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Ping-Pong Blog October 2008 Archive

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

How To Succeed In Ping-Pong By Mistake

Friday October 31, 2008
On his way to success? Uploaded to Flicker by rmp Don't make a mistake! I think that many players have had that particular piece of advice given to ... Read More

Table Tennis Without Speed Glue - Players and Coaches Perspectives

Wednesday October 29, 2008
Ping-Pong without speed glue - better or worse? Photo © 2008 Greg Letts, licensed to About.com, Inc. Now that the ITTF's speed glue ban has well and ... Read More

Greg's Travel Blog - The Newcastle Open Butterfly Grand Prix, 11-12 October 2008

Tuesday October 28, 2008
Mathew Ware, Men's Singles Winner Photo © 2008 Greg Letts, licensed to About.com, Inc. The Newcastle Open Grand Prix was held in Newcastle-on-Tyne, England, on the 11-12th ... Read More

Advice For Your First Ping-Pong Tournament

Monday October 27, 2008
David Powell enjoying the thrill of competing! Photo © 2008 Greg Letts, licensed to About.com, Inc. No doubt about it, table tennis is a great social sport. ... Read More

Multiball Table Tennis Training

Thursday October 23, 2008
Make the most of multiball! Photo © 2007 Greg Letts, licensed to About.com, Inc. Multiball, along with serve and serve return practice, is the equivalent of eating ... Read More

Greg's Table Tennis Travel Blog - Colin Deaton Table Tennis Centre

Tuesday October 21, 2008
Catching a Breather at the Colin Deaton Table Tennis Centre Photo © 2008 Greg Letts, licensed to About.com, Inc. After visiting the lads at Lincoln Crusaders, Lasher ... Read More

Premade Ping-Pong Paddles vs Custom Table Tennis Bats

Monday October 20, 2008
Pick a premade paddle or put it together yourself? Photo © 2006 Greg Letts, licensed to About.com, Inc. Guest author Alex Vanderklugt of One of a Kind ... Read More

Table Tennis For Slow Learners

Thursday October 16, 2008
Learn from my mistakes! Photo © 2006 Greg Letts, licensed to About.com, Inc. This article was originally titled "Table Tennis Things I Know Now That I Wish ... Read More

Greg's Table Tennis Travel Blog - Crusaders Table Tennis Club

Tuesday October 14, 2008
Catching Up at Crusaders Photo © 2008 Greg Letts, licensed to About.com, Inc. One of the best things about the Internet is that you can make table ... Read More

Advanced Serving - The Forehand Pendulum Backspin/Sidespin Serve

Monday October 13, 2008
Simon Gerada Performing a Pendulum Serve Photo © 2006 Greg Letts, licensed to About.com, Inc. Introduced by the Chinese and taken a step further by the likes ... Read More

Guide to Long Pimples

Thursday October 9, 2008
Turn Your Bat and Turn the Tables! Photo © 2007 Greg Letts, licensed to About.com, Inc. Now that the ban on frictionless long pimples has been in ... Read More

Happy Birthday USATT!

Tuesday October 7, 2008
Happy 75th USATT! USATT logo by courtesy of www.usatt.org The USATT turns 75 in 2008 (and doesn't look a day over 70!). Rather than reflecting on the ... Read More

Keeping Your Eye on the Ball - For and Against

Monday October 6, 2008
Alex Swanson Watching Carefully Photo © 2006 Greg Letts, licensed to About.com, Inc. Should you keep your eye on the ball all the way to contact? This ... Read More

Simple Drills for Ping-Pong

Thursday October 2, 2008
Keepin' it Simple Diagram © 2008 Greg Letts, licensed to About.com, Inc. KISS - Keep it Simple Stupid! We have all heard that advice before in ... Read More

Pro Table Tennis with Rowden

Wednesday October 1, 2008
While I was competing at the Cardiff Open earlier this year, I spent some time in conversation with a very nice umpire by the name of Mark Kinlocke (father of ... Read More

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