Looping Against Backspin Drills by Larry Hodges Tip of the Week It’s easy practicing topspin rallies since you can do them over and over in the same rally. The same is not true for practicing against backspin, unless you happen to have a chopper to practice with – and that’s not quite the same either, […]
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Reading the Ball
Posted onReading the Ball Butterfly Table Tennis Coaching by Francisco Mendez Through the years, table tennis development has experienced significant changes. Our sport is so sophisticated, and the accuracy of the techniques so difficult, that these characteristics may be part of the reason table tennis is not a popular sport. Ironically, the recreational face of this […]
Ask The Experts: Adam Hugh, No. 78
Posted onAsk The Experts: Adam Hugh, No. 78 Butterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer Blade: Schlager Carbon Forehand Rubber: Tenergy 05 Backhand Rubber: Tenergy 05 Question: Have been playing with Schlager Carbon for years and would like to upgrade to a similar wood that is a little bit more forgiving. Style is mainly looper with good blocking […]
Player Archetypes: Attacking Styles
Posted onPlayer Archetypes: Attacking Styles by Han Xiao Recently, I received a question from Adam Formal about player archetypes. Since Adam does some coaching, he wants to know what some of the common player archetypes are and how to decide which style or archetype fits a particular player. To answer Adam’s question, I will do a […]
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(by Steve Hopkins) The RA Table Tennis Center is centrally located in Ottawa, just off of highway 19. … Read More
Top Ranked Players Win Singapore Smash
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(by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) The top players in the world converged this week in Singapore, and a… Read More
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Maintain a Low Position
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Robot plays long topspin balls to long Backhand, Logan plays Backhand chop block (Hack) off the bounce, robot… Read More
Calderano and Harimoto Among the Upsets in Singapore
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(by Steve Hopkins) The top players in the world have converged this week in Singapore for the 2026… Read More
Showtime Table Tennis
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(By Bowma Sport) Collegiate Partnership Expansion - McMaster University On January 24, SOn January 24, Showtime established a… Read More
Racket Under the Table?
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Robot plays long topspin balls to long Backhand, Logan plays Backhand chop block (Hack) off the bounce, robot… Read More
Positioning Part 4 of 4: Recovery
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(By Larry Hodges, Member of US Table Tennis Hall of Fame, www.tabletenniscoaching.com/blog) This could be the most important… Read More
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