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Coaching Tip: Super Spinny Slow Loops
By Larry Hodges, USATT Hall of Famer and Certified National Coach Some of us remember the incredible topspins of U.S. Team Member Rick Seemiller...
Feb 04 2013
Coaching Tip: Holding Back on Serves
[caption id="attachment_991" align="alignleft" width="300"] Timothy Wang flashes a wicked serve[/caption] By Larry Hodges, USATT Hall of Famer and Certified National Coach Suppose you have...
Jan 28 2013
Coaching Tip: The Banana Backhand Flip
By Larry Hodges, USATT Hall of Famer and Certified National Coach The backhand flip has rapidly become the dominant receive against short serves at...
Jan 21 2013
Coaching Tip: Learning to Counterloop
By Larry Hodges, USATT Hall of Famer and Certified National Coach Once you get past serve & receive, the basic rallying shot at the...
Jan 14 2013
Coaching Tip: Six Great Rallying Tactics
By Larry Hodges, USATT Hall of Famer and Certified National Coach I've noticed over years of coaching in matches that the large majority of...
Jan 07 2013
Coaching Tip: Balance Throughout the Stroke
By Larry Hodges, USATT Hall of Famer and Certified National Coach You should be able to smash or loop at near full power without...
Dec 31 2012
Coaching Tip: Distance from Table
By Larry Hodges, USATT Hall of Famer and Certified National Coach How close should you stand to the table? Much of this depends on...
Dec 17 2012
Coaching Tip: Body Movement During the Forehand Loop
By Larry Hodges, USATT Hall of Famer and Certified National Coach Daniel from West Virginia emailed me the following question: One of the things...
Dec 10 2012
Coaching Tip: The Backhand Loop and Hit One-Two Punch
By Larry Hodges, USATT Hall of Famer and Certified National Coach In a game dominated by forehand looping, many players forget there's another side...
Dec 03 2012
