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Ask The Experts: Cherry Zhao No. 217

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Ask The Experts: Cherry Zhao No. 217Butterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer Question: Hi I want to change my rubbers to Tenergy but dont know which ones to go for. I am an all round player and have been looking at the Tenergy 5 fx and the Tenergy 80. I am probably a bit stronger […]

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Ask The Experts: Jinxin Wang No. 216

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Ask The Experts: Jinxin Wang No. 216Butterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer Question: I am in the process of perfecting my forehand pendulum serve.I would like to know if I should serve than turn to face the opponents return or incorporate the turn onto the serve? Answer:  This Ask the Experts question was answered by Jinxin […]

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Ask The Experts: Stefan Feth No. 215

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Ask The Experts: Stefan Feth #215Butterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer Question: Blade: BTY PhotinoForehand Rubber: T05Backhand Rubber: T05 Hello. I love my Photino 79g blade so much that I want to get another as a back up. Sadly BTY stopped producing them. What blade is almost identical to Photino? Please advice. Thank you. Answer:  This […]

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New York Indoor Sport Club (NYISC) April 2019 Open

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New York Indoor Sport Club (NYISC) April 2019 Open (2-star) USATT-sanctioned Table Tennis TournamentSunday, April 14th, 2019ENTRY DEADLINE: April 10, 2019 VENUE: New York Indoor Sports Club (NYISC), 15-35 126th Street, 2nd Floor, College Point, NY 11356718-358-8860 (Yu Shao) EQUIPMENT: Only ITTF/USATTapproved equipment will be used. Tables: Butterfly Centerfold and Europa; Nets: Butterfly; Balls: white,Butterfly […]

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Coaching tip of the week: Positioning After Serve

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(By Larry Hodges) One of the interesting things is to watch a player’s ready position after the serve. Most do not position themselves well. Most go to the same position no matter their serve. Suppose you serve short to the middle of the table and then position yourself perfectly. If you have a strong forehand, […]

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2019 World Tour Qatar Open Recap

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(by Steve Hopkins / Photo by ITTF) Doha, Qatar was host this week to the Seamaster 2019 ITTF World Tour Platinum Qatar Open.  The only player in the top 16 in the world that did not attend was Fan Zhendong (World No.1).  Xu Xin (World No. 2) was the top seed of the tournament and […]

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WAB CLUB FEATURE: Houston International Table Tennis Academy

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(by Steve Hopkins) Located in Katy, Texas on the West side of Metropolitan Houston, is the Houston International Table Tennis Academy (HITTA).  Consistent with being located in the largest city in the largest State, HITTA provides one of the largest professional table tennis training academies in the country.  The facility is 11000 square feet with 18 […]

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Southern Calif. Schools Table Tennis Tournament

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(By LATTA) “What a very bright & young day at LATTA on Sunday, March 24….Southern Cal Schools Table Tennis Tournament!  We had about 40 young players, from middle school (grades 6-8) to high school (grades 9-12).  The 4 schools were represented by Gabrielino High School (San Gabriel), Walnut High School (Walnut), Mark Keppel High School […]

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Advanced Sponge but No-So-Fast Blades

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By Larry Hodges Most players at the beginning/intermediate level use blades that are too fast. This not only hurts their control, but it also develops bad habits where the player uses the speed of the racket to rebound the ball back instead of stroking it, leading to poor strokes that won’t work very well at […]

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(by Steve Hopkins) Nestled in Rosemead, California, at the heart of the San Gabriel Valley near Los Angeles,… Read More
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