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Ask The Experts: Larry Thoman No. 244

Ask The Experts: Larry Thoman No. 244Butterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer Question: Hi I am considering buying an Amicus table tennis robot. 1) what is the best robot that include spins?2_How many watts are the different equiments you carry? Thanks! Answer:  This Ask the Experts question was answered by Larry Thoman. He is a Table Tennis […]

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Ball evaluation

(by Stephanie Sun) There are a few types of balls that are among the most frequently chosen tournament balls. The Nittaku 40+ ball, which is used in the US nationals and US open. The Butterfly A40+ ball, which was used in the 2019 world’s championship and will be used in the 2021 world’s championship in […]

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Should You Play Differently at Deuce?

(By Larry Hodges) The simple answer is Yes and No. Yes, as in there’s no point any longer on holding back on anything tactically. If you have a tactic, serve, or other shot that the opponent has trouble with, which you’ve been using sparingly so he wouldn’t get used to it, now’s the time to […]

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Angel Naranjo Joins Bowmar

(by Steve Hopkins) This week, Bowmar Sports announced that Angel Luis Naranjo Lopez has joined the Bowmar Sports Butterfly Team.  The 15-year-old Naranjo is a rising star in Puerto Rico.  A shakehands attacker with strong shots on both wings who has considerable international experience for his young age.  In 2019, Naranjo has already competed in […]

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Hong Kong Open Review

(by Steve Hopkins/Photo by ITTF) The Seamaster 2019 ITTF World Tour, Hang Seng Hong Kong Open concluded on Sunday.  The Men’s Singles event ran very much as expected with the top two seeds reaching the Final, and the top seed winning.  In the top half of the draw, all four Chinese players who made the […]

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Ask The Experts: Min Kim No. 243

Ask The Experts: Min Kim No. 243Butterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer Question: Hi,I am an intermediate player looking to buy a new table tennis bat and believe it would be a good idea to have one made, rather than purchase a premade bat as I find that I am unable to get as much […]

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Ask The Experts: Lady Ruano, No. 242

Ask The Experts: Lady Ruano, No. 242Butterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer Question: I am about 1500 level player, I am left handed and my long pips mess up a lot of players, my question is I am using a viscaria blade, but I think I need to switch more to a defense blade, do […]

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Bronze in Chile for Puerto Rico and Naranjo

(by A. Naranjo) Editor’s Note: Last week, rising Puerto Rican junior star, Angel Luis Naranjo Lopez, competed in the 2019 Senior Latin American Championships in Guatemala City.  Below are his experiences in his own words:  Our team began the 2019 Senior Latin American Championships (Guatemala City, May 27 – June 1) with the team event where we won the Bronze Medal.  […]

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WAB CLUB FEATURE: Washington DC Table Tennis Center

(by Steve Hopkins) The Washington DC Table Tennis Center is a 5,000 square foot dedicated table tennis facility with 10 professional Butterfly tables and 2 robots on wood flooring. There is open play, group or private lessons, organized camps and leagues, sanctioned tournaments, after-school programs, and table tennis equipment for sale. In addition, there is […]

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Picking NBA Winners… with Table Tennis Logic

(by Steve Hopkins) It’s no surprise to any of the table tennis audience for this post that our sport doesn’t make headlines in the US.  Because of this, I like to find table tennis angles to most of the big sporting events.  At this time, I’m announcing my TT-focused pick for the NBA’s 2019 Championship. […]

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(by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) Action is underway in the main round of the United States Smash, the… Read More
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