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Ask The Experts: Jon Ebuen, No. 293

Ask The Experts: Jon Ebuen, No. 293 Butterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer Question: Sir, what’s d best blade with control. I am a blocker and I rely on spinny serves also to get points Thanks.   Answer: Your Ask the Experts question was answered by Jon Ebuen. He is the head coach at the New York […]

Ask The Experts: Jon Ebuen, No. 287

Ask The Experts: Jon Ebuen, No. 287 Butterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer Question: Good day, I a beginner to low intermediate player looking for a suggestion of a blade and rubber for my game. I’d rather play a defensive / control game to set up points. Pushes at the table to chopping away from […]

Ask The Experts: Jon Ebuen, No. 256

Ask The Experts: Jon Ebuen, No. 256 Butterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer Question: Hello Coach, I want to upgrade my son racket with the combination with control and speed. At present, he is using Stiga all-round classic blade with Mark-V and Donic rubber. Pleas advise. Warm Regards, Mohit UPPAL   Answer: Hi Mohit, Thank […]

Ask The Experts: Jon Ebuen, No. 164-A Butterfly Question And Answer

Ask The Experts: Jon Ebuen, No. 164-A Butterfly Question And Answer Ask The Experts: Jon Ebuen, No. 164-A Butterfly Question And Answer Blade: Butterfly Schlager Aramid Carbon OFF Forehand: Sriver Backhand: Sriver FX Question: Dear Sir / Madam, Hello:) 1. I have a problem with length of the motion -for “pushing” forward. The difference between […]

Ask The Experts: Jon Ebuen, No. 135

Ask The Experts: Jon Ebuen, No. 135 Butterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer Blade: Butterfly Schlager Aramid Carbon OFF Forehand: Sriver Backhand: Sriver FX Question: Dear Sir / Madam, Recently I have got myself a Butterfly Schlager Aramid Carbon OFF blade. I am intermediate level player. My forehand is stronger and I like playing offensive with […]

Ask The Experts: Jon Ebuen, No. 108

Ask The Experts: Jon Ebuen, No. 108 Ask The Experts: Jon Ebuen, No. 108 Butterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer Blade: Primorac OFF- Forehand: Mark V Backhand: Sriver Question: Hi Coach, I always had the doubt of what the contact point of a perfect sidespin serve and backspin serve is. Is it at the left corner […]

Ask The Experts: Jon Ebuen, No. 85

Ask The Experts: Jon Ebuen, No. 85 Butterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer Blade: Garaydia T-5000 Forehand Rubber: Donic Coppa Jo Silver Backhand Rubber: Donic Desto F3 Big Slam Question:  Hi… I want to ask how to do backhand drive, backhand topspin and backhand flick… Do backhand flick fight side spin… Thanks Answer: Hi Steven, Below are my tips […]

Ask The Experts: Jon Ebuen, No. 82

Ask The Experts: Jon Ebuen, No. 82 Butterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer Blade: Garaydia Revolver-R Forehand Rubber: Tenergy 80 Backhand Rubber: Tenergy 05 Question: Hi Mr. Ebuen, I am 66 years old and an average player (about 1550-1600 points). I am pretty fast with steps and should be considered as an aggressive player. Recently I bought a […]

Ask The Experts: Jon Ebuen, No. 80

Ask The Experts: Jon Ebuen, No. 80 Butterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer Blade: Stiga Rosewood , Nano Forehand Rubber: Stiga Calibra LT Backhand Rubber: Stiga Airoc Question: Hi! I’m writing from Sweden..My son is 11 years old and has the mentioned blades and rubbers. We are thinking to try Butterfly can you recommend blades/rubber for him? He is […]

Ask The Experts: Jon Ebuen, No. 64

Ask The Experts: Jon Ebuen, No. 64 Butterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer Blade: Timo Boll OFF- Forehand Rubber: Tackifire C Soft 2.1 Backhand Rubber: Tackifire C Soft 2.1 Question: Should I stick with this rubber as an intermediate player or should I switch rubbers? If I switch, what rubber should I get? Once again, I am a […]

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