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Coaching Tip: Pushing Change of Direction

By Larry Hodges, USATT Hall of Famer and Certified National Coach Far too often players make two mistakes when pushing. First, they push to...

Jul 22 2013

New DONIC Bluefire JP Available Now!

Available Now-- DONIC Bluefire JP 01 and JP 03!The Japanese have influenced an outstanding rubber development "Bluefire" which DONIC has successfully incorporated in the...

Jul 16 2013

Coaching Tip: Adjusting to Weird Serves and Shots

By Larry Hodges, USATT Hall of Famer and Certified National Coach There are two ways to adjust to "weird" serves and shots. One is...

Jul 15 2013

Coaching Tip: Expect to Win

By Larry Hodges, USATT Hall of Famer and Certified National Coach If you expect to win a match, you'll do better than if you...

Jul 08 2013

How to Glue Table Tennis Rubber

Paddle Palace Gluing Tips When to Change Rubber: No matter how well you take care of your paddle’s rubber, the day will come when...

Jun 25 2013

Coaching Tip: Feet and Grip

By Larry Hodges, USATT Hall of Famer and Certified National Coach When I coach someone, the very first thing I look at are their...

Jun 24 2013

Coaching Tip: Shadow Practice for Strokes and Footwork

By Larry Hodges, USATT Hall of Famer and Certified National Coach A great way to improve the sharpness and steadiness of your shots is...

Jun 17 2013

Coaching Tip: Staying Low

By Larry Hodges, USATT Hall of Famer and Certified National Coach One of the biggest problems beginning/intermediate players have is standing up too straight....

Jun 10 2013