(By Larry Hodges ) Many players rally very well in drills, but not so much in matches. Once they get into a match, they not only lose consistency, but they also rally like a drill, hitting the ball right back at the opponent rather than trying to win the point with placement. Here is a […]
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Rhode Island Winter Open Recap
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) The Rhode Island Winter Open was held on Sunday, January 27th at the Rhode Island Club in Manville. With 8-10 in each of the six events there were a little over fifty entries for the day. Each of the six events was a rating event: U1000, U1200, U1500, U1800, U2100, and Open. […]
A $15,000 Event in Northern California: 2019 Butterfly Ultimate Fieldhouse March Open
Posted on(By Steve Hopkins) The Bay Area will be host to a large 4-Star tournament on March 1-3. The 2019 Butterfly Ultimate Fieldhouse Open features 32 events including men’s and women’s singles, a juniors event, an over 40 event, three doubles events, and a series of rating events in both round robin and giant round robin formats. […]
WAB CLUB FEATURE: Denver Table Tennis Alliance Part 2
Posted onWAB CLUB FEATURE: Denver Table Tennis Alliance (by Steve Hopkins) With its location on Curtis Street, just North of Denver’s city center, Denver Table Tennis Alliance has easy access to the greater metropolitan area. The club features 8 butterfly tables, barriers, great lighting, and rubber Gerflor-Taraflex flooring (wood color). At DTTA, a quality facility is […]
2019 Hungarian Open Recap
Posted on2019 Hungarian Open Recap (by Steve Hopkins) Budapest was host of the Seamaster 2019 ITTF World Tour, Hungarian Open. The top four seeds in the men’s event were Fan Zhendong, Xu Xin, Lin Gaoyuan, and Hugo Calderano. The women’s event also included a strong contingent of Chinese players with all of the top four tournament seeds […]
The Grinding Mentality – How to Play It and Against It
Posted onThe Grinding Mentality – How to Play It and Against It (By Larry Hodges) The Grinder is a style of play, or really a mentality, where your single-minded focus is on not making any mistakes, and not giving the opponent any easy shots. This often means trying to stretch out rallies as long as possible, […]
Getting to Know Brian Afanador
Posted on(original article at elVocero.com, shown here in Spanish. Loosely translated and edited by Steve Hopkins with assistance from Google Translate.) With the 2019 Pan American Cup coming to Puerto Rico in a few weeks, Brian Afanador is feeling some additional pressure. His training regimen now includes two innovations that are aimed at efficiency: working fully with French coach […]
Where Are They Now? Wilson Club Series #3
Posted onWhere Are They Now? Wilson Club Series #3 (by Steve Hopkins) Article 3: Bowie, Ty, and Building the Wilson Program For a period from 1985-1992, Wilson, North Carolina became a model for developmental, grass-roots table tennis. With Butterfly’s North American distributor (Martin Kilpatrick – now Bowmar Sports) located in Wilson, there is a long history […]
Butterfly 2019 February BTTC Open Tournament
Posted on(Courtesy of Broward Table Tennis Club) Butterfly 2019 February BTTC Open Tournament WHEN: SINGLES Friday & Saturday Feb 15,16 / TEAMS Sunday Feb 17, 2019 WHERE: 3371 N. University Drive, Davie FL 33024 SANCTIONED BY: U.S. Table Tennis Organization TOURNAMENT RATING: Four Star TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR: Carlos Zeller TOURNAMENT COMMITTEE: Carlos Zeller, Terese Terranova REFEREE: Terese […]
2019 CUSTTA TEAM OPEN
Posted on2019 CUSTTA TEAM OPEN Date: Saturday & Sunday, January 26th & 27th, 2019 Address: Calgary United Sports Table Tennis Association Bay #5, 401-33rd Street NE, Calgary, AB T2A 7R3 Sanctioned by: Alberta Table Tennis Association & Table Tennis Canada Entry Deadline: 9:30 pm Monday, January 21st, 2019 Equipment: White 3-star Butterfly G40+ balls (sponsored by […]
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
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(by Alan Chu, Ph.D., CMPC, ISSP-R) 2026 Mental Training Tip It's that time of year again. The excitement… Read More
🎥 Episode 10: Ask The Expert Live With Logan Rietz | Blade Materials
June 9, 2026
(by Bowmar Sports) Choosing the right table tennis blade can be challenging, especially with so many technologies available… Read More
Austin Table Tennis Club Elevates 2026 Competitive Season with Butterfly Partnership
June 9, 2026
(By Austin Table Tennis Club) AUSTIN, TX – The Austin Table Tennis Club (ATTC) is proud to announce a… Read More
Do You Hit to the Three Spots?
June 8, 2026
(By Larry Hodges, Member of US Table Tennis Hall of Fame Table tennis is chess at lightning speed.… Read More
Kou Lei – Forehand Short Serve Return
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(by: Bowmar Sports) In this Butterfly Training Tips, Kou Lei is executing the short serve return using the… Read More
WAB Club Feature: Table Tennis America
June 7, 2026
(by Steve Hopkins) With their location in Fremont, California, Table Tennis America is great position to serve the… Read More
Van Emburgh Builds Momentum in Brazil and Slovenia
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(by Steve Hopkins) Jenson Van Emburgh continued his international campaign with a pair of strong results at ITTF… Read More
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