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Ping-Pong Blog June 2007 Archive

By Greg Letts, About.com Guide to Ping-Pong

Serving Super Special

Friday June 29, 2007
After reading guest author Scott Houston's recent musings on serve and serve practice, I thought it would be a timely reminder to bring together some of the serving articles that ... Read More

Table Tennis Coaching Website

Wednesday June 27, 2007
After visiting the same old sites and reading the same old stuff time after time, there's nothing like the experience of web surfing and coming across ... Read More

Pre-made Ping-Pong Paddles vs Custom Built Table Tennis Rackets

Monday June 25, 2007
Is your current table tennis racket slowing down or halting your progress, but you're not sure what to buy and how much you need to spend? Wondering whether to buy ... Read More

Table Tennis Ball Maximum Speed

Thursday June 21, 2007
Everybody knows that table tennis is one of the fastest ball sports in the world, but have you ever wondered just how fast can a top ... Read More

Table Tennis Service Training

Wednesday June 20, 2007
Regular readers will be familiar with my writings on the importance of the serve in table tennis. Today it's time to hear the same theme but in a refreshing new ... Read More

ITTF Museum Virtual Tour

Tuesday June 19, 2007
The ITTF have set up a nifty virtual tour of the the ITTF Museum in Renens (Lausanne). For those of you interested in the origins of ... Read More

Greg's Table Tennis Blog - Final Update

Monday June 18, 2007
It's been a topsy-turvy couple of months since my last report, but it hasn't been wasted time. Find out what I've been up to in my final table tennis blog ... Read More

Table Tennis Basic Backhand Serve Videos

Friday June 15, 2007
As promised, here are the basic backhand serving videos for backspin, no spin, and topspin. Once you have mastered these serves you will be in a ... Read More

Table Tennis Instant Excuse Generator

Thursday June 14, 2007
I was reading a discussion on excuses for losing on our table tennis forum when forum member bes posted a hilarious list of reasons for losing which neither put you ... Read More

Stiga Clipper VM Table Tennis Net - Review

Wednesday June 13, 2007
Table tennis players are funny people sometimes. I can recall a number of clubs and tournaments where I've played on expensive, high quality tables, but with ... Read More

Ping-Pong Basic Forehand Serve Videos

Tuesday June 12, 2007
By popular demand (yes, I do mean you, John DV!), I've updated the site with videos for the basic forehand serves - backspin, no spin, and topspin. I'll be posting ... Read More

Best American Born Table Tennis Players

Sunday June 10, 2007
Forum member tt4life posed an interesting question to our table tennis forum recently, asking for opinions on who were the best American born table tennis players ... Read More

Defender Attacking Drill

Friday June 8, 2007
I know it sounds like a contradiction in terms, but even the best defender needs to attack now and again. More modern defenders take it a step further, attacking often ... Read More

Ten Top Table Tennis Shoes

Thursday June 7, 2007
Have you been looking for better table tennis shoe? Sick of sneakers and fed up with flip-flops? With the assistance of our table tennis forum, I've ... Read More

17th Commonwealth Table Tennis Championships - Individual Results

Wednesday June 6, 2007
The individual events have concluded at the 17th Commonwealth Table Tennis Championships, with Singapore establishing an almost Chinese-style dominance over the tournament, winning every event except for the Mens Doubles, ... Read More

Another Defender Drill for Table Tennis / Ping-Pong

Tuesday June 5, 2007
Continuing with our series on Defender Drills for table tennis, here is one of the standard drills used when a defender trains with an attacker - ... Read More

Singapore Triumphant at Commonwealth Table Tennis Championships

Monday June 4, 2007
Singapore had a golden weekend at the 17th Commonwealth Table Tennis Championships in Jaipur, India, taking home the titles in both the Mens Teams (3-0 over India) and Womens Teams ... Read More

Time To Learn A New Serve in Table Tennis - Monthly Update

Friday June 1, 2007
No, I hadn't forgotten, I've just been busy! Here's my update (now monthly) on my progress with trying to learn a new serve in table tennis. It's ... Read More

Can't Live Without Glue?

Friday June 1, 2007
Now that the news of the ITTF's speed glue ban has spread, a lot of discussion has turned to what players are going to do when the ITTF finally begins ... Read More

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