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Jimmy Butler on JUIC's Stellan Bengtsson Alpha Blade

Jimmy Butler talks about the JUIC Stellan Bengtsson Alpha blade, the blade he used it to win the 2014 US Men's National Championship! Jim...
Jan 12 2015
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Coaching Tip: Where to Serve Short?

By Larry Hodges, USATT Hall of Famer and Certified National Coach Many players understand the need to serve short (in addition to long serves),...
Sep 09 2013
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Coaching Tip: A Step-by-Step Sequence to Learning Pendulum Serves

By Larry Hodges, USATT Hall of Famer and Certified National Coach Want to learn a really spinny pendulum serve? Not just a get-the-ball-in-play one...
Aug 27 2013
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Coaching Tip: Height of Service Toss

By Larry Hodges, USATT Hall of Famer and Certified National Coach How high should you toss the ball when you serve? At all levels...
Aug 19 2013
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Coaching Tip: Service Contact Point

By Larry Hodges, USATT Hall of Famer and Certified National Coach Where should you contact the ball when serving? This is one of those...
Aug 12 2013
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Coaching Tip: Five Steps to a Great Spin Serve

By Larry Hodges, USATT Hall of Famer and Certified National Coach There are five steps, roughly in this order. Serving takes practice, often alone...
Jun 04 2013
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Coaching Tip: How to Create a Truly Heavy Backspin Serve

By Larry Hodges, USATT Hall of Famer and Certified National Coach Before we start, here are two videos to watch. Here's a video (1:18)...
May 06 2013
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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
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YOUR DEEP SERVES SHOULD BE A WEAPON

[caption id="attachment_838" align="alignleft" width="300"] Jim Butler uses Nano Spin II rubber from JUIC[/caption] YOUR DEEP SERVES SHOULD BE A WEAPON A strong service game...
Oct 31 2012
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