The following blog post was written by table tennis player and coach Matt Hetherington and describes his experience of finally defeating his unnamed table tennis nemesis. Have you ever had an opponent who you just can’t seem to beat? Someone…
The following blog post was written by table tennis player and coach Matt Hetherington and describes his personal experiences of table tennis burnout and the need to take a break every once in a while. I’m going to talk about…
Liam Pitchford has become known as something of a master at the “behind-the-back” table tennis shot. In fact, he pulled it off twice against the legend that is Jun Mizutani! It’s pretty impressive to be able to pull it off…
Table Tennis is a fast sport… We all know that! In order to be a top player, you need to be quick around the table, moving from side-to-side, reacting to your opponent’s shots. But how can we improve our speed,…
In table tennis, the word ‘weapon’ is often used to describe a particular strength in your game. It could be a shot (such as your backhand topspin) or something slightly less tangible (like your ability to never give up and…
You’ve probably heard about athlete’s pre-game routines, methods they use to get themselves ‘pumped-up’ to compete. When it’s time to perform, and we need to win, it kind of makes sense that we want to get ourselves ready to explode…
The Newgy Robo-Pong table tennis robots are currently available in four different models. The older-style 540, 1040, 1050, 2040 and 2050 robots have been replaced by the 1040+, 2040+, 2055 and 3050XL. Which one is right for you? Which one…
Once you’ve mastered your basic forehand and backhand drive techniques you need to start combining the two together in a rally. The following video drill demonstrates the FH/BH combo and is taken from Level 2 of our TTU online table…
Good footwork is an essential component of any professional table tennis player. You aren’t going to reach the highest levels of the game without 100% nailing how to move around the table and get into position for your strokes. The…
