(by Steve Hopkins)
Princeton Pong’s 10,000 square foot table tennis facility is in Princeton Junction, New Jersey. They are located between Philadelphia and New York City – centered in one of the largest population centers in the United States. The elite facility features 14 professional tables, custom sport flooring, high ceilings, great lighting, a player’s lounge and a great attitude.
The mission of Princeton Pong is to encourage a community of table tennis enthusiasts. This is a unique environment where players of all levels can embrace their passion for the sport, develop their skills – from serious players to families looking for something fun to do. The club has a focus on coaching with the schedule for group lessons and camps posted on their website. The head coach is David Zhuang, an Olympian and 6-time US Champion. Zhuang’s talented coaching staff includes Ying Peng, Fabian Vallejos, and Jasmine Guan.
There are currently two league nights per week. The Tuesday league is for players rated 1000 and above and the Saturday league is open to players of all ages and skill levels. League sign-ups close at 7:15 and play begins promptly at 7:30 pm. New league players should plan to arrive 1 hour before competition starts in order to receive an initial league rating. The club offers memberships and drop-in rates. USATT sanctioned tournaments are held every month for players of all skill levels and ages.
The club also offers Birthday Parties, Corporate Events & Meetings and can accommodate special meeting needs. Established in 2014. The club was opened by an avid table tennis enthusiast and entrepreneur, Flint Lane. He was joined by David Zhuang, and together they created a great spot to play ping pong. The intention continues to be growing a community business while nurturing enjoyment of the sport.
Princeton Pong is located at 745 Alexander Rd., Princeton Junction, NJ 08550 Web: www.princetonpong.com Contact: princetonpong@gmail.com | 609-987-8500
CLUB HOURS Tues/Wed/Fri 3:00 PM – 10:00 PM Mon/Thu 11:00 AM – 10:00 PM, Sat 11:00 AM – 9:00 PM, Sun 12:00 AM – 8:00 PM
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Amicus Prime owners, if you want a video of a Fethomania drill, you will need to manually link the video for a particular Fethomania drill with the following steps:
Download the video to the device that contains the Amicus app (probably to the Downloads folder).
Open the Amicus app on that device.
Select the matching drill in the Exercise List.
Tap on the Drill Description. The Set Exercise Properties popup window will appear.
Tap on Select Video button at the bottom of that window. Then navigate to where the video is located in the file directory and select that video.
Tap Save at bottom right of the popup window, Save at the top right of the main window, then Save in the resulting popup window.
Tap the Drill Description again and the title of the video should now appear in parentheses after Select Video.
To play the video, tap the Play Video button on the Play Exercise screen.
Amicus Prime owners, save these drills to your device via the following steps:
Click the Drill image below to download the file to your tablet, cell phone or other device that has the Amicus app on it.
Open that file and a window will appear in the Amicus app to confirm you want to import those drills. Tap Import to add the drills to the Exercise List.
You can then play those drills just like any other drill in the Exercise List.
Tip – After importing the drills from a Fethomania Session, tap on the drill description to reveal Stefan’s technique pointers for that drill!
For owners of models other than Prime:
The Google Sheets image takes you to a spreadsheet that gives the settings for each drill. While these won’t be the exact settings for the Control Panel on your robot, they will give you an idea of where to start, and you’ll need to adjust from there. At the bottom, we’ve included the ranges and defaults for the setting on a Prime so you can compare these to the ranges and defaults on your own robot. In general, default settings should give you a similar ball regardless of what model you have. If a drill has a change of speed, spin, or trajectory, you will be unable to replicate that drill on a Basic or Start model.