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Coaching Tip of the Week: Learn From a Match

(By Larry Hodges) The quickest way to learn to beat a stronger player is by losing to him, but understanding why you lost. This way you know what to work on so as to increase your chances of winning next time, or at some time in the future. It’s a continuous learning process, and players […]

Butterfly Training Tip with Zhou – Short Game Play

This drill consists of the following shots: 1) Forehand push 2) Forehand flip 3) Forehand push 4) Backhand flip Learn more about Zhou Xin here Don’t have anyone to practice this drill with? Learn more about our Amicus and Practice Partner Robots here Stay “In The Loop” with Butterfly professional table tennis equipment, table tennis […]

Butterfly Training Tips with Crystal Wang – Flip to Random Play

Crystal Wang demonstrates the following drill: 1) Backhand flip serve return 2) Random play to opponent’s backhand Learn more about Crystal Wang here Don’t have anyone to practice this drill with? Learn more about our Amicus and Practice Partner Robots here Stay “In The Loop” with Butterfly professional table tennis equipment, table tennis news, table […]

Butterfly Training Tips: How To Create More Spin video with coach David Zhuang

Coach David Zhuang demonstrates how to create more spin. Create more spin on both forehand and backhand pushes as well as backhand and forehand loops. Learn more about coach David Zhuang here Stay “In The Loop” with Butterfly professional table tennis equipment, table tennis news, table tennis technology, tournament results, and We Are Butterfly players, […]

Coaching Tip of the Week: Reading Service Spin

(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 the split second of contact. If you do this regularly, […]

Butterfly Training Tips: Rachel Yang – Defensive Specialist – Drill #2 Video

Rachel demonstrates the following drill sequence: 1) Forehand chop away from the table 2) Backhand chop close to the table 3) Backhand chop away from the table 4) Forehand chop close to the table Learn more about Rachel Yang here Don’t have anyone to practice this drill with? Learn more about our Amicus and Practice […]

Butterfly Training Tips: Rachel Yang – Defensive Specialist – Drill #1 Video

Rachel demonstrates the following drill: 1) Forehand chop away from the table 2) Backhand chop away from the table Learn more about Rachel Yang here Don’t have anyone to practice this drill with? Learn more about our Amicus and Practice Partner Robots here Stay “In The Loop” with Butterfly professional table tennis equipment, table tennis […]

Coaching Tip of the Week: Power Player Control Shots

(By Larry Hodges) There’s nothing an experienced player likes better than facing a player with big shots . . . but little else. On the other hand, there are few things scarier than an opponent with big shots . . . and little else, i.e. without the “little” shots to set the big shots up […]

Coaching Tip on Mentality by Crystal Wang

(By  Crystal Wang) Having a set of tactics and plans on how to play an opponent is very important going into a match but having a good mentality both before and during the match is just equally as crucial. Especially towards the deciding points, it is more about the battle of mentalities rather than skills […]

Coaching Tip of the Week: Rally Down Faster & Quicker Players

(By Larry Hodges) When faced with faster, quicker opponents, many players try to match them in speed, and end up losing because of too many unforced errors. Instead, ask yourself if it is realistic to play at the opponent’s pace. You might decide you can do so for perhaps the first shot in a rally, […]

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