Butterfly table tennis coaching Archives

Looping Against Backspin Drills

February 12, 2016

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, […]

Reading the Ball

January 28, 2016

Reading 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

December 31, 2015

Ask 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

September 24, 2015

Player 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 […]