(by Steve Hopkins) Hoboken Table Tennis, Hoboken’s first social ping pong club, is located at 1012 Grand Street (3rd Floor) in Hoboken, New Jersey. The club has easy access to 95 to the West and the Lincoln and Holland tunnels provide easy access West to Manhattan. HiTT is a BYOB table tennis facility with 8 tables, […]
CAD 1.37
Your Account
PongNow: Lily Yip and Adam Hugh
(by Steve Hopkins) The PongNow interview series discusses table tennis with some of the best players and personalities in the sport. In this edition we have Hall of Fame member and former US Olympian Lily Yip, and her son Adam Hugh (a player and club owner with a distinguished resume of his own). Enjoy […]
USATT’s Thursday Night Live Series: Adar Over Amy, Team Butterfly Up 3-0
(by Steve Hopkins) USA Table Tennis conducted its third Challenge Series event on Thursday. This week, “America’s First Virtual Table Tennis Challenge” matched Adar Alguetti (2541) versus Amy Wang (2505). Table tennis is one of the few sports where men and women compete against each other in major tournaments using the same rating system – […]
Challenger Attack: A Non-Pro Review
(by Steve Hopkins) I recently had opportunity to try Challenger Attack, Butterfly’s pips out rubber designed for high tempo attacking with heavy spin possible. I’ve been playing with Butterfly Dignics 09C, so the change was a big one. I had never used short pips before, so I found some very interesting differences with this rubber […]
PINGPOD featured on Balitang America
(Courtesy of Balitang America) PINGPOD: FIL-AM ENTREPRENEUR’S INNOVATIVE WAY TO MAKE TABLE TENNIS SAFE TO ENJOY AMID PANDEMIC NEW YORK — With social distancing in mind, PingPod is also the future of table tennis. PingPod co-founder and chief product officer, Ernesto Ebuen, said PingPod is the world’s first network of autonomous table tennis pods. Each “pod” is fully run […]
Dusseldorf Masters IX: Dima Logs Third Title
(by Steve Hopkins) The 8th men’s Masters event concluded over the weekend. The winner was a familiar champion, Dimitrij Ovtcharov. Dima cruised through the event logging a 4-1 win in the Quarterfinals, a 4-2 win in the Semifinals, and a 4-2 win over Franziska in the Final. The event went mostly as expected with four […]
Coaching Tip of the Week: Two Tips to Increase Forehand Looping Power
(By Larry Hodges) If you have trouble generating power when forehand looping, try out these two tips, and you’ll be surprised at the improvement. First, keep your legs farther apart. This gives more stability and more torque into the shot. Second, contact the ball more from your side. This forces you to use your whole […]
WAB CLUB FEATURE: Texas Table Tennis Club
(by Steve Hopkins) The Texas Table Tennis Club (“TTT”) is one of the largest table tennis clubs in the State of Texas. There are 12 Butterfly tables on red rubber flooring in their 6500 square foot facility. The ceiling is 13 feet high with excellent lighting. The club is located on Sovereign Drive on the West side […]
USATT’s Thursday Night Live Series: Team Butterfly Takes a 2-0 Lead
(by Steve Hopkins) USA Table Tennis conducted its second Challenge Series event last Thursday. This week, “America’s First Virtual Table Tennis Challenge” matched Sharon Alguetti (2634) versus Liu Juan (2662). Table tennis is one of the few sports where men and women compete against each other in major tournaments using the same rating system – […]
Take Table Tennis Photos Like a Pro
(by Steve Hopkins) In this week’s PongNow interview, USATT’s Photo Historian Mal Anderson shared some tips on how to take the perfect table tennis photo. A two minute segment of that interview is posted below (click here for the full PongNow interview ). This article collects tips and tricks from Mal Anderson, Truong Tu, and […]
Apolonia ZLC + Dignics 09C + Dignics 09C Racket Review
July 2, 2025
(by Bowmar Sports) In this video, Coach Brian Pace reviews and dives deep into one of Butterfly’s elite… Read More
Open Up Your Body
July 2, 2025
WAIT FUNCTION: Serve short backspin or side backspin to Backhand, Robot plays long backspin push to Backhand, Backhand… Read More
Kanak Jha and Sally Moyland are National Singles Champions
July 2, 2025
(by Steve Hopkins) Kanak Jha arrived in Ontario, California for the start of the US National Table Tennis… Read More
Darryl Tsao – Forehand Counterloop: Butterfly Training Tips
July 2, 2025
(by: Bowmar Sports) In this Butterfly Training Tips, Darryl Tsao is explaining the benefits of the Forehand Counterloop… Read More
#1 Putting time pressure on the opponent with quick attacks
July 1, 2025
[Feature] [Special Feature] America’s star! Jha’s strong points #1 Putting time pressure on the opponent with quick attacks… Read More
Product Validation – Beginner Set up
July 1, 2025
(by: Bowmar Sports) In this Butterfly Product Validation, Brian Pace explain a fantastic Beginner Set-up is you are… Read More
Counter-Attack WITH Control – Harimoto Innerforce Super ALC + Dignics 05 + Dignics 05
June 30, 2025
(by Bowmar Sports) In the dynamic world of table tennis, power often takes the spotlight — but control… Read More
Center of Gravity in Your Stomach
June 30, 2025
WAIT FUNCTION: Serve short backspin or side backspin to Forehand, Robot plays long backspin push to Forehand, Forehand… Read More
Get the latest from Butterfly
Stay “In The Loop” with Butterfly professional table tennis equipment, table tennis news, table tennis technology, tournament results, and We Are Butterfly players, coaches, clubs and more.
