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2015 Butterfly Cary Cup Championships

2015 BUTTERFLY CARY CUP CHAMPIONSHIPS March 19th – 22nd Triangle Table Tennis 2900 Perimeter Park Dr., Suite 200 Morrisville, NC 27560 RESULTS: Open Doubles Open Doubles: Kai Zhang / Hanwei Wang vs Ruichao Chen / Nathan Hsu

Playing Against Choppers

Playing Against Choppers by Han Xiao In most professional table tennis teams around the world, especially in China, you can usually find at least one chopper on the team, even if this player does not usually participate in league matches. As a result, most professional players have the opportunity to practice against choppers and to […]

The Lefty-Righty Matchup

The Lefty-Righty Matchup by Han Xiao Many players have specific styles that they are weak against or feel like they are weak against. This may be a result of not practicing against this style, or it may be because they have lost to this type of style in the past. Some of the common styles […]

Bryce High Speed Rubber

  Bryce High Speed Rubber In-Stock!     High performance coating with “microlayer” technology In this rubber developed by Butterfly “microlayer” technology is used to enhance the grip at the ball contact. The combination with the “High Tension” technology leads to greater rotation and pace than the previous BRYCE series. “BRYCE HIGH SPEED “is recommended for […]

Step Around Footwork

Step Around Footwork by Han Xiao One of the most common footwork drills in table tennis among all levels of play is the Falkenberg drill. It’s a very simple drill. The drilling player plays only to the blocking player’s backhand side, playing first one backhand, then a forehand from the backhand corner, then a forehand […]

Staying Balanced

Staying Balanced by Han Xiao Table tennis rallies often resemble a game of chicken. Balance and positioning are huge factors in determining which player gets the upper hand and takes the initiative. There are other factors as well, such as technique, but often times one player will begin to lose their balance and center of […]

How to Approach the Service Game

How to Approach the Service Game by Han Xiao Think back to some matches where you had a lot of problems with an opponent’s serves. There are likely two scenarios you thought of. The first scenario is when you simply misread an opponent’s serve over and over again. This scenario doesn’t make for very good […]

Modern Topspin Strokes

Modern Topspin Strokes by Han Xiao To round out our short mechanics series, we’re going to take a look at modern topspin technique. If you missed the previous two articles, we took a look at weight transfer and proper leg use as well as how to follow through correctly. Having an understanding of those concepts […]

Weight Transfer and Using Your Legs

Weight Transfer and Using Your Legs by Han Xiao It can be frustrating to perfect a stroke in table tennis, and even more difficult to learn a new stroke. Sometimes, you work really hard to get that forehand loop right, but it just feels inconsistent. It may be that you haven’t practiced enough, but you […]

2013 WAB Top 10 Table Tennis Clubs /Pro Shops

We are proud to announce the 2013 Top 10 “We Are Butterfly” Clubs / Pro Shops! 1. The WAB Shop / Canadian Chinese Table Tennis Association – Markham, ON 2. Lily Yip Table Tennis Center – Dunellen, NJ 3. Austin Table Tennis Association / Club – Austin, TX 4. Atlanta International Table Tennis Academy (formerly Yang’s Table Tennis Academy) […]

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