(By Larry Hodges) At tournaments, players warm their shots up – forehands, backhands, looping, blocking, and so on. Then they go out to play – and half the points start out with their serve, one of the few things in their game that they didn’t warm up! This has always puzzled me. I think most […]
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New York Slice and Koki Niwa on Path to Challenge in MLTT
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) Retired Japanese star Koki Niwa has officially joined the New York Slice. The New York Slice are an expansion team in Major League Table Tennis (MLTT), and they will first see action in the 2025-2026 season. Niwa was an elite player on the world tour for over 15 years, winning […]
WAB CLUB FEATURE: American International Table Tennis School
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) American International Table Tennis School was founded in 2023 by a group of passionate table tennis players that wanted to establish an organization to help our youth build character and grow as people through this sport. The American International Table Tennis School was started by 3 avid lifelong table tennis practitioners, who […]
Tomokazu Harimoto Signs with Okayama Rivets
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins, photo ETTU) Japanese T-League fans let out a collective sigh of relief as the league’s top player announced he will be staying in Japan for the near future. Harimoto was the anchor of the Ryukyu Asteeda club and he won 18 of his 20 league matches this year, but this year Ryukyu […]
Coton and Hursey: Youth Take Top Prizes at U21 Euros
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins, photo ETTU) Europe’s rising stars competed this week at the 2025 European U21 Championships in Bratislava, Slovakia, and two of the youngest competitors left with singles titles in hand. In U21 Men’s Singles, Spain’s Miguel Pantoja did some heavy lifting early topping the highest seed, Eduard Ionescu, in group play. Pantoja was […]
Bowmar Sports Tournament Highlights – Karolayn Maldonaldo WTT Youth Contender Cuenca Highlights
Posted on(by: Bowmar Sports) In this Bowmar Sports Tournaments Highlights, Karolayn Maldonado in action at the WTT Youth Contender in Cuenca https://youtu.be/34Y-KITX1T8 Stay “In The Loop” with Butterfly professional table tennis equipment, table tennis news, table tennis technology, tournament results, and We Are Butterfly players, coaches, clubs and more
European Under 21 Championships: Final Four
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) Europe’s rising stars are competing this week at the 2025 European U21 Championships in Bratislava, Slovakia. Under 21 events are sometimes a mixed bag in regard to gauging future talent – as some number of the top players have already “graduated” to the senior circuit. So, for instance, Felix Lebrun […]
Butterfly Training Tips with Anagha Kasichainula – Forehand & Backhand Loop Stroke Chemistry
Posted on(by: Bowmar Sports) In this Butterfly Training Tips, Anagha Kasichainula explains the benefits to the Forehand & Backhand Loop Training that focuses on Stroke Chemistry https://youtu.be/vqL8_hmca_4 Stay “In The Loop” with Butterfly professional table tennis equipment, table tennis news, table tennis technology, tournament results, and We Are Butterfly players, coaches, clubs and more
If You Want More Arc, Try This!
Posted onBackhand topspin against long backspin to Backhand Fethomania Session 2 / Drill 2 https://youtube.com/shorts/v4ONb9rwGVM All FETHOMANIA drills are performed on the Butterfly Amicus Prime Robot. To learn more about the Amicus Prime, click here. For more FETHOMANIA content, click here.
Butterfly Training Tips with Sanuka Herath – Two Short Returns, Two Follow up Attacks
Posted on(by: Bowmar Sports) In this Butterfly Training Tips, Sanuka Herath is executing a drill using the Amicus Prime. He is playing over the table, then transitioning out to follow-up attacks https://youtu.be/GTKBuKy1XIc Stay “In The Loop” with Butterfly professional table tennis equipment, table tennis news, table tennis technology, tournament results, and We Are Butterfly players, coaches, clubs and […]
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Get Your Left Arm More Involved
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Smell the Ball?!?
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Robot plays one long backspin ball to Backhand, Logan Backhand push to Backhand, robot plays one long backspin… Read More
Every Shot Sets Up the Next Shot By Larry Hodges, Member of US Table Tennis Hall of Fame,
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(By Larry Hodges, Member of US Table Tennis Hall of Fame, www.tabletenniscoaching.com/blog) Unless it’s a put-away shot,… Read More
WAB CLUB FEATURE: North Texas Table Tennis
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(by Steve Hopkins) North Texas Table Tennis is a premier table tennis club operating three locations in Plano,… Read More
Amy Wang Chooses Butterfly
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(by Steve Hopkins) Butterfly America would like to announce the signing of elite American table tennis star, Amy… Read More
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