WAB FEATURED CLUB: The TopSpin Table Tennis Center (by Steve Hopkins) With its location in Santa Clara, the TopSpin Table Tennis Center is in the middle of one of the largest communities of table tennis players in North America. The center is just North of San Jose within easy reach of much of the Bay […]
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European Championships: Lucky Number Seven for Boll
European Championships: Lucky Number Seven for Boll (by Steve Hopkins/Photo courtesy of ITTF) It had been six years since Boll last won the European Championship, so while being a six-time winner makes him one of the favorites each year, he had been stuck on six for some time. Unlike some other years where injuries or […]
Tip of the week: Top Ten Guidelines for Playing the Unconventional Style
Tip of the week: Top Ten Guidelines for Playing the Unconventional Style (By Larry Hodges) When a conventional player plays an unconventional style, they each face a different fundamental problem. The conventional player has to deal with the fact that the unconventional player is used to playing conventional players while he is likely not as […]
Ducks Makes a Splash: Their New Spin on Melon
Ducks Makes a Splash: Their New Spin on Melon (by Steve Hopkins) August was a big news month for Ducks Eatery, a restaurant on East 12th Street in New York City. They introduced a dish featuring smoked watermelon and the internet went crazy. The original YouTube video posted by Food Insider has 2.3 million views, and […]
AMICUS Training Tips Series: Irregular Practice Tips (Random Mode) with Richard Prause
AMICUS Training Tips Series: Irregular Practice Tips (Random Mode) with Richard Prause (Courtesy of ButterflyMag) Welcome to the next episode of the Butterfly AMICUS Training Tips Video Series. In this series Butterfly coaching expert Richard Prause will guide you through a number of coaching videos on how you can effectively use the new Butterfly AMICUS Robots […]
Tenergy 05 Hard: Reviewed by Current US National Team Coach, Stefan Feth
Tenergy 05 Hard: Reviewed by Current US National Team Coach, Stefan Feth I tested the “Tenergy 05 Hard” for 2 weeks in training without tuning/boosting of the rubber. It is my new favorite Butterfly rubber for my style of play. In my opinion this will be the future rubber (game changer) for the elite players […]
WAB Featured Club: PongPlanet 6th Anniversary
WAB Featured Club: PongPlanet 6th Anniversary (by Bruce Liu) According to Business Insider, 99.7% of all business in the US are small businesses (less than 100 employees). Twenty percent of them fail in the first year, 30% in year two, and 50% by the fifth year. Congrats to PongPlanet for reaching their 6th anniversary. It’s […]
How to Punish those Slow, Spinny Loops
How to Punish those Slow, Spinny Loops (By Larry Hodges) It’s almost a cliché that players have more trouble with slow, spinny loops than faster ones, at least below the higher levels. There’s a simple reason for this – slow, spinny loops are mostly against backspin, and come out with a higher spin-to-speed ratio than […]
Gold in Luxembourg for Puerto Rico’s Afanador
Gold in Luxembourg for Puerto Rico’s Afanador (by Steve Hopkins/Photo by ITTF) The Luxembourg Open Table Tennis Championships was held a week ago in Kirchberg in the Northeast quarter of Luxembourg City. The tournament’s top seed was Lioney Weber of Switzerland. There were 42 participants in all, with nearly all representing European countries. Nicholas Tio represented […]
2018 Fall SpinMaster TT Tournament
2018 Fall SpinMaster TT Tournament (Courtesy of Grapevine Ping Pong Club) When: October 21st (Sunday), 2018. Where: The REC of grapevine, 1175 Municipal Way, Grapevine, TX. Direction: Call 817-410-3450 (The REC). Grapevine Ping Pong (table tennis) Club is between Dallas and Fort Worth and is close to DFW airport. Its address is located at 1175 […]
BREAKING: Season 3 Schedule Just Dropped
August 1, 2025
(by: Major League Table Tennis) It’s official: Season 3 schedule is locked in – and we’re leveling up across the board.… Read More
Product Validation – Korbel SK7
August 1, 2025
(by: Bowmar Sports) In this Butterfly Product Validation, Brian Pace goes over a All-Wood Setup for players that… Read More
Keep Your Left Arm Up
July 30, 2025
1 Backhand Topspin from Backhand against Topspin to Backhand, 1 Forehand Topspin from middle against topspin to Backhand,… Read More
Nishant Lebaka – Backhand Loop Transition Play
July 30, 2025
(by: Bowmar Sports) In this Butterfly Training Tips, Nishant Lebaka is focusing on his Backhand Loop Transition play… Read More
Rogelio Castro – Serve & Shortgame Play
July 29, 2025
(by: Bowmar Sports) In this Butterfly Training Tips, Rogelio Castro is focusing on a Serve, followed by a… Read More
Lift the Ball
July 28, 2025
WAIT FUNCTION: 1 backspin serve robot will play 1 random backspin ball anywhere on the table, either Forehand… Read More
Freitas ALC + Dignics 09C + Dignics 05 – Need Mid-Distance Power?
July 28, 2025
(by Bowmar Sports) In this video, Coach Brian Pace emphasizes the importance of finding the right equipment setup for… Read More
Consistency and Good Form Lead to Speed and Power
July 28, 2025
(By Larry Hodges) Don’t be that guy who spends years smacking shots but also missing over and over,… Read More
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