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Coaching Tip: Winning with Backspin for the Non-Chopper
By Larry Hodges, USATT Hall of Famer and Certified National Coach You don't need to be a chopper to win with backspin, even in...
Feb 11 2013
Xu Xin Takes Over the World No. 1 Spot Using His STIGA Rosewood NCT V Blade
Xu Xin – winner of the Men’s Singles title at the 2012 ITTF World Tour Grand Finals in Hangzhou in December 2012, is the...
Feb 09 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: 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
Lily Zhang on Mental Toughness
Lily Zhang winner of the 2013, Women's Singles, US National Table Tennis Championship.
Jan 23 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
