Table Tennis

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Jany @Jany - about 5 years ago

Ask The Experts: Brian Pace, No. 274

September 24, 2019 Ask The Experts: Brian Pace, No. 274 Butterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer Question: 1.How good is the old Butterfly Jonyer Han blade( 5 play hinoki wood) for the new poly ball( 40+)? Some say that it lacks power for the poly balls. 2...continued

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Dayton @Dayton - over 4 years ago

Coaching Tip Off The Week: Do You Really Have Control of Your Shots?

June 22, 2020 (By Larry Hodges) Most players below the higher levels do not really control their shots, both in terms of direction and depth. One reason for this is they don’t really get much feedback on it, and so don’t realize just how little they are really cont...continued

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Ariel @Ariel - almost 4 years ago

Butterfly Training Tips: How to calm nerves before a match

February 2, 2021(By Rachel Sung)As players, we often hear our coaches and parents telling us before the match to relax and avoid letting our worries affect our game. Although it seems simple, getting rid of nerves before a crucial match seems nearly impossible. While we m...continued

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Assunta @Assunta - over 4 years ago

Butterfly Table Tennis Practice to Master One Skill

August 18, 2020 (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 usu...continued

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Delia @Delia - over 2 years ago

Qiu Wins in Lima

June 19, 2022 (by Steve Hopkins)If there was any question, Dimitrij Ovtcharov has let the world know that he is fully recovered from injury. He pulled away in each of the first three games against Dang Qiu winning 11-6, and 11-8, largely using careful play and the...continued

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Kristina @Kristina - almost 4 years ago

Coaching Tip of the Week: Play Both Weaker and Stronger Players

January 4, 2021(By Larry Hodges)Many players who want to improve make the mistake of trying to play mostly stronger players. The result is the opponent controls play, and all the player can do is react to the stronger player’s shots, or go for wild shots. A player may dev...continued

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Bart @Bart - about 4 years ago

PongNow: Kanak Jha - Butterfly Table Tennis

November 13, 2020 (by Steve Hopkins) The PongNow interview series discusses table tennis with some of the best players and personalities in the sport. _________________________ PongNOW Interview are powered by Butterfly. Comment on videos via twitter @PONGNOW. ...continued

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Eleanora @Eleanora - over 2 years ago

Coaching Tip of the Week - Do You Receive to Set Up Your Game?

April 11, 2022 (By Larry Hodges)Most players learn early on to serve to set up their game. However, many do not do this with their receive. They will instead focus on just getting the serve back in the most consistent way they can that doesn’t too easily set up the...continued

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Adelia @Adelia - about 4 years ago

Johnathan McGinty's Collegiate Table Tennis Article

September 21, 2020 (Intro by Steve Hopkins) Augusta-based sports writer Johnathan McGinty has released Part 2 of his series about the early history of college table tennis in the US. The article is titled “The Pursuit of Belonging: The amazing and untold story of...continued

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Giovanni @Giovanni - about 4 years ago

Johnathan McGinty's Collegiate Table Tennis Articles

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Alexander @Alexander - over 4 years ago

Open Doors: San Antonio Table Tennis Club

May 22, 2020 (by Steve Hopkins) The San Antonio Table Tennis Club (SATTC) opened last week in San Antonio, Texas. Beginning Monday, May 18, the State of Texas allowed gyms to reopen and SATTC followed the guidelines and opened their doors. The rules initially all...continued

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Casper @Casper - over 2 years ago

Quarterfinal Action in Budapest Live This Afternoon

July 15, 2022 (by Steve Hopkins)The strongest field of the Summer has progressed to the Quarterfinals in Budapest, Hungary. Action for both Men’s Singles and Women’s Singles starts about 1pm Eastern Time (7pm local time). Live video will be posted at www.worldtab...continued

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Bobby @Bobby - over 4 years ago

NBA's Bubble - Ping Pong, Golf, Billiards Among Limited Leisure Activities

June 21, 2020 (by Steve Hopkins) When the NBA restarts the professional basketball season on July 30, it will be under strict lockdown rules that are designed to keep the players, staff, and families separated and safe. The protected area is being called the NBA’s...continued

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Hank @Hank - over 2 years ago

ETTU Takes a Stand: Dusseldorf Awarded Champions League Title

March 4, 2022 (by Steve Hopkins)TTF Borussia Dusseldorf has been awarded first place in the European Table Tennis Champions League. Four teams had made the Final Four with Dusseldorf facing another German squad, Saarbrucken, in one semifinal and two Russian Teams ...continued

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Giles @Giles - over 1 year ago

Butterfly Ask The Experts No. 436 - by: Jeffrey Zeng

February 23, 2023 (by: Bowmar Sports Team)Question:Im wondering on which rubbers I should pair with my new Viscaria blade, now I always used a nittaku acoustic. I first played with fxp in my backhand which I actually liked looking back at it cause it was nice soft ...continued

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Webster @Webster - over 3 years ago

Coaching Tip of the Week: Reading Service Spin Butterfly Table Tennis

April 5, 2021 (By Larry Hodges)Returning serves is everyone’s biggest weakness – or at least it seems that way. To learn to read spin, try focusing just on the contact period – ignore the rest of the motion before and after contact. Imagine taking a mini-video of t...continued

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Myles @Myles - over 3 years ago

WTT Youth Contender Vila Real: Romania Makes a Statement - Butterfly Table Tennis

May 14, 2021 (by Steve Hopkins, photo ITTFWorld)This week, many of world’s best juniors converged on Vila Real, Portugal for the WTT Youth Contender Vila Real. Events were players 18 and under with the boys events concluding today and the girls events running thro...continued

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Casper @Casper - over 3 years ago

Congratulations to Xiang Jing Zhang for winning the Asymchem Open Singles.

August 19, 2021 (Courtesy of Edges and Nets)Congratulations to Xiang Jing Zhang for winning the Asymchem Open Singles. Watch the Asymchem Open Finals here:[embedded content]More results are shown in the table below. Click the title of an event for more detailed res...continued

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Jany @Jany - almost 4 years ago

Dusseldorf and Ochsenhausen Secure Playoff Spots in German League - Butterfly Table Tennis

February 20, 2021 (by Steve Hopkins)The final week of the Tischtennis Bundesliga is underway with the most teams entering Friday with 2 or 3 matches remaining. Borussia Dusseldorf secured the top playoff position on Friday with a 3-0 win over TTC Zugbrucke Grenzau...continued

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Hulda @Hulda - almost 4 years ago

WTT's Inaugural Event in Macao - Butterfly Table Tennis

November 28, 2020 (by Steve Hopkins, photo by ITTFWorld) World Table Tennis, a new ITTF entity designed to create table tennis entertainment events, has launched its first event – the WTT Macao 2020 Presented by Galaxy Entertainment Group. The event is at the TAP ...continued

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Alvah @Alvah - about 3 years ago

Following the "IN"fallible Chinese in Lasko

November 5, 2021 (by Steve Hopkins)China currently holds the top three spots in the ITTF World Rankings, so heading into a 3-person team format at the World Team Championships in Houston in a few week, they would be heavy favorites. That dominant position was weak...continued

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Izaiah @Izaiah - over 3 years ago

WAB Club Feature: Orange County Table Tennis Academy - Butterfly Table Tennis

June 6, 2021 WAB Club Feature: Orange County Table Tennis Academy(by Steve Hopkins)The Orange County Table Tennis Academy (OCTTA) is located in Fountain Valley just off of the 405 in the center of Orange Country (with Santa Ana and Irvine to the East, and Huntingto...continued

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Elliott @Elliott - almost 4 years ago

Dignics 09C review by Truong Tu Butterfly Table Tennis

November 30, 2020 (By Truong Tu) I recently switch to Dignics 09C on my forehand. I have been using Dignics 09C for about 20 hours now and I am very pleased with the result. Before becoming a WE ARE BUTTERFLY Coach, I had used Chinese rubber for quite some time. Wi...continued

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Nelson @Nelson - over 2 years ago

WAB CLUB FEATURE: Orange County Table Tennis Academy

May 22, 2022 WAB Club Feature: Orange County Table Tennis Academy(by Steve Hopkins)The Orange County Table Tennis Academy (OCTTA) is located in Fountain Valley just off of the 405 in the center of Orange Country (with Santa Ana and Irvine to the East, and Huntingto...continued

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Casper @Casper - over 4 years ago

China "2020 Olympic Warm-Up" Finals - Butterfly Table Tennis

August 21, 2020 (by Steve Hopkins) As much of the table tennis world is beginning to emerge from their various lock-down circumstances, we are beginning to see club and regional events as well as some larger challenge events. The U.S. has been running Thursday ni...continued

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