Today I'm going to discuss a topic that is important to any serious table tennis player - how to scout out your opponent. I'll be examining in detail just what ... Read More

Today it's time for the last of the forehand reverse pendulum serves - the topspin/sidespin serve. While not used quite as much as the other two ... Read More

You guessed it - time for another serving video! This time it's the backhand topspin/sidespin serve. While this is not the easiest serve to consistently double bounce, it can be ... Read More

Michelle Beaumont has been a consistent performer for New South Wales at both senior and youth levels in recent years. As Michelle moves out of the U/21 category, it will ... Read More

One of the most frustrating experiences in table tennis can be playing someone who imitates a wall and sends every ball you hit right back at ... Read More

Let's keep ploughing through the serving videos - this time it's the backhand sidespin serve. This serve is a useful variation to the backhand backspin/sidespin serve. So don't be boring ... Read More

I hope your wrist isn't too sore from practicing your reverse pendulum backspin/sidespin serve, because here's the next instalment - the reverse pendulum sidespin serve. When ... Read More

Are you a lefty looper? Could you use a few tips on what service strategies to use in order to generate better attacks? One of your fellow readers could, and ... Read More

Time for another serving video - we've got lots to get through! Today it's a video of the backhand backspin/sidespin serve. So all you Primorac and ... Read More

While most of the plaudits go to the young guns of Australian table tennis, veteran Sharad Pandit continues to prove that you can still keep up ... Read More

Respected forum poster Sean O'Neill has posted some footage of fellow forum member Tahl Leibovitz competing at the 2006 IPTTC Disabled Table Tennis World Championships. What ... Read More

Believe to achieve - that's the old saying. But knowing your ping-pong standard now, how do you honestly believe that you could be a whole lot better? As part of ... Read More

Although the forehand pendulum serve has been a mainstay of top players for many years, over the last few years players such as Werner Schlager have ... Read More

OK, let's keep the serving videos rolling along. Today it's the forehand pendulum topspin/sidespin serve. This serve can be a useful changeup from the usual forehand pendulum serves, with the ... Read More

Regular readers may remember that in December I wrote some tips for using video analysis to improve your table tennis. Currently in our ping-pong forum we ... Read More

The forehand drill is one of the most commonly used drills in table tennis. In fact, sometimes it is probably overused, resulting in boredom and lack of concentration. So besides ... Read More

Been checking out the serving video from yesterday? Good. Now, as promised, here is the next serving video for you to study. This is the forehand ... Read More

If a picture says a thousand words, then imagine what a videoclip must be worth! I've been asked several times to post some serving videos to complement the step by ... Read More

Do you have problems choosing the right shot to play in ping-pong? 5 time US Nationals Champion and 2 time Olympian Sean O'Neill has started a thread in the forum ... Read More

Kerry Bungey has been a consistent performer for South Australia, and 2006 proved to be no exception, with Kerry cementing her place in the Australian Top 10 women. View Kerry ... Read More

Is your training routine getting a bit stale? Bored with your usual drills? Starting today, I'm beginning a ping-pong drill center, where you can go to look for fresh ideas ... Read More

OK, so my goals are written down - how about you? Now it's time to do a high level plan and work out how much time during the week I ... Read More

Having put up some video lately showing how to loop on the forehand and backhand, I'd better add some video of how to block these loops! © 2006 Greg Letts, licensed ... Read More

Regular readers of this blog will know that over the last couple of months I have been working on a series of articles about the subject of training by yourself ... Read More

Do love and table tennis mix? Personally, as someone whose partner is a fellow table tennis player, I'd say a definite yes. But not everyone else agrees - including the ... Read More

Forum newshound pongone1 has found another news article with interesting ramifications. Scientists have designed and built a virtual reality table tennis simulation, that allows humans to compete against a computer. What ... Read More

Piers Carter has been a proven performer at the top of Australian table tennis, consistently placing in the top 10 best men in the country. 2006 was another solid year ... Read More

As we kick off the new year, it's time to start getting serious about our plans for 2007. But what plans should you make, and how should you go about ... Read More

Being fit is important in any sport, isn't it? So why should table tennis be an exception? Due to it's unique mix of skills and tactics, the importance of physical ... Read More

We already know that table tennis is the best sport around, but now ping-pong is a hit among couch potatoes as well! Forum member pongone1 reported that Rockstar Games' Table ... Read More

Forum member DANWANG brought this interesting bit of news to the attention of our ping-pong forum. Inventor Secil Boyd has invented a type of three player ping-pong, using a specially ... Read More

The forehand loop is an invaluable attacking weapon in ping-pong, but when your opponent blocks the ball towards your backhand in an effort to stop your attacks, it pays to ... Read More

Ever wonder why the Chinese are the dominant nation in table tennis? An article unearthed by forum member pongone1, gives an indication why. China is planning to build physical exercise ... Read More