Greg's Ping-Pong Blog December 2006 Archive

Rebecca Sparkes has been a welcome addition to the Western Australian table tennis scene since arriving from the United Kingdom. Becky has shown that she can mix it with the ... Read More

One of the things separating beginners from intermediate and advanced players is the ability to play a forehand loop consistently. In order to help those of you who are trying ... Read More

Is top-class table tennis the toughest sport out there? I certainly think it's up there as one of the hardest to master. But when it was reported by forum member ... Read More

Guest author Scott Houston has taken the time out from his training and competition schedule in Germany to complete another article for About.com readers. This time Scott writes about how ... Read More

Although Alex was not a member of his South Australia's mens team at this year's Australian Open, this did not stop Alex from having an excellent tournament, finishing at number ... Read More

It seems my article about whether you should keep your eye on the ball at all times has caused a bit of debate on our table tennis forum. Sean O'Neill, ... Read More

When regular practice partners aren't easy to come by, the use of a ping-pong robot can go a long way to bridging the gap. But in order to get the ... Read More

Wang Liqin defeated Ma Lin to become the male winner at the ITTF Tournament of Champions, held at Changsha, China, on the 20-21 December 2006. On the female side, Zhang ... Read More

Are ping-pong players fashion challenged? Would a strictly enforced dress code improve our image and attract more members of the public to the sport? Or are those calling for team ... Read More

The use of video analysis is commonplace in most sports these days, and table tennis is no exception. The ability to check your technique, and evaluate the success of your ... Read More

The final shot of the 'Big Four' basic strokes for beginners is the forehand push. As promised, here is the videoclip showing a demonstration of how to perform a simple ... Read More

Claire Campbell-Innes is one of several young Australian women who are looking to force their way into the national team. Will 2007 be the year that Claire leapfrogs her sister ... Read More

The ITTF Pro Tour Grand Finals are currently taking place in Hong Kong. With a playlist including such stars as Ma Lin, Werner Schlager, Vladimir Samsonov, Timo Boll, Joo Se ... Read More

Forum member EHogshead has posted the results of the 2006 USATT Board of Directors Elections. So if you are interested in who the new USATT Executive Vice President, Treasurer ... Read More

Despite the popular advice to keep your eye on the ball, I believe there are times during a rally when you should not be watching that celluloid sphere. Sounds crazy? ... Read More

Even though it is the off-season over here in Australia, that doesn't mean nothing is happening! Catch up with what I've been up to lately as I prepare for another ... Read More

Here is another short videoclip on how to play the basic strokes - this time a demonstration of the the backhand push. I'll be adding the forehand push version in ... Read More

The ITTF World Junior Championships are currently being played at Cairo in Egypt, and will conclude on the 17th December. For the latest results and articles (currently at the teams ... Read More

Scott Houston is one of Australian table tennis' rising stars, who has made the decision to live and train overseas in order to improve his game. He will be contributing ... Read More

Robert Frank has been one of Australia's rising stars for some time, but 2006 marked the year Robert first made his mark on senior competition, achieving a No.7 position in ... Read More

As someone who has played, umpired and spectated at his fair share of table tennis matches, I'm going to give some advice about how to conduct yourself as a spectator. ... Read More

As promised, I am continuing to add to the how to play the basic strokes videos. This time I have added video footage of the Backhand Counterhit. Once again, you ... Read More

There are a number of common myths and misconceptions about table tennis out there, both among the general public and players alike. I've listed the most common of these beliefs, ... Read More

Forum member yomango has posed the question as to why American trophies look so cheap and unattractive, in his opinion. Do you agree or disagree? Or would you rather receive some ... Read More

The ping-pong basic strokes step by step photographs and explanations have proven to be very popular, but I have had a number of readers suggest that it would be a ... Read More

The Stiga North American Teams Championships took place in Baltimore, MD from the 24th-26th November 2006. Noted table tennis historian Tim Boggan has completed another epic writeup of the event ... Read More

Ann Marie Jolley of South Australia is a regular top 10 finisher in Australian women's table tennis, and is looking to capitalise on any lapses from those women who are ... Read More

The 15th Asian Games is currently being held in Doha, Qatar. Table tennis is one of the many sports being contested. To find out more results, check out the official ... Read More

I've had a week and a half since my last personal blog post to start getting my act together. Today I'm reporting in on my progress in the Fitness, Mental, ... Read More