Tip of the week: Attacking the Middle with the Forehand and Backhand (by Larry Hodges) Tip of the week: Attacking the Middle with the Forehand and Backhand Many players are effective at attacking an opponent’s middle with their backhands. (The middle is roughly the opponent’s elbow, the mid-point between forehand and backhand, which is usually […]

Tip of the week: Feet Parallel to Table is Usually a Backhand Stance (By Larry Hodges) Tip of the week: Feet Parallel to Table is Usually a Backhand Stance Suppose you are a righty playing a righty, or a lefty playing a lefty. (That’s something like 85-90% of the time.) Suppose your opponent serves from […]

(By Larry Hodges) Sports psychology, along with return of serve, are the two things in table tennis that nearly everyone has trouble with and yet few do anything about. How often have you lamented that you don’t play as well in tournaments as you do in practice matches? Found yourself nervous and unable to play your […]

(by: Larry Hodges) In this age of the banana flip, where no serve is so low or spinny that it can’t be attacked, players often neglect to learn the most important part about receive – ball control. This means the ability to read the serve and return it consistently anywhere on the table without trying to […]