Continuing with the theme of the more advanced serves of ping-pong, I'm now going to highlight the forehand pendulum sidespin serve. This serve is often used in conjuction with the ... Read More

The Auburn Table Tennis Club has received a very good writeup in the Auburn Journal online edition, auburnjournal.com. The article focuses on the popularity of the club, reasonable nightly rates, and ... Read More

Most new players notice that the better players that they have seen, whether in person or on video, don't often use the basic serves that I have introduced you to. ... Read More

Previously I noted that ping-pong pubs were in the news in Japan. One of the potential problems, drinking and driving (a car, not the ball!) has been highlighted with Chinese ... Read More

Now that I have talked about the forehand loop against push, block and loop, it's time to discuss how to forehand block a loop. The block is the best stroke ... Read More

Greg Thompson, president of the Northern Kentucky Table Tennis Club, recently had his 15 minutes of fame, being interviewed by the The Enquirer. You can read what he has to ... Read More

The final forehand loop stroke to be discussed is the Forehand Loop Against A Loop. This is an advanced stroke that is generally best left to intermediate and advanced players ... Read More

The recently concluded 2006 US Open, held in Charlotte, NC, has been getting its share of press coverage - an example of which is the piece appearing on the Creative ... Read More

Pondering how much time you should spend in serving practice each week? There's a discussion going on at the moment in the forum on how much serve practice you should ... Read More

I've discussed the Forehand Loop Against a Push previously, and now it's time to talk about the Forehand Loop Against a Block. The loop against a block is important since it ... Read More

For those of you who enjoy the odd glass of the amber fluid and love your ping-pong as well, you will be able to satisfy both desires if the latest ... Read More

There is an interesting discussion going on in the forum, where several members are mulling over how much you should practice your best shot in comparison to your worst shot. Ex-World ... Read More

Having dealt with the main strokes that beginners should master (the forehand and backhand counterhit and push, and simple serves), it's now time to have some fun and take a ... Read More

The Eastern Open, August 5th and 6th at Rutgers University in New Jersey, has its entry deadline looming for Friday 21st July. You can mail in entry forms (available in pdf ... Read More

The forehand push is probably the most difficult of the four basic strokes to learn (compared to the forehand counterhit, backhand counterhit, and backhand push), since the motion used for ... Read More

Carrying on with our step by step photographic explanation of the basic strokes, it is now time to move on to The Backhand Push - the third basic stroke a ... Read More

Having looked at the three basic forehand serves, it's time for a change of pace as we take a photographic step by step look at the second basic stroke a ... Read More

The 2006 US Open is underway in Charlotte, North Carolina, on 86 tables. With several international players competing (six players from the top #200 World Mens rankings, and other lower ... Read More

The final one of the three basic forehand serves is the Forehand Topspin Serve. Used correctly, this serve can be an outright point winner against an inattentive opponent, and can ... Read More

Continuing with the theme of improving your basic serves, it is now time to take a photographic step by step look at the The Forehand No Spin Serve. Clever use ... Read More

Australia confirmed its status as the resident big fish in a small pond by taking most of the events at the recent 2006 Oceania Table Tennis Championships, held in Geelong, ... Read More