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Butterfly Top 10 Rubber Sheets of 2022

by Steve Hopkins The TENERGY and DIGNICS series dominated the top 10 sellers this year – with nine of the top sellers in one of those two series.  These are the most used rubber series on the tour, and the high quality and advanced technology provides all players with the same advantages sought by the […]

Coaching Tips of the Week: Looping Against Backspin and Topspin

(By Larry Hodges) Some players would say that you aren’t really playing table tennis until you learn to loop. A loop in table tennis is an offensive stroke with the primary purpose of producing lots of topspin. Table tennis is a game of spin, and the loop is the primary example of using spin during […]

WAB CLUB FEATURE: Gold Coast Table Tennis Club

(by Steve Hopkins) With their location on Main Street in Port Washington, the Gold Coast Table Tennis Club is easily accessible to Long Island, Queens, and the Bronx in New York.  The club is just a block from the Port Washington LIRR rail station, and easily accessible by other public transportation.   The club is 3500 […]

Merry Christmas – A Video Message from Borussia Dusseldorf

(by Steve Hopkins) This is a holiday message posted by the Borussia Dusseldorf squad.  Those pictured include (in order) Timo Boll, Danny Heister, Sharath Kamal Achanta, Dang Qiu, Kay Stumper, and Anton Kallberg. The players are German, Indian, and Swedish and the greetings are in German, English, Swedish and Chinese.  The holiday wishes may be […]

TTBL Midyear Final Four: Dusseldorf, Saarbrucken, Ochsenhausen, Neu-Ulm

(by Steve Hopkins, photo ITTFWorld) With the first half of the German League season at a close, the league invited the top eight teams to compete for the midyear championship – the Liebherr Cup Final. Top seeded Borussia Dusseldorf dominated RhonSprudel Fulda-Maberzell in their Quarterfinal match – a 3-0 match score with Dusseldorf winning each […]

Coaching Tips of the Week: Clear the Mind

(By Larry Hodges) To play table tennis effectively, you need to have a calm, clear mind, which allows your training to pay off effectively. How often have you actually played a tournament where you entered every match with a calm, clear mind? Shortly before your match starts, simply go off somewhere where it’s quiet. Close […]

US Open: Amy Wang and Lei Kou Claim Singles Championships

(by Steve Hopkins) As the smoke settled in Ontario, California – it was the top two seeds that advanced to the Final in both Men’s and Women’s Singles.  In the Women’s Singles Event, there was a small upset as Amy Wang topped Lily Zhang in the All-American Final.  In the Men’s Singles Event, Ukraine’s Lei […]

US Open Update: Singles Field Narrows

(by Steve Hopkins) The premiere events at the US Open have now reached the Quarterfinals in Ontario, California.   Top seeded Kou Lei of Ukraine moved past Californian Tao Wenzhang 3-1 to reach the Quarters.  Kou will face Daniel Gorak of Poland.  Gorak has been dominant thus far, winning each of his matches 3-0.  Another Californian, […]

Coaching Tips of the Week: Should You Use a Super-Fast Racket?

(By Larry Hodges) Many beginning and intermediate players want a blazing fast racket, not realizing how much this is hurting their games. There are three problems with using a super-fast racket. First, it is simply too fast for most players to control. Second, since the ball flies off so fast, you get less spin, which […]

US Open Update: Naranjo and Sung Win U21 Crowns

(by Steve Hopkins, photo USATT) The US Open is in Ontario, California this year.  Many events have already concluded – with lots of action over the next few days. The top singles events (Men’s Singles and Women’s Singles) began on Sunday with preliminary rounds, but other premiere events like U21 Men’s and Women’s Singles concluded […]

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Keep Right Leg More in the Back

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Robot plays topspin ball to the Backhand end line, Logan plays Backhand chop to Backhand, robot plays topspin… Read More

Coaching Yourself, Part 5 of 5: The Big Matches – Tournaments and Leagues

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(By Larry Hodges, Member of US Table Tennis Hall of Fame, www.tabletenniscoaching.com/blog) Now is the time to focus… Read More

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(by Steve Hopkins) Qatar will host the WTT Champions to start the 2026 tour.  The event will be… Read More

WAB CLUB FEATURE: New York Indoor Sports Club

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(by Steve Hopkins) With their large facility that features 17 tables, a pro shop, high ceilings, great lighting, and… Read More

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(by Steve Hopkins) China’s Wang Chuqin and Lin Shidong will finish 2025 at the top of the World… Read More

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(by Steve Hopkins) The movie review site RottenTomatoes.com describes the recently released “Marty Supreme” as the story of… Read More

Stay a Little Lower

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Drill 1 – Robot plays topspin ball to the Backhand end line, Logan plays Backhand chop to Backhand,… Read More

Take the Ball Earlier

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Forehand topspin and BHT against heavy backspin and no spin):Robot plays heavy long backspin to Backhand, Jhon Backhand… Read More
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