Interview with Larry Hodges (By Ayan Bagchi) 1) What Butterfly equipment do you use and why? I use a Timo Boll ALC (flared) with Tenergy 05 2.1 (black) on forehand, Tenergy 25 2.1 (red) on backhand. Regarding the blade, I used to coach Tong Tong Gong, who made the USA National Cadet team two years […]
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South Shore Sports & Butterfly TT Championships
South Shore Sports & Butterfly TT Championships This year South Shore tournament in Highland has been moved from our October date to December 29-30. The entry form and registration is at omnipong.com. Entry form download here. Great facility, $10,000 prize money, free parking and only 30 minutes from Chicago. Thanks to sponsors Si and Patty Wasserman,South Bend Table […]
Ask The Experts: Sungsoo Jung, No. 173
Ask The Experts: Sungsoo Jung, No. 173 Butterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer Question: Whats the difference between butterfly Zhang Jike ALC and butterfly Freitas ALC in terms of play? I want something like Timo Boll ALC but with a little more flex, topspin, and control? What do you guys recommend? Timo boll ALC is a […]
Ask The Experts: Stefan Feth, No. 172, Butterfly Question & Answer
Ask The Experts: Stefan Feth, No. 172, Butterfly Question & Answer Butterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer Featured Question Blade: TB ALC Backhand Rubber: Tenergy 05 Question: Hi Coach! With the release of the newer Innerforce Layer ALC.s, would you say this is the improved Innerforce ALC or a totally different blade that will suit […]
Butterfly Amicus Table Tennis Robot: A Tutorial with Timo Boll
Butterfly Amicus Table Tennis Robot: A Tutorial with Timo Boll and the Amicus Professional Table Tennis Robot Butterfly Amicus Robots are easily assembled and set up. Remove the Amicus from the carrying bag by holding it at the tube. Put the robot onto the table and lower the bars holding the net on both sides […]
Triangle Table Tennis: September 2018 News and Happenings
Triangle Table Tennis: September 2018 News and Happenings (Courtesy of Triangle Table Tennis) Fall is in full swing at Triangle Table Tennis! We have lots of news for both Table Tennis and Pickle Ball players! This newsletter is the only email you’ll receive from us this month, so you’ll find summaries and links to everything in […]
European Championships: Lucky Number Seven for Boll
European Championships: Lucky Number Seven for Boll (by Steve Hopkins/Photo courtesy of ITTF) It had been six years since Boll last won the European Championship, so while being a six-time winner makes him one of the favorites each year, he had been stuck on six for some time. Unlike some other years where injuries or […]
Tenergy 05 Hard: Reviewed by Current US National Team Coach, Stefan Feth
Tenergy 05 Hard: Reviewed by Current US National Team Coach, Stefan Feth I tested the “Tenergy 05 Hard” for 2 weeks in training without tuning/boosting of the rubber. It is my new favorite Butterfly rubber for my style of play. In my opinion this will be the future rubber (game changer) for the elite players […]
WAB Featured Club: PongPlanet 6th Anniversary
WAB Featured Club: PongPlanet 6th Anniversary (by Bruce Liu) According to Business Insider, 99.7% of all business in the US are small businesses (less than 100 employees). Twenty percent of them fail in the first year, 30% in year two, and 50% by the fifth year. Congrats to PongPlanet for reaching their 6th anniversary. It’s […]
How to Punish those Slow, Spinny Loops
How to Punish those Slow, Spinny Loops (By Larry Hodges) It’s almost a cliché that players have more trouble with slow, spinny loops than faster ones, at least below the higher levels. There’s a simple reason for this – slow, spinny loops are mostly against backspin, and come out with a higher spin-to-speed ratio than […]
MLTT Featured Team: Princeton Revolution
June 8, 2025
(by Steve Hopkins) The Princeton Revolution are hoping to fire a shot that will be heard around the… Read More
WAB CLUB FEATURE: Bob Chen Table Tennis
June 8, 2025
(by Steve Hopkins) Bob Chen Table Tennis was founded in 2017 by Bob Chen. The goal of the center… Read More
All Surprises in Kosovo at WTT Feeder Prishtina
June 8, 2025
(by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) Top seed Simon Gauzy was upset early in the WTT Feeder Series event… Read More
Kanak Jha Among Elite Players in India’s UTT League
June 8, 2025
(by Steve Hopkins, photo UTT) India’s Ultimate Table Tennis (UTT) league is in its sixth season. This year… Read More
Drop Shot!
June 6, 2025
Backhand drop shot from short Backhand to short wide Backhand Fethomania Session 4 / Drill 4 https://youtube.com/shorts/OU_utl5rEUs All… Read More
Road To The World Cup: United By Excellence And Commitment Butterfly
June 4, 2025
(by: Edgardo Vázquez /Puerto Rico National Coach) We completed a high-level training camp in Spain as part of… Read More
My Debut As A National Coach At A World Championship
June 4, 2025
(by: Edgardo Vázquez /Puerto Rico National Coach ) There are moments in life that profoundly mark one’s professional… Read More
Get Your Nose Closer to the Ball!?
June 4, 2025
Backhand drop shot from short Backhand to short wide Forehand Fethomania Session 4 / Drill 3 https://youtube.com/shorts/HjilaMGKK20 All… Read More
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