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Double Motion on Serves

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(by Larry Hodges) Most serves are too simplistic. They get the job done, but simply aren’t done with real trickiness in mind. For example, a player serves backspin with a backspin motion. They may learn variations, such as a side-backspin serve, where the racket travels in a different direction in hitting the ball, or a […]

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WAB CLUB FEATURE: Boston Table Tennis Center

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(by Steve Hopkins) The Boston Table Tennis Center is in Medford, just North of Cambridge and Somerville and only four miles from  Boston’s city center.  The club is just off I-93 (Northern Expressway), and near the Orange and Blue Lines, providing easy access to the greater Boston metropolitan area. The BTTC is a 3000 square foot […]

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Puerto Rico Open Teams: March 1 Entry Deadline

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(by Steve Hopkins) The deadline for registration into the 2023 Butterfly Puerto Rico Open is March 1 – just two weeks away. $17,000 in prizes.  A 4-Star event.  International teams.  Some of the best players in the world from Puerto Rico, the US, Mexico, Canada, Peru, and Ukraine. There’s something really special about this event.  […]

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Butterfly Training Tips With Bob Chen – Forehand Loop & Footwork

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(by: Bowmar Sports Team) In this Butterfly Training Tips, Bob Chen is executing 2 Forehand loops from the middle of the forehand, and 2 Forehand loops from the middle of the backhand. Stay “In The Loop” with Butterfly professional table tennis equipment, table tennis news, table tennis technology, tournament results, and We Are Butterfly players, coaches, clubs […]

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TT Community Rallies Relief Support for Turkey and Syria

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(by Steve Hopkins) As the world continues to understand the devastation following the Kahramanmaras earthquake along the Turkish and Syrian border, relief groups are now mobilizing to look forward towards caring for survivors and helping to rebuild. The ITTF Foundation’s Emergency Relief Fund (ERF) is one of those relief groups. In the past, the ITTF’s […]

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(by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) The first top seed has fallen, as World No. 2 Wang Manyu fell… Read More

Kou Lei – Backhand Flip Serve Return

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(by: Bowmar Sports) In this Butterfly Training Tips, Kou Lei is working on the Backhand Flip Serve Return… Read More

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Seven Placements and the Wide Angles

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(By Larry Hodges, Member of US Table Tennis Hall of Fame There are basically seven different directional placements… Read More

Arantxa Cossio Aceves – Forehand & Backhand Loop from underspin

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(by: Bowmar Sports) In this Butterfly Training Tips,  Arantxa Cossio Aceves is focusing on the Forehand and Backhand… Read More

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(by Steve Hopkins, photo MLTT) The Texas Smash remain one of the most formidable franchises in Major League… Read More

WAB CLUB FEATURE: Three10 Table Tennis Club

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(by Steve Hopkins) Three10 Table Tennis Club is one of Canada's National High Performance Training Centres. A club… Read More

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(by Steve Hopkins) The first day of action in the Round of 64 is underway at the United… Read More
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