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Ping-Pong Blog November 2008 Archive

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

Should I Change My Grip During a Table Tennis Rally?

Friday November 28, 2008
Time for a change? Photo © 2006 Greg Letts, licensed to About.com, Inc. Are you losing your grip? One of your fellow readers (Muhammad) is worried that ... Read More

New Website - Table Tennis Coach

Thursday November 27, 2008
Photo courtesy www.tabletenniscoach.com Table Tennis Coach is a new website that aims to highlight good table tennis techniques for beginners and more advanced players. The site shows ... Read More

USATT Chooses New CEO

Thursday November 27, 2008
USATT logo courtesy www.usatt.org At last, the USATT has selected an official Chief Executive Officer. Congratulations go out to Mike Cavanaugh, who has been serving as the ... Read More

Bruce Lee Playing Ping-Pong

Tuesday November 25, 2008
Table tennis has a bit of a wimpy and dorky reputation among some uninformed members of the general public. Unless you have seen top level ping-pong up close and personal, ... Read More

Greg's Ping-Pong Blog - Update

Tuesday November 25, 2008
Failure to Plan is Planning to Fail... Photo © 2007 Greg Letts, licensed to About.com, Inc. I wrote in my last blog update (way back in August ... Read More

Greg's Table Tennis Travel Blog - I'm Back!

Sunday November 23, 2008
You've Got Mail! (Well, eventually!) Photo © 2007 Greg Letts, licensed to About.com, Inc. Hi all - I'm finally back in sunny (and warm!) Perth, Western Australia ... Read More

Advanced Guide to Serving

Friday November 21, 2008
William Henzell of Australia in mid-serve Photo © 2007 Greg Letts, licensed to About.com, Inc. Pssst! Want a secret weapon to improve your table tennis by 1-2 ... Read More

Table Tennis Tips - Doubles

Wednesday November 19, 2008
Doubles Footwork Pattern #1 for Righthanders Diagram © 2006 Greg Letts, licensed to About.com, Inc. Do you like to play doubles? Most ping-pong players enjoy a good ... Read More

Advanced Table Tennis Strokes - Forehand Reverse Pendulum Serve

Monday November 17, 2008
Photo © 2007 Greg Letts, licensed to About.com, Inc. The forehand reverse pendulum serve is one of those table tennis strokes that make new players say What ... Read More

How to Avoid Choking in Ping-Pong Matches

Friday November 14, 2008
Did Ma Lin Choke in the 2007 World Championships Men's Singles Final? Photo By: Kazuyuki Takahashi, by courtesy of the ITTF I don't think you would be ... Read More

Ping-Pong Partners - Pros and Cons

Wednesday November 12, 2008
Ping-Pong Partners on the Court Photo © 2006 Greg Letts, licensed to About.com, Inc. For many table tennis players, having a partner who is just as fanatical ... Read More

Sample 1 Hour Training Program

Monday November 10, 2008
Sample Session Diagram © 2007 Greg Letts, licensed to About.com, Inc. Don't have much time to spare for training? I've put together a sample one hour table ... Read More

Bring It On! What To Take To A Table Tennis Tournment

Friday November 7, 2008
Table Tennis Table Not Included! Photo © 2006 Greg Letts, licensed to About.com, Inc. Having advocated last week that all table tennis players should get out and ... Read More

Simple Drill Technique - Play an Extra Stroke

Tuesday November 4, 2008
Simply Useful! Diagram © 2008 Greg Letts, licensed to About.com, Inc. Today I'd like to introduce you to a very simple but also very powerful simple drill ... Read More

Top 10 Classic Table Tennis Rubbers

Monday November 3, 2008
Butterfly Sriver - an all time classic rubber Photo by courtesy Table Tennis Pioneers Once a ping-pong player is past the beginner stages, he will then begin ... Read More

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