are just off of I-95, near the New Jersey Turnpike and the George Washington Bridge – and just across the Hudson River from Upper Manhattan. Han-In offers a […]

World Championships Durban: Fan and Chuqin to Face Off in Final

(by Steve Hopkins, image WTT) The biggest story of the Quarterfinals at the 2023 ITTF World Table Tennis Championships Finals, were two unexpected names in the Final 8.  Those surprise runs (Egypt’s Omar Assar and Denmark’s Anders Lind) ended in the Quarters and the Final 4 were all basically as expected – with wins by […]

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