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Ping-Pong Blog October 2007 Archive

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

New Speed Glue Alternatives - Review

Wednesday October 31, 2007
Speed glue will soon be a thing of the past, with testing for illegal VOCs beginning in less than a year (on 1st September 2008). Many ... Read More

How to Glue Long Pips With No Sponge (OX) to Your Ping-Pong Paddle

Tuesday October 30, 2007
Yesterday I walked through the process of gluing sponge rubbers onto your table tennis blade. Today I'm going to look at something more difficult, which is the process of gluing ... Read More

How to Glue Sponge Rubbers Onto Your Table Tennis Blade

Monday October 29, 2007
How do I glue my rubbers onto my table tennis blade? This is the cry for help often heard on the discussion forum, when a new ... Read More

How To Twiddle Your Table Tennis Bat

Friday October 26, 2007
If you want to use a combination bat when playing ping-pong, then I'd highly recommend learning how to twiddle it quickly so that you can swap the rubbers between your ... Read More

How to Seal Your Table Tennis Blade

Thursday October 25, 2007
Although I'm far from being an equipment junkie, I still enjoy getting a new table tennis blade to try, don't you? There's nothing better than a ... Read More

Butterfly Sriver Table Tennis Rubber - Review

Tuesday October 23, 2007
Last week, I took a look at one of my favorite ping-pong rubbers, Yasaka Mark V. This week it's time to share my thoughts about another favorite table tennis rubber ... Read More

Playing Other Racket Sports - Will it Hurt Your Ping-Pong?

Monday October 22, 2007
Many players who play table tennis also enjoy competing in other racket sports, such as tennis, squash, badiminton, and racketball. But for serious ping-pong players, is ... Read More

ITTF Releases List of Rubbers to Be Banned Due to Friction Testing

Friday October 19, 2007
Many long pimple players have been waiting for months with bated breath for the ITTF to decide which rubbers are going to be banned under their new 'Minimum Friction' test. The ... Read More

USATT Governance Reform - A Director's Report

Thursday October 18, 2007
As many of our readers who are USATT members would know, the USATT Board has been going through a rough time of late it its bid ... Read More

Yasaka Mark V Ping-Pong Rubber - Review

Wednesday October 17, 2007
When I am asked by new players for advice on which table tennis rubbers to use, one of my common recommendations is Yasaka Mark V. Today I'm going to explain ... Read More

ITTF World Cup 2007 - A Player's Perspective

Wednesday October 17, 2007
The 2007 ITTF World Cup has just finished in Barcelona, Spain. Australia's William Henzell was competing as the Oceania representative, taking on the likes of current ... Read More

Stamp Out Footstamping! Ping-Pong Rules Q&A

Tuesday October 16, 2007
Don't you just hate it when you are playing an opponent who stamps his foot when he serves to hide the sound of his contact with the ball, making it ... Read More

Footwork Speed Simple Ping-Pong Drill

Monday October 15, 2007
Good footwork is something that every ping-pong player needs. In order to have good footwork, you need a number of things, including correct footwork technique, knowing ... Read More

Table Tennis Talk

Friday October 12, 2007
Our table tennis forum has been busy again this week, with a number of discussions taking place, including the Questions of the Day. Why not join us and have your ... Read More

Can You Use Any Sponge Under Your Topsheet? - Ping-Pong Rules Q&A

Thursday October 11, 2007
Most sandwich type table tennis rubbers come with the sponge and topsheet already attached to one another. But it is possible to purchase the sponge and ... Read More

Ping-Pong vs Table Tennis

Wednesday October 10, 2007
Do you wince whenever you hear the sport of table tennis referred to as ping-pong? I know I used to. These days I'm less worried about it, since I figure ... Read More

Stiga Neos Sound Table Tennis Rubber - Review

Tuesday October 9, 2007
My thanks go out to forum member cmetsbeltran15, who has kindly contributed this review of the Stiga Neos Sound table tennis rubber. Stiga claims that this ... Read More

Keeping the Ball Low - Simple Drill Technique Using Net Post Extensions

Monday October 8, 2007
There are many times in ping-pong where it is important to keep the ball as low as possible over the net, such as when serving, returning serve, or pushing the ... Read More

More Discussions from our Table Tennis Forum

Friday October 5, 2007
There's been plenty of discussion and debate this week in our table tennis forum. Besides the usual topics of interest (technique and equipment), there's also the ... Read More

Stiga Elite Roller Table Tennis Table - Review

Thursday October 4, 2007
I reviewed the Stiga Expert table tennis table back in May, so I'm well overdue to write my conclusions about the table I actually own - the Stiga Elite Roller. ... Read More

2007 Australian Veterans Championships - Photo Gallery

Wednesday October 3, 2007
The 2007 Australian Veterans Championships were held last week on the Queensland Gold Coast. Now Gold Coast Table Tennis have put a slideshow of photographs up ... Read More

Saving Your Best Serves - Common Ping-Pong Sayings

Tuesday October 2, 2007
Today I'm taking a look at another common table tennis saying - the idea of saving your best serves for important times during a match. Is this piece of advice ... Read More

Targeting Your Opponent's Playing Elbow - Simple Table Tennis Drill

Monday October 1, 2007
"Aim at your opponent's playing elbow" is one of the most common pieces of advice passed on to new table tennis players from more experienced players. ... Read More

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