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Coaching Tip: Maximum Power and Control
How do you get maximum power on your shots? Many players at the beginning/intermediate levels might say "swing hard!" But that's the worst thing...
Jan 14 2014
Coaching Tip: Three Parts to a Swing
By Larry Hodges, USATT Hall of Famer and Certified National Coach Backswing, forward swing . . . backswing, forward swing . . . backswing,...
Jan 06 2014
Coaching Tip: Do Something Different
By Larry Hodges, USATT Hall of Famer and Certified National Coach These days it seems like everyone's trying to be like everyone else. That's...
Dec 30 2013
Coaching Tip: Returning Hidden and Other Tricky Spin Serves
By Larry Hodges, USATT Hall of Famer and Certified National Coach What can a player do if he is having trouble reading the spin...
Dec 23 2013
Coaching Tip: Learn Tactics by Coaching Others
By Larry Hodges, USATT Hall of Famer and Certified National Coach One of the best ways to learn tactics is to coach others during...
Dec 09 2013
Coaching Tip: Use a Wider Stance
By Larry Hodges, USATT Hall of Famer and Certified National Coach One of the quickest ways to tell the difference between a world-class player...
Dec 03 2013
Coaching Tip: Mentality in a Match and in Practice
By Larry Hodges, USATT Hall of Famer and Certified National Coach This could be a very short Tip, since the mentality in a match...
Nov 25 2013
Coaching Tip: Three Reasons Players Miss Against Deep Sidespin and Topspin Serves
By Larry Hodges, USATT Hall of Famer and Certified National Coach At the elite levels, deep sidespin and topspin serves mostly get looped, and...
Nov 18 2013
Coaching Tip: Pushing Short
By Larry Hodges, USATT Hall of Famer and Certified National Coach One of the trickier things in table tennis starting at the intermediate level...
Nov 12 2013
