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Ask The Experts: Larry Thoman No. 370
Butterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer Question: Is it true that the Amicus Prime throwing wheels can go in the opposite directions to give a higher level of spin? – Mike Answer: This Ask the Experts question was answered by Larry Thoman. He is a Table Tennis Robot Guru. Larry’s response is below: Mike, Yes, that […]
Practice to Master One Skill
(By Truong Tu) People watch video of high level matches with many amazing rallies and think that they have to practice fancy drill combinations. We need to admit that unless we have already reached the National or International level, our rallies usually end within 5 shots or less. Therefore, mastery of the basic skills and […]
Ask The Experts: Larry Thoman No. 352
Butterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer Question: Hello, I purchased the Practice Partner 20. Is there a way to adjust so when the machine throws the ball it’s without any spin. Just to shoot out normal, with no spin? Are there any particular adjustments. Answer: This Ask the Experts question was answered by Larry Thoman. He […]
BUTTERFLY FAVORITES – AMICUS Training Tips Series: How to Use Different Ball Frequencies with Richard Prause
This video series originally appeared in 2018. The content remains pertinent today – and the tips may assist many of you looking to use your social distancing time to improve your game. While the video series was designed for the AMICUS Robot, the tips are the same whether you are playing with any robot, doing […]
BUTTERFLY FAVORITES – AMICUS Training Tips Series: How to Use Interval Training in Table Tennis with Richard Prause
This video series originally appeared in 2018. The content remains pertinent today – and the tips may assist many of you looking to use your social distancing time to improve your game. While the video series was designed for the AMICUS Robot, the tips are the same whether you are playing with any robot, doing […]
Butterfly Amicus Table Tennis Robot: A Tutorial with Timo Boll
Butterfly Amicus Table Tennis Robot: A Tutorial with Timo Boll and the Amicus Professional Table Tennis Robot Butterfly Amicus Robots are easily assembled and set up. Remove the Amicus from the carrying bag by holding it at the tube. Put the robot onto the table and lower the bars holding the net on both sides […]
AMICUS Training Tips Series: How to Use Interval Training in Table Tennis with Richard Prause
AMICUS Training Tips Series: How to Use Interval Training in Table Tennis with Richard Prause (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 […]
AMICUS Training Tips Series: How to Use Different Ball Frequencies with Richard Prause
AMICUS Training Tips Series: How to Use Different Ball Frequencies with Richard Prause (Courtesy of ButterflyMag) Welcome to the third episode of the new 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 Table Tennis Robots
Butterfly Amicus Table Tennis Robots (By Steve Hopkins) Butterfly table tennis robots can help you reach the top of your game. We offer several different models of table tennis robots in the current Amicus series: Start, Expert, and Prime. There are increasing features as you move up from the Start model to the Prime model. […]
The Key Against Heavy Backspin…
December 10, 2025
Forehand topspin and Backhand topspin against heavy backspin and no spin):Robot plays heavy long backspin to Backhand, Jhon… Read More
Drive the Ball More Forward
December 8, 2025
Forehand topspin and Backhand topspin against heavy backspin and no spin): Robot plays heavy long backspin to Forehand,… Read More
Coaching Yourself, Part 2 of 5: In Practice
December 8, 2025
(By Larry Hodges, Member of US Table Tennis Hall of Fame, www.tabletenniscoaching.com/blog) Before any practice session, you… Read More
Anav Gupta – Backhand Looping from Topspin
December 8, 2025
(by: Bowmar Sports) In this Butterfly Training Tips, Anav Gupta is demonstrating the Backhand Loop from Topspin https://youtu.be/nPA5AayWjgo… Read More
WAB CLUB FEATURE: MK Georgia Table Tennis
December 7, 2025
(by Steve Hopkins) MK Georgia Table Tennis is a fully air-conditioned facility that features 8 professional tables, professional quality… Read More
Mixed Team World Cup: China Tops Japan in Chengdu
December 7, 2025
(by Steve Hopkins, photo ITTF) Tomokazu Harimoto won the first game against Lin Shidong, but with Japan already… Read More
Anagha Kasichainula – Forehand Looping the Flip
December 7, 2025
(by: Bowmar Sports) In this Butterfly Training Tips, Anagha Kasichainula is working on Forehand Looping the Flip from… Read More
China, Japan, Germany, and Korea Republic Battle at Mixed Team World Cup
December 6, 2025
(by Steve Hopkins, photo ITTF) The ITTF Mixed Team World Cup Chengdu 2025 has delivered a new twist… Read More
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