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Ping-Pong Blog June 2008 Archive

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

Table Tennis in the News

Friday June 27, 2008
Extra! Extra! Read all about it! Photo © 2007 Greg Letts, licensed to About.com, Inc. Ping-Pong has had its fair share of media attention lately. Here's a ... Read More

Backhand Banana Flick - Basic Strokes of Table Tennis

Wednesday June 25, 2008
It may be a little misleading to call the backhand banana flick a basic stroke of table tennis, but it certainly is becoming more popular in the top echelons of ... Read More

Readers Q&A for Table Tennis / Ping-Pong

Monday June 23, 2008
It's time once again to clear out the old Inbox and answer some questions from your fellow table tennis fanatics. Today I'm answering: How to return smashes/kills ... Read More

Unique Ping-Pong Paddles and Grips

Friday June 20, 2008
Over the years, I've seen a number of strange ping-pong paddles and funny grips. But Glenn Sikorski's table tennis bat just about takes the biscuit, IMHO. Check Glenn's unique ping-pong ... Read More

What To Think About When Playing Ping-Pong

Wednesday June 18, 2008
Table Tennis is a very mental sport - comparisons have been made to playing chess at high speed. But what should you be thinking during a ... Read More

Li-Ning Table Tennis Shirt Review

Monday June 16, 2008
The good people at Megaspin.net have done it again, sending me a sample Li-Ning Yellow Flame Dragon competition shirt to try out. This is the shirt made famous by the ... Read More

ITTF Update Authorized Racket Coverings List

Thursday June 12, 2008
The ITTF have published their updated list of authorized racket coverings (you can download the full list in pdf format here). Of particular interest to long ... Read More

Greg's Table Tennis Blog - Australian Closed Update

Wednesday June 11, 2008
As you may have noticed from the reduced activity on the website lately, I've been away for the last two weeks, in order to compete in the 2008 Australian Closed ... Read More

2008 Australian Closed Championships

Sunday June 1, 2008
I am currently in Cairns, Queensland to compete at the just completed 2008 Australian Closed Table Tennis Championships. While I'll write at length on the tournament ... Read More

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