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 […]
Geovanni Coello – Panamerican Masters Championship
March 3, 2026
(by: Bowmar Sports) In this Butterfly Training Tips, Geovanny Coello is in action as he wins the Panamerican… Read More
Open Versus Closed
March 2, 2026
Robot plays backspin to long Forehand, Logan plays Forehand topspin down the line, robot plays little topspin to… Read More
Play the Inner Forehand Against Backhand Players
March 2, 2026
By Larry Hodges, Member of US Table Tennis Hall of Fame Many players with strong backhands cover the… Read More
Lingshaui Meng – Multi ball Backhand Blocking
March 2, 2026
(by: Bowmar Sports) In this Butterfly Training Tips, Lingshaui Meng is focusing on the Backhand Block using Multi-ball… Read More
WAB CLUB FEATURE: RA Table Tennis Centre
March 1, 2026
(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
March 1, 2026
(by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) The top players in the world converged this week in Singapore, and a… Read More
Final Four in Singapore: Chuqin, Lebrun, Yun-Ju, Moregard
February 28, 2026
(by Steve Hopkins) The top players in the world converged this week in Singapore, and on Sunday only… Read More
Maintain a Low Position
February 27, 2026
Robot plays long topspin balls to long Backhand, Logan plays Backhand chop block (Hack) off the bounce, robot… Read More
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