This blog post is offensive!!! Defense is dead, and your funny paddle will lock you in a world of perpetual mediocrity. Without the latest offering from Butterfly for your backhand, and some boosted Hurricane for your forehand, what chance do you have? Isn’t that just like a blocker? He brings a knife to a gunfight. …
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I recently posed a question on Facebook to my thousands of table tennis friends. A grand total of sixty nine people either loved the picture, liked the post, or otherwise noted that they had not ignored my query completely. I did get fourteen thoughtful responses, plus my answer to my own question. The question was, …
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I don’t know exactly how much help this will be to the larger table tennis clubs. I don’t envy anyone having to monitor groups of players to make sure that they are playing at a safe distance. It’s not such an easy task to disinfect every possible surface that somebody might touch or breathe on. …
Essential workers are usually thought of as people whose work protects public safety or property. In times of an emergency some professions are obviously essential. There are a lot of jobs that we’ve recently found are not absolutely necessary. As a table tennis coach, I was not surprised to find that the world could get …
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I don’t mean to be morbid, but I’ve recently been thinking about what I would like to be remembered for when I die. I’ve survived most of April, so perhaps I have some time to create some new memories. In table tennis circles, I suspect I’ll be remembered as a equipment junkie, a player with …
Is Jon’s Table Tennis Training actually the world’s smallest table tennis club? It may be, but not necessarily. With two tables and plenty of space for each of them, this club is twice the size of a one table club. Maybe you wouldn’t consider a room with one or two tables worthy of being called a …
Having recently written a post about anti- spin rubber, it only makes sense to address the opposite end of the spectrum. When it comes to really sticky rubber, I think most people either love it or hate it. I happen to love it; the tackier, the better. If you are playing a defensive game, it …
I wouldn’t recommend taking medical advise from a table tennis blogger. In the hierarchy of writers we fall just below sitcom writers, and just above Chinese to English translators. If you are expecting me to tell you that ping pong is the best medicine, you are only partly correct. Table tennis has lots of health benefits, …
There doesn’t seem to be a lot of anti spin rubber being used these days. Maybe in some other corner of the world it’s more plentiful. It’s not hard to find if you are looking to purchase it. There are tons of options, and some are pretty expensive. I’ve experimented with anti before. See The …
Perhaps you have no interest in developing a tomahawk serve. I know a few players who I play on a regular basis who have a version of this serve. Coincidentally, they have some of the most deceptive serves I face. Maybe developing this serve is worth the time and effort. Of the professional players that …
