September ITTF Rankings: China Sān

Posted on September 4, 2018

September ITTF Rankings: China Sān (by Steve Hopkins/Photo by ITTF) In China the word for “three” is sān, and the written character is three horizontal lines. Three is among the lucky numbers in China in part due to the closeness in pronunciation to the word for life (or “to live”).  In September, “three” has certainly […]

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2018 Butterfly Labor Day 2-Person Teams Championships: Photos & Results

Posted on September 1, 2018

2018 Butterfly Labor Day 2-Person Teams Championships: Photos & Results September 1 & 2 Triangle Table Tennis Morrisville, North Carolina Draws: Under 4000 – Group 1  |  Under 4000 – Group 2 | Under 4000 – Group 3 | Under 2500 | Under 3000 | Under 3500 | Under 3500-Group 2 | Under 3500 – Final Articles: 2018 Butterfly Labor […]

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Yu Di Tip of the Week: The Pivot

Posted on August 31, 2018

Yu Di Tip of the Week: The Pivot (By Brian Pace and Yu Di) Introduction Welcome to Butterfly’s Training Tip, my name is Yu Di. In this video article I will cover a special skill in table tennis, and that is the pivot. What make the pivot a special skill is it is made up […]

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AMICUS Training Tips Series: How to Shift Weight Effectively

Posted on August 30, 2018

AMICUS Training Tips Series: How to Shift Weight Effectively (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 to help improve […]

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WAB Featured Club: Silicon Valley Table Tennis Club

Posted on August 30, 2018

WAB Featured Club: Silicon Valley Table Tennis Club (by Steve Hopkins) The Silicon Valley Table Tennis Club is located in Milpitas, just North of San Jose on the Southern edge of San Francisco Bay.  From this spot in Silicon Valley, they have easy access to Oakland (35 miles) and San Francisco (50 miles) finding themselves […]

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Triangle Table Tennis August 2018 News and Happenings

Posted on August 30, 2018

Triangle Table Tennis August 2018 News and Happenings (Courtesy of Triangle Table Tennis) Summer is drawing to a close, kids are back in school, and Triangle Table Tennis is rounding the corner into our new fall schedule!  We have lots of news for both Table Tennis and Pickle Ball players, with new programs starting up for […]

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Development of an Outrageously Great Spin Serve

Posted on August 29, 2018

Development of an Outrageously Great Spin Serve (By Larry Hodges) Here are six steps to doing so! Spin and catch. Practice tossing the ball up, spinning it with your paddle, and catching it. Do this over and over, in various ways with different spins, until you can put an outrageous amount of spin on the […]

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2018 SOUTH SHORE SPORTS AND BUTTERFLY TABLE TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS

Posted on August 27, 2018

2018 SOUTH SHORE SPORTS AND BUTTERFLY TABLE TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS (By South Bend Table Tennis Center) Hi Table Tennis Competitors, This year South Shore $10,000 tournament has a date change. It has been moved to December 29/30. The Highland fieldhouse is the facility in Northwest Indiana about 30 minutes from downtown Chicago. Mark your calendars for […]

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Why is Boll Strong? #2

Posted on August 27, 2018

Why is Boll Strong? #2 (Courtesy of BUTTERFLY/TAKUREPO.com) Special Program Q: Why is Boll strong? A: Services difficult to receive short Reverse sidespin short service Timo Boll (GER) ascended to the World no. 1 spot in March 2018. Young players have distinguished themselves one after another recently. Table tennis has continuously experienced various rule changes […]

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US Open Orlando 2018

Posted on August 24, 2018

US Open Orlando 2018 (by Steve Hopkins) USATT announced this week that the 2018 US Open Table Tennis Championships would be held at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando.  The US Open is one of the premier events of US table tennis often attracting close to a thousand players with participants filling 125 tables […]

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