Greg's Ping-Pong Blog April 2008 Archive

When it comes to table tennis, Australia and the USA have a number of things in common. Both countries are languishing well down the ranks in ... Read More

It's often said that we are all in danger of turning into couch potatoes, staring endlessly at the TV. But can you turn this problem into an advantage? According to studies, ... Read More

The argument about whether table tennis was better in the hardbat era or modern times is one that never goes away. So when forum member dadsky ... Read More

The enez device, developed by Wassing and used by the ITTF to detect banned VOCs in table tennis, has gone under the knife and had a redevelopment, with the VOC ... Read More

California is definitely the place to be this summer, with no less than three ping-pong summer camps taking place, involving 3 ex-World Champions as coaches! You ... Read More

Crumbs! The Australian Closed Table Tennis Championships are only 5 weeks away! Time to take stock and fill you in on what I've been up to lately with my table ... Read More

The sport of ping-pong often suffers from a lack of respect by the general public and many media organizations. What is it about table tennis that ... Read More

While ping-pong players who only have an hour or two to spare a week should probably spend all that time on the table practicing, those lucky (and dedicated!) table tennis ... Read More

It's been another busy week in our newly redesigned forums, with a number of topics being discussed in detail by forum members, including: Good Sportsmanship Stories - ... Read More

Are you struggling to improve your ping-pong strokes? Then maybe it's time to take a leaf out of the Chinese Coaches' Training Manual, and focus on learning one stroke at ... Read More

I've written about 'Aha!' moments in table tennis before (when I discovered I was using too narrow a stance), but today I'd like to share a ... Read More

Should beginner ping-pong players bother with special table tennis shoes? Are badminton or squash shoes acceptable substitutes? And what should you look for in a ping-pong shoe? Today I'm taking ... Read More

This weekend saw a number of Olympic Qualification events take place, as players who have not directly qualified for Beijing strive to earn a place in ... Read More

While new ping-pong players often search endlessly for the perfect combination of blade and rubbers, and many older players shake their heads and say that technique is all that matters, ... Read More

I checked out the ITTF's itTV collection of free table tennis videos back when it was first introduced a year or two ago, and was less ... Read More

Although my partner is a Chinese penholder (both literally and figuratively!), I don't spend much time myself hitting with penholder paddles. So my thanks go out to Andrew Gooding who ... Read More