WAB Club Feature: Golden Link Sports

Posted on March 23, 2019

(by Steve Hopkins) Golden Link Sports has a long history as one of Butterfly’s largest and best equipment distributors in North America.  They have been the top WE ARE BUTTERFLY group in equipment sales in numerous years.  The group’s Director is Raymond Szeto. Golden Link Sports is located at the Canadian Chinese Table Tennis Association […]

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Tenergy 05 and Tenergy 05 Hard: A Non-Pro Review

Posted on March 21, 2019

(by Steve Hopkins) I’ve been playing with Butterfly Tenergy 05 for about two years but I switched to Tenergy 05 Hard a few weeks ago to see how the updated version of 05 would work for my game.  As a 2000-and-change level player, my analysis and comparison of equipment has limits.  I don’t have the arm speed […]

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Two Local Juniors Battle it Out at Table Tennis Tournament

Posted on March 20, 2019

(By Andre Stoner) Dion Payne-Miller and Marty Stoner, two South Bend juniors, battled it out in the final of the 2200 event at the Robo-Pong St. Joe Valley Open Table Tennis Tournament on Sunday. The two have been playing together for five years under the coaching of Dan Seemiller. They have been friends since kindergarten. […]

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Challenge an Opponent’s Strength

Posted on March 18, 2019

By Larry Hodges Sometimes it’s a good tactic to go after an opponent’s strength. After all, his game is probably based on getting that shot into play, and so you are probably going to have to face it – so rather than have the opponent choose when he’ll use it, why don’t you pick the […]

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Ask The Experts: Xinyue Wang #234

Posted on March 17, 2019

Ask The Experts: Xinyue Wang #234Butterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer Question: I am an intermediate near the table. I use tenergy 05 on my forhand and rounded on my backhand. I usually go for the smash and put a little spin on my shots. I do it softly sometimes. I wanted to know what […]

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ITTF March Rankings – And a Peek at April

Posted on March 15, 2019

(by Steve Hopkins) Perhaps the most notable fact about the ITTF World Rankings lists for March is that this is the first time since the new rankings process was instituted that no one in the Top 10 changed positions.  That new process has an emphasis on participation and was designed to create more movement – […]

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Ask The Experts: Jun Gao No. 209

Posted on March 11, 2019

Ask The Experts: Jun Gao No. 219Butterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer   Question:I am an intermediate cpen player for the last 2 years and playing style is like Wang Hao Chinese player. My setup is the Stiga blade and the Donic rubbers as mentioned above. I am thinking to upgrade my setup to butterfly […]

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Ask The Experts: Sung Soo Jung No. 208

Posted on March 11, 2019

Ask The Experts: Sung Soo JungButterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer Question: Hello,I am struggling to find a blade that suite both my forehand and backhand. The timo boll alc suite my forehand really good but not my backhand. I have tried another blade «stiga clipper wood» and i Had Really good control with backhand […]

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Ask The Experts: Min Kim No. 207

Posted on March 11, 2019

Ask The Experts: Min KimButterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer Question: I am trying to buy a Primorac Carbon blade with Rozena rubbers, but I have some questions: 1) If this a good combination for an intermediate player? or there is a better recomendation for me, considering that my maximum budget is $240. 2) About […]

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Coaching Tip of the Week: How to Beat a MUCH Stronger Player

Posted on March 11, 2019

(By Larry Hodges) Let’s start with a reality check: A much stronger player (MSP) is going to beat you if he plays his level. That’s why he’s an MSP. But everybody has “off” days, and if you want to maximize your chances of knocking off a MSP (other than simply improving your own game, in […]

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