TTBL Liebherr Cups Preview: Dusseldorf, Ochsenhausen, Grunwettersbach, Bergneustadt

January 6, 2021

(by Steve Hopkins) The TTBL Liebherr Cup Final will be played this Saturday (January 9). Three of the top four German Bundesliga teams will play, Borussia Düsseldorf, TTF Liebherr Ochsenhausen, and TTC Schwalbe Bergneustadt. As luck would have it, the fourth invitee, ASV Grünwettersbach just defeated Schwalbe Bergneustadt this week – so with a good […]

Ask The Experts: Larry Thoman No. 370

January 4, 2021

Butterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer Question: Is it true that the Amicus Prime throwing wheels can go in the opposite directions to give a higher level of spin? – Mike Answer: This Ask the Experts question was answered by Larry Thoman. He is a Table Tennis Robot Guru. Larry’s response is below: Mike, Yes, that […]

Coaching Tip of the Week: Play Both Weaker and Stronger Players

January 4, 2021

(By Larry Hodges) Many players who want to improve make the mistake of trying to play mostly stronger players. The result is the opponent controls play, and all the player can do is react to the stronger player’s shots, or go for wild shots. A player may develop some shots this way, but it’ll be […]

WAB CLUB FEATURE: Triangle Badminton and Table Tennis

January 3, 2021

(by Steve Hopkins) Triangle Badminton and Table Tennis has emerged from a transition as a multi-sports facility with a focus on both Badminton and Table Tennis. When full focused on table tennis, the facility is one of the largest in the country able to hold large events with nearly perfect conditions – as the facility was […]

PongNow: Dora Kurimay

January 2, 2021

(by Steve Hopkins) The PongNow Interview Series – talking table tennis with some of the best players and personalities in the sport. The guest this week is Dora Kurimay, a part of a European Championship Hungarian Team, Dora moved to the U.S. to seek a graduate degree and has since forged a path as an […]

A Profile of Ye Tian of the Swan Warrior Table Tennis Center

January 2, 2021

Meeting Ye Tian – A Talented and Passionate Table Tennis Player Every day, at 9am, Ye Tian arrives at the Swan Warrior Table Tennis Center and practices with his U.S. National coach Bob Chen. He also practices with his partners, Dan Liu and Jinxin Wang. With the COVID-19 Pandemic, there has been limited activities in […]

Butterfly Top 10 RUBBER of 2020

January 2, 2021

by Steve Hopkins The TENERGY and DIGNICS series dominated the top 10 sellers this year, and its no wonder. These are the most used rubber series on the tour, and the high quality and advanced technology provides all players with the same advantages sought by the pros. From Tenergy 05 and Dignics 05 at the […]

Butterfly Top 10 VIDEOS of 2020

January 1, 2021

by Steve Hopkins In 2020, perhaps more than any other year, much of America spent extra hours in front of their computers at home. Butterfly worked hard to provide entertainment and information through videos, articles, reviews, and interviews. Below is a list of the Top 10 viewed Bowmar Sports videos of 2020. Our most viewed […]

Butterfly Top 10 INTERVIEWS of 2020

January 1, 2021

(by Steve Hopkins) As COVID caused tournaments to be cancelled and clubs to close, many of the normal sources of content vanished. Butterfly reacted with a series of weekly interviews called PongNow. The tag line of the interview series is “talking table tennis with some of the best players and personalities in the sport”, and […]

New Years Day BOLL Games – Top 10 Timo Products

December 31, 2020

(by Steve Hopkins) Timo Boll‘s many years of success have put the German at the peak of popularity in the US and abroad. He has also been a Butterfly sponsored player for his whole career, so he has left his mark on Butterfly by developing and supporting a whole series of products with the TIMO […]