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3 Consistent Characteristics of Table Tennis Balls for Elite Level Players

3 Consistent Characteristics of Table Tennis Balls for Elite Level Players Table tennis is a fantastic sport to play, and an enthralling sport to watch. Modern elite level matches last an average of about 30 minutes, and happen at an incomprehensibly fast pace compared to amateur competitions. This is due to well-honed skills, high-level table […]

Your Goal Should Normally Be to Win Playing the Style You Are Developing

(By Larry Hodges) Your Goal Should Be to Win Playing the Style You Are Developing What does this mean? It doesn’t mean you should blow big matches because you stubbornly refuse to play a smart tactic that’s not how you normally play. What it means is that if you are trying to improve your game, […]

The 3 Components of an Elite Table Tennis Paddle

Table tennis is more than a basement game for teenagers in suburbia. Much more in fact. Table tennis (or ping pong) players compete on the world stage, flexing their seemingly superhuman agility, precision, and reaction time. Players at the highest level regularly hit the ball at speeds approaching 70 miles per hour (112 kph), and […]

ASK A BUTTERFLY PRO ANYTHING! NATALIA PARTYKA

(Courtesy of ButterflyMag) ASK A BUTTERFLY PRO ANYTHING! NATALIA PARTYKA This edition of the Ask a Butterfly Pro Anything series features Paralympic table tennis sensation Natalia Partyka. Poland’s Natalia Partyka holds an incredible record of winning 4 consecutive Paralympic Table Tennis Gold Medals at 4 separate Paralympic games. She claimed her first Gold in Athens […]

2018 Butterfly Canada Cup Finals: Jeremy Hazin Defends Championship Title

(By Barbara Wei) 2018 Butterfly Canada Cup Finals: Jeremy Hazin Defends Championship Title Jeremy Hazin (ON) came into the 2018 Butterfly Canada Cup Finals hungry to defend his title.  At only 18, he is already one of Canada’s best male players. However, at this high stakes tournament, his competitors were ready to take him on. […]

2018 Butterfly Canada Cup Finals: Setting Up for Future Success

(By Barbara Wei) 2018 Butterfly Canada Cup Finals: Setting Up for Future Success Young talents are center stage at the 2018 Butterfly Canada Cup Finals – where the average age is less than 20 years old for the final round robin qualifiers in both the Men’s and Women’s Singles events. With growing interest in the […]

Butterfly 2018 April BTTC Open Tournament

(Courtesy of Broward Table Tennis Club) Butterfly 2018 April BTTC Open Tournament WHEN: SINGLES Saturday April 14 ///// TEAMS Sunday April 15, 2018 WHERE: 3371 N. University Drive, Davie FL 33024 SANCTIONED BY: U.S. Table Tennis Organization TOURNAMENT RATING: Four Star TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR: Carlos Zeller TOURNAMENT COMMITTEE: Carlos Zeller, Terese Terranova REFEREE: Terese Terranova (C.R./ […]

Tip of the week: “Hot Anger” versus “Cold Anger”

(By Larry Hodges) Tip of the week: “Hot Anger” versus “Cold Anger” It’s best not to get angry when you play, period. And if you want to be a professional table tennis player, you better learn to control your emotions. (Even John McEnroe had his best tennis matches when he wasn’t throwing fits.) However, if […]

WAB Club Feature: New York International Table Tennis Center

Table Tennis Tables & Rackets for Experts Are you looking for high-performance table tennis paddles, tables, and other ping pong supplies? Look no further than Butterfly for all of your ping pong equipment needs! Butterfly is a leading online table tennis store, offering professional table tennis equipment, including ping pong tables and ping pong paddles […]

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