Tip of the week: Attacking the Middle with the Forehand and Backhand (by Larry Hodges) Tip of the week: Attacking the Middle with the Forehand and Backhand Many players are effective at attacking an opponent’s middle with their backhands. (The middle is roughly the opponent’s elbow, the mid-point between forehand and backhand, which is usually […]
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Tip of the week: Feet Parallel to Table is Usually a Backhand Stance
Tip of the week: Feet Parallel to Table is Usually a Backhand Stance (By Larry Hodges) Tip of the week: Feet Parallel to Table is Usually a Backhand Stance Suppose you are a righty playing a righty, or a lefty playing a lefty. (That’s something like 85-90% of the time.) Suppose your opponent serves from […]
Killer Practice Sessions
Killer Practice Sessions Killer Practice Sessions Submitted by Larry Hodges So you’ve decided you want to beat the neighborhood or club champ, and move up to the next level. Then you’re going to have to practice. You know – go out to the table with another person who’s also tired of losing, and do practice […]
Tip of the week: Sports Psychology
(By Larry Hodges) Sports psychology, along with return of serve, are the two things in table tennis that nearly everyone has trouble with and yet few do anything about. How often have you lamented that you don’t play as well in tournaments as you do in practice matches? Found yourself nervous and unable to play your […]
Tip of the week: Learn Control First on Receive
(by: Larry Hodges) In this age of the banana flip, where no serve is so low or spinny that it can’t be attacked, players often neglect to learn the most important part about receive – ball control. This means the ability to read the serve and return it consistently anywhere on the table without trying to […]
Upcoming USATT Coaching Courses and Seminars
(BY LARRY HODGES) USATT is taking a two-pronged approach to educating our coaches – and players too! Take your pick of an ITTF Coaching Course or a USATT University Seminar at the USA Nationals. ITTF Coaching Courses These are for current and prospective coaches who wish to improve their coaching skills as well as get […]
Butterfly Maryland Table Tennis Center April Open Table Tennis Tournament
Butterfly Maryland Table Tennis Center April Open Table Tennis Tournament Butterfly Maryland Table Tennis Center April Open Table Tennis Tournament April 8-9, 2017 • Gaithersburg, MD By Larry Hodges Players from six states, DC, and Nigeria competed in our 3-star April Open at the Maryland Table Tennis Center, with over $2700 in cash prizes. I […]
Maryland Table Tennis Center April 2017 Newsletter
Maryland TTC April 2017 Newsletter Maryland TTC April 2017 Newsletter Submittted by MDTTC Welcome to the 59th issue of the MDTTC News! As usual, there’s lots of news to report and new and ongoing programs, and we hope to see you at some of them. As usual a special thanks to MDTTC sponsors Butterfly, Go […]
Tip of the Week – Serve and Forehand Loop
(by Larry Hodges) Serve and Forehand Loop Back in the 1960s and 1970s, a common slogan in table tennis was “One gun is as good as two.” This was back in the days of the all-out forehand attacker. Many of the dominant players (especially from Asia) would mostly just block on the backhand – often […]
More Table Tennis Tips New Book From Larry Hodges
More Table Tennis Tips New Book From Larry Hodges (BY USATT/LARRY HODGES) By USATT Hall of Famer and National Coach Larry Hodges March 20, 2017 – More Table Tennis Tips, the follow-up to 2014’s Table Tennis Tips, is now available at Amazon! Each contains 150 Tips to improve your game, posted by Coach Larry at […]
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