(By Larry Hodges) Invariably, when a player is caught out of position and so can’t get to a ball, they think they are slow. I know players who voice this regularly, constantly yelling, “I’m too slow!” Sometimes I correct them, but usually I just shake my head slowly. Almost always the problem wasn’t that they […]
WAB Club Feature: Rhode Island Table Tennis
(by Steve Hopkins) The Rhode Island Club runs leagues on Mondays and Tuesdays, a juniors League on Sundays, and has open play on Thursdays and Saturdays. Clinics and coaching are offered as well – with many of the juniors clinics numbering 30 or more. The Rhode Island Club has great tables, lighting customized for table […]
TTBL’s Final Four Likely Set: Dusseldorf, Saarbrucken, Muhlhausen, Fulda
(by Steve Hopkins) Post SV Muhlhausen all but secured the fourth and final playoff spot today with a win over TTC RhonSprudel Fulda-Maberzell. Truthfully, they still need another match or two to fall their way, but at this point, they can lose both of their remaining matches 3-1 and still advance (so aside from a […]
Ochsenhausen’s Longshot Playoff Hopes Alive
(by Steve Hopkins) TTF Liebherr Ochsenhausen logged a 3-1 win over TSV Bad Konigshofen on Friday to keep their slim playoff hopes alive in the TTBL (German League). With one match left to play, Ochsenhausen is 12-9 and in fifth position – where only the top four will participate in the playoffs. In Friday’s match, […]
Butterfly Training Tips with Yutian Wang – Forehand drill
ln this Butterfly Training Tips Yutian Wang focusing on 2 Forehand Loop on the Forehand Side and 2 Forehand loop on the Backhand Side drill 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 and more.
Butterfly Training Tips with Crystal Wang – Off The Table Footwork Training
ln this Butterfly Training Tips Crystal Wang showing one of the off the table foundational footwork training she does to increase footspeed. 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 and more.
Andrej Gacina On Top at Wild Star Contender Event in Doha
(by Steve Hopkins) Doha, Qatar hosted a great event this week. The Star Contender Doha included 12 players in the Top 25 – Hugo Calderano and Lin Yun-Ju were the top two seeds, and some of the other top names included Jorgic and Franziska and Moregard and Falck and USA’s Kanak Jha. In the end, […]
Ask The Experts: Tawny Banh, No. 418
Butterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer Question: Best regards. I would ask you to suggest me tires for my Butterfly Viscaria board. I am 51 years old and I have been playing table tennis for almost 40. I have the necessary technique. I’m not a fan of very hard tires, but every piece of advice […]
Butterfly Training Tips with Shashin Shodhan – Backhand Loop From Underspin
In this Butterfly Training Tips Shashin Shodhan is focusing on how to execute the Backhand Loop from underspin from multi-ball, as well as using a serve set-up. 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 and more.
Butterfly Training Tips with Wenting Zha – Wide Angle Attacks
In this Butterfly Training Tips Wenting Zha is focusing on Wide Angle Attacks 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 and more.
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