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Coaching Tip - Covering the Middle with the Forehand

By Larry Hodges, USATT Hall of Famer and Certified National Coach One of the so-called axioms of table tennis is this: Against balls to...

Oct 07 2013

Coaching Tip: Dummy Loops

By Larry Hodges, USATT Hall of Famer and Certified National Coach In this modern game of topspin, many players battle to see who can...

Mar 18 2013

20 Table Tennis Tips That Will Lead You to a Winning Game

20 Winning Tips! By Tahl Leibovitz 1. Try and play the ball directly at your opponent. Play the middle. 2. Try and go down...

Mar 12 2013

Seth Pech Tells Why He Plays with Tibhar's Q1 XD Rubber

Q1 XD Rubber Analysis By Seth Pech About a month ago I picked up two sheets of Q1 XD from Tibhar to try them...

Feb 08 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

Choosing the Right Equipment to Match Your Table Tennis Playing Style

[caption id="attachment_970" align="alignnone" width="737"] Yahao Zhang is the 2012, U-21 US National Champion and a member of the Texas Weslyan University Table Tennis Team,...

Jan 10 2013

Coaching Tip: Backhand and Forehand Playing Distance

By Larry Hodges, USATT Hall of Famer and Certified National Coach At the intermediate and advanced levels (below world-class level), the most common rallying...

Nov 19 2012