Table Tennis
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Zetta @Zetta - over 4 years ago
AMICUS Training Tips Series: How to Improve your Footwork with Richard Prause
April 8, 2020 This video series originally appeared in 2018. The content remains pertinent today – and the tips may assist many of you looking to use your social distancing time to improve your game. While the video series was designed for the AMICUS Robot, the t...continued
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Alan @Alan - almost 4 years ago
Ask The Experts: Sungsoo Jung, No. 376 Butterfly Table Tennis
January 25, 2021Butterfly Table Tennis Question and AnswerQuestion: Hi ,I’m looking to choose between the butterfly viscaria and the butterfly Mizutani ZLC. Please compare the playing qualities of the viscaria and the Mizutani ZLC. Which of these blades will have more dw...continued
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Moises @Moises - about 4 years ago
PINGPOD Hosts Launch Party: Dora Kurimay Series - Butterfly Table Tennis
October 14, 2020 (by Steve Hopkins) This week, PINGPOD held a launch party celebration at their facility in Manhattan. The event was to help promote Dora Kurimay’s new table tennis book and video series, My Stories of Mental Toughness On and Off the Table. The eve...continued
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Kari @Kari - over 3 years ago
German League: Regular Season Finale Preview - Butterfly Table Tennis
February 23, 2021 (by Steve Hopkins)The top three positions are locked up with Borussia Dusseldorf entering the 4-team playoff as the top seed, and Saarbrucken and Ochsenhausen will be matched up against each other as second and third seeds – though it is not yet c...continued
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Patrick @Patrick - about 2 years ago
WTT Champions Macao: Wang Chuqin's Historic Run Highlight of the Event
October 23, 2022 (by Steve Hopkins, photo ITTFWorld)The highlights on Friday at the WTT Champions Macao event featured upsets by Szocs in Women’s Singles and Lebrun in Men’s Singles. Both upsets were over top Chinese players – and China’s other wins were tight. B...continued
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Bobby @Bobby - over 3 years ago
2021 Butterfly Invitational Butterfly Table Tennis
April 21, 2021 (By Alec Carney/Photo by Tony Murnahan)The Butterfly Invitational Tournament was a major success at Triangle Badminton and Table Tennis! This event ran over the course of 4 days, pulled in 116 players from 13 different states which included: Maryland...continued
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Juliet @Juliet - about 5 years ago
2019 Butterfly Fall Cape Fear Open held on Saturday, October 5
October 16, 2019 The 2019 Butterfly Fall Cape Fear Open held on Saturday, October 5 was a “smashing” success! The tournament was sold out two weeks prior to the tournament. There was a waiting list of seven and it was decided to add four more players for a total ...continued
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Bart @Bart - over 4 years ago
WAB CLUB FEATURE: South Jersey Indoor Sports Club
July 26, 2020 (by Steve Hopkins) South Jersey Indoor Sports Club (“SJISC”) is a multi-sport facility in Voorhees Township in Camden Country New Jersey about 15 miles to the east of Philadelphia. The club offers table tennis and badminton, and also have indoor tur...continued
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Liliane @Liliane - almost 3 years ago
Coaching Tip of the week: Bring Proper Equipment and Supplies
December 6, 2021 (By Larry Hodges)You’ve practiced, you’ve worked with a coach, you’ve done physical training, you’ve done mental training… you’re ready for the tournament. What could go wrong? Let’s see . . . the floor’s slippery, so you can’t move… it’s humid, so...continued
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Dayton @Dayton - over 2 years ago
ITTF World Rankings: Moregard and Jorgic Move Up
May 3, 2022 (by Steve Hopkins)China’s grip on the top of the rankings was strengthened this week and Liang Jinkun moved into third position – behind No. 1 Fan Zhendong and No. 2 Ma Long. Jinkun jumped over Hugo Calderano who is now in fourth. The real news starts...continued
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Teagan @Teagan - over 3 years ago
U.S. Olympian to Compete in Fayetteville Table Tennis Tournament
May 3, 2021 (Photo Credit: VisitFayettevilleNC.com)Fayetteville, NC – Juan Liu, who will represent the United States at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, will compete at the Butterfly Sandhills Open May 7-9 in Fayetteville, North Carolina.In addition to Liu, more than 116 p...continued
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Cameron @Cameron - over 3 years ago
Ask The Experts: Di Yu, No. 381 Butterfly Table Tennis
March 29, 2021 Butterfly Table Tennis Question and AnswerQuestion:Dear coach,I am a modern defender using tackifire on backhand. (Use Gionis wood ALL+; tenergy 05 forehand.)I chop with Tackifire 60%, block 20% and surprise attack (20%) which is what I love. (There ...continued
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Manley @Manley - about 3 years ago
LEAGUE SEASON 5 REGISTRATION
October 15, 2021 Dear Pod Lovers!The time has come for a new Season! Remember we have divisions for all levels!LEAGUE SEASON 5:Start: Nov 1, 2021Regular Season End: Feb 1, 2022Each location will run independently from each otherTentatively 5 divisions in each locat...continued
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Geovany @Geovany - about 4 years ago
Tactics Early In a Match: Explorers and Dominators
September 7, 2020 (By Larry Hodges) There are basically two ways to play tactically early in a match. You can either feel your opponent out to see what he can do and then adjust your tactics based on this (“The Explorer”); or you can force your game on the opponen...continued
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Liliane @Liliane - about 4 years ago
Quality Butterfly Bags review by coach Tawny Banh Butterfly Table Tennis
August 28, 2020 (by Tawny Banh) Butterfly is a leader in table tennis equipment and accessories, so it only makes sense that they would come out with a convenient and durable line of sport bags collection called Yasyo and Black Line. The bag itself varies in size...continued
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Allene @Allene - over 3 years ago
Butterfly Favorite - PongNow: David Zhuang - Butterfly Table Tennis
February 26, 2021 (by Steve Hopkins)This installment of the PongNow interview series was originally posted last September. This edition features David Zhuang, one of the most decorated American table tennis players of a generation. He is an Olympian, a 6-time Nat...continued
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Felicita @Felicita - about 2 years ago
Pan Am U11 & U13 Results: Team USA's Strong Results in Santo Domingo
September 25, 2022 (by Steve Hopkins, photo USATT)The 2022 ITTF Pan American U11 and U13 Championships were held this week in the Dominican Republic. TeamUSA swept the Hopes events. Two US Teams entered the Boys’ Team (U11) event and both made the Semifinal, wher...continued
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Adelia @Adelia - about 5 years ago
The 2019 Chinese Taipei Junior and Cadet Open
October 5, 2019 (By Sally Moyland) The 2019 Chinese Taipei Junior and Cadet Open was my second international competition. This time I partnered with Anna Hursey from the UK. We played as a mixed team and also paired up in U15 and U18 doubles. Anna is from Wales and...continued
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Alexie @Alexie - over 2 years ago
Coaching Tips of the Week: Playing the Middle Doubles the Opponent's Difficulties
May 9, 2022 (By Larry Hodges)Beginners play to the middle forehand and middle backhand. Intermediate players play to the corners. Advanced players play the wide corners and the middle. Which are you?Assuming you want to be an advanced player, you will learn to atta...continued
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Americo @Americo - over 3 years ago
WAB CLUB FEATURE: Folsom Table Tennis Club
August 22, 2021 By Steve Hopkins)The Folsom Table Tennis Club has two locations in Folsom, California to the Northeast of Sacramento. The Folsom Sports Complex location has ten tables and there are twelve more at the Rusch Park Community Center Gym location in Cit...continued
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Leda @Leda - almost 4 years ago
Tenergy 05 Hard review by Truong Tu Butterfly Table Tennis
December 3, 2020 (By Truong Tu) Recently, I had a chance to try Tenergy 05 Hard. I have previously used Tenergy 05 for a long time on both my backhand and forehand. There are some differences that I am able to notice that I will describe based on my game. I am an a...continued
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Jany @Jany - about 4 years ago
SPIN & SMASH FALL OPEN 2020 Butterfly Table Tennis
September 8, 2020 USATT Sanctioned 2-Star Table Tennis Tournament with $2,400 in Cash Prizes!Friday, October 2 – Sunday, October 4, 2020 What You Can Expect Spin & Smash will be fully disinfected daily Clean, disinfected Butterfly A40+ balls will be used for ...continued
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Grayce @Grayce - about 4 years ago
WAB CLUB FEATURE: Folsom Table Tennis Club - Butterfly Table Tennis
August 23, 2020 (By Steve Hopkins) The Folsom Table Tennis Club has two locations in Folsom, California to the Northeast of Sacramento. The Folsom Sports Complex location has ten tables and there are twelve more at the Rusch Park Gym location in Citrus Heights. B...continued
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Elvie @Elvie - over 3 years ago
Butterfly Two-Person Teams Round Robin Tournament, Aug 14-15, 2021
August 16, 2021 (By AJ Carney)Our Butterfly 2-Person Teams Tournament was a lot of fun. If you have never played in this type of format before, I highly recommend on attending one of our events in 2022!We held a U3500, U4000, U4500, and Open Teams Events which all ...continued
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Hannah @Hannah - about 2 years ago
Coaching Tips of the Week: Coming Back or Beating Stronger Players
November 14, 2022 (By Larry Hodges)Suppose you are way behind in a game. It’s likely that the only way of winning is if you play well and your opponent doesn’t. Therefore, assume this is true, and play your tactics accordingly. The same idea can be used when playin...continued
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