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Ping-Pong Blog December 2008 Archive

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

New Year's Resolutions - Greg's Table Tennis Blog Update

Tuesday December 30, 2008
Happy New Year! Photo © 2007 Greg Letts, licensed to About.com, Inc. Another month has gone by since my last ping-pong blog update, and the end of ... Read More

Grip Tips

Monday December 29, 2008
Hold it! Photo © 2008 Greg Letts, licensed to About.com, Inc. Is it OK to change your grip during a rally? And should your grip be firm ... Read More

Table Tennis Talk in the Forum

Friday December 26, 2008
Come and chat in the forum! Photo © 2006 Greg Letts, licensed to About.com, Inc. I hope everyone is having a good festive/holiday season. For those of ... Read More

Pimp Your Ping-Pong Parlor - Flooring Types

Wednesday December 24, 2008
Greg's Home Ping-Pong Room Photo © 2008 Greg Letts, licensed to About.com, Inc. With Christmas and New Year's day fast approaching, it's possible that you'll end up ... Read More

How to Identify Your Strengths and Weaknesses in Table Tennis

Tuesday December 23, 2008
Take a break for a bit and think it over... Photo by Ayoade Ademakinwa, by courtesy of the ITTF Earlier this month I highlighted the importance of ... Read More

2008 USA Table Tennis National Championships - Final Results

Monday December 22, 2008
David Zhuang - Men's Singles Title No. 6! Photo © Gerry Chua David Zhuang and Crystal Huang are the new Men's Singles and Women's Singles champions at ... Read More

Butterfly Tenergy 05 - Table Tennis Rubber Review

Friday December 19, 2008
Butterfly Tenergy 05 - 10/10? Scan of cover owned by Greg Letts Tenergy 05 has been hailed as Butterfly's answer to the cries of speed gluers everywhere ... Read More

2008 USATT National Championships Results

Thursday December 18, 2008
Game on! USATT logo by courtesy www.usatt.org For those readers who couldn't get to the 2008 USA Table Tennis National Championships this year, the USATT are providing ... Read More

Pimp Your Ping-Pong Parlor - Room Size

Tuesday December 16, 2008
Greg's Home Training Room Photo © 2007 Greg Letts, licensed to About.com, Inc. Time for the second part in my series on home table tennis setups. Today ... Read More

Playing Ping-Pong With Your Opposite Hand - a Good Idea?

Monday December 15, 2008
Even Lupy swaps hands now and then! Photo © Gerry Chua I think most table tennis players have played a game or two with their opposite hand ... Read More

Ping-Pong in the News - December 2008

Friday December 12, 2008
What's hap-pinging around the world? Photo © 2007 Greg Letts, licensed to About.com, Inc. Table tennis has had its share of headlines recently, although unfortunately not all ... Read More

Pimp Your Ping-Pong Parlor - Lighting

Thursday December 11, 2008
Has GE started making table tennis balls? Justin Sullivan / Getty Images Fellow About.com reader Alistair sent me an email, suggesting that I write about home table ... Read More

The One Month Challenge

Tuesday December 9, 2008
What's Your Plan? Photo © 2007 Greg Letts, licensed to About.com, Inc. Here's a friendly challenge to all you readers out there. Take a minute and think ... Read More

How to Scout Out Your Table Tennis Opponents

Monday December 8, 2008
Keep an eye on your competition! Photo © 2006 Greg Letts, licensed to About.com, Inc. If you had to step into the boxing ring to fight an ... Read More

Reader Question & Answers

Friday December 5, 2008
Check Your Inbox! Photo © 2007 Greg Letts, licensed to About.com, Inc. As I have mentioned previously, since I returned from Europe I have been working steadily ... Read More

How to Remove Illegal Glues from Your Ping-Pong Paddle

Wednesday December 3, 2008
How do you get the glue off afterwards? Photo © 2007 Greg Letts, licensed to About.com, Inc. With the current controversy that is happening due to the ... Read More

ITTF President Speaks Out About Ban on Speed Glue, Boosters, 4mm Rubber Thickness

Tuesday December 2, 2008
ITTF Logo courtesy www.ittf.com ITTF President Adham Sharara has written an official message to table tennis manufacturers and National Associations on behalf of the ITTF Executive ... Read More

Table Tennis Tactics - Serving Across the Playing Elbow

Monday December 1, 2008
Give Your Opponents the Elbow! Photo © 2007 Greg Letts, licensed to About.com, Inc. The use of forehand serves is dominant in modern table tennis these days ... Read More

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