Butterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer Question: I’m looking to choose between the butterfly innerforce zlc and and the harimoto alc. I rely on spinny loops mid distance from the table. I want a blade that will give good dwell time without compromising speed and spin. please compare the two paddles in detail. Answer: Your […]
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Table Tennis Amidst the Pandemic
Posted on(By Angie Tan) In a time where a cough will attract hundreds of glares and a maskless face causes others to repel yards away from you, I managed to continue picking up my table tennis paddle and driving with all my might. Despite not being able to practice with my coaches for a period of […]
Coaching Tip of the Week: What Do You Do That Threatens Your Opponent?
Posted on(By Larry Hodges) If you don’t have something that threatens your opponent, then you can’t threaten the opponent. So, how do you develop something that threatens an opponent? You can’t do it by just training everything equally each session. You need to spend a huge amount of time developing the things you can do that […]
WAB Club Feature: New York Indoor Sports Club
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) With their club location in College Point, just off of the 678/Whitestone Expressway, the New York Indoor Sports Club is easily accessible from each of the Boroughs of New York City. They have a large facility that features 17 tables, a pro shop, high ceilings, great lighting, and professional flooring. The NYISC has […]
TeamUSA Olympic Hype: Get to Know Kanak Jha with this Collection of Links and Information
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) Butterfly-sponsored Kanak Jha is heading to Tokyo as the highest ranked of all the US table tennis players. At the last Olympics, he was the youngest of all of the US participants. This year, he enters as a seasoned international player who has been focused almost exclusively on table tennis, who has […]
2021 World Table Tennis Championships is ready for lift-off in Houston
Posted on(Courtesy of ITTF) Houston, in the United States, will host the 2021 World Table Tennis Championships which will be the first time in the Americas and for the first time outside Europe and Asia since 1939. Dating as far back as 1926, it will showcase the world’s best table tennis players. Houston, in the United […]
UPCOMING LATTA TOURNAMENTS, JULY 25th & 31st! Register Now!
Posted onBig Congrats to all our Champions from LATTA Butterfly Open June 26, 2021!!! Bottom row, right corner picture: Stunning Upset Award went to LATTA’s Arthur Lopez! He defeated a 2100+ Player twice and a 2050 Player. Pre-tournament rating 1930. Post-tournament rating 2038! Hello Table Tennis Enthusiasts, Thank you to all players that joined my recent, LATTA […]
Timo Boll Tips: 7 Quick Tips to Become a Safer Player
Posted onIn this video, Timo Boll provides seven tips for improving by avoiding mistakes. Tip 1: Keep the racket above the table Tip 2: Push your knees outward Tip 3: Bend your wrist Tip 4: Focus Tip 5: Play safer Tip 6: Vary your serves Tip 7: Come back to the table Watch below to see […]
Coaching Tip of the Week: Playing the Non-Adjuster
Posted on(By Larry Hodges) If your opponent is one who analyzes an opponent’s game and adjusts to it, and is able to identify patterns and take advantage of it, you need to be unpredictable and vary your tactics. But many players, probably most, do not do this. If your opponent is not one who adjusts, then […]
Battle of the Sexes: China’s Men Versus Women Challenge Matches
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) Table tennis is an equal-opportunity sport. In many tournament in the US, adults play kids, men play women, and many of our para athletes play in the same events. So it could be possible for a tournament player to face a senior, a junior, a woman, and a wheelchair player – and […]
Why You MUST Attack the Deep Serve
June 15, 2026
(By Larry Hodges, Member of US Table Tennis Hall of Fame Against a short serve, you can take… Read More
Anqi – Forehand Short & Long Push
June 15, 2026
(by: Bowmar Sports) In this Butterfly Training Tips, Anqi Lou is working with a student on the short… Read More
WAB CLUB FEATURE: Table Tennis Minnesota
June 14, 2026
(by Steve Hopkins) Table Tennis Minnesota has three locations in the greater Minneapolis-St.Paul area. The Training Center location… Read More
Latest Rankings: Chuqin and Harimoto Top 2, Jha Jumps to 24
June 14, 2026
(by Steve Hopkins) The top of the ITTF Rankings were stable this week with Chuqin, Harimoto, Moregard, Lebrun,… Read More
Lim Jonghoon and Miwa Harimoto Each Win Twice in Zagreb
June 14, 2026
(by Steve Hopkins) Zagreb was host to this week's tour stop as the WTT Contender series visited Croatia. … Read More
Coach Shashin Shodhan Claims U2200 Title at the Meiklejohn North American Seniors Open
June 11, 2026
(by Bowmar Sports) Congratulations to Shashin Shodhan from Fremont Table Tennis Academy for an outstanding performance at the… Read More
The ITTF Pan American Para Championships: Pressure, Planning, and a Breakthrough Performance By Jeff Yamada
June 9, 2026
(By Coach Jeff Yamada) Just two days after the ITTF World Para Elite concluded, we returned to the… Read More
The Messy Middle: Harnessing Mid-Year Reflection by Dr. Alan Chu
June 9, 2026
(by Alan Chu, Ph.D., CMPC, ISSP-R) 2026 Mental Training Tip It's that time of year again. The excitement… Read More
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