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Ping-Pong Blog January 2009 Archive

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

Greg's Online Table Tennis Coaching Program

Friday January 30, 2009
Get the Word Via Video! Photo © 2009 Greg Letts, licensed to About.com, Inc. Hi all - just a quick heads up for all you long pip ... Read More

Come and Chat in the About.com Table Tennis Forum

Friday January 30, 2009
Feel Free to Pull Up a Seat! Photo © 2006 Greg Letts, licensed to About.com, Inc. This week has been another good one for interesting discussions in ... Read More

Second Thoughts on Tackiness Chop - Rubber Review

Thursday January 29, 2009
Butterfly Tackiness Chop Photo Courtesy Table Tennis Pioneers As you are all probably well aware - I'm not perfect. (Sigh!) When I originally wrote my review about ... Read More

USATT News - January 2009

Wednesday January 28, 2009
USATT News & Views USATT logo courtesy www.usatt.org It's been a busy month in USATT circles, and the recent updates to the USATT website reflect that fact. ... Read More

Table Tennis Tactics - Placing the Ball Wide on Your Opponent's Forehand

Monday January 26, 2009
Placement over Power! Diagram © 2007 Greg Letts, licensed to About.com, Inc. In table tennis, many new players (and some experienced players as well!) get carried away ... Read More

Is the ITTF Ruining Table Tennis?

Thursday January 22, 2009
After the success of the poll on what readers are doing after the speed glue ban (and it was quite interesting to see that so many ... Read More

Offensive Tactics for Combination Bat Table Tennis Players

Wednesday January 21, 2009
Get Positive With Anti and Long Pips! Scan of Yasaka AntiPower Rubber Cover Having just given all you offensive players a hand by writing about what tactics ... Read More

Table Tennis Match Tactics - Attacker vs Defender with Long Pips

Monday January 19, 2009
Singapore's Anlin Hao, a tough long pips defender Photo © 2006 Greg Letts, licensed to About.com, Inc. With the speed glue ban now firmly in place, attackers ... Read More

Jan/Feb USATT Magazine is Out!

Friday January 16, 2009
USATT Logo courtesy www.usatt.org The January/February 2009 edition of the USATT Magazine has been sent out to USATT members. This magazine is always an interesting read, and ... Read More

Have You Stopped Improving?

Wednesday January 14, 2009
Is Your Game Going Down? Photo by Jorg Greuel / Getty Images Nothing is more frustrating then when you stop improving at table tennis - except for ... Read More

The Power of Your Mind in Ping-Pong

Monday January 12, 2009
Put Your Thinking Cap On! Photo © 2007 Greg Letts, licensed to About.com, Inc. If you do the things you always do, you'll get the results you've ... Read More

No Glue For You!

Thursday January 8, 2009
Now that the ITTF speed glue/booster/tuner ban has well and truly kicked in, players have had time to experiment a little and adjust their equipment. So ... Read More

Reader Questions and Answers

Wednesday January 7, 2009
A New Year, and New Questions! Photo © 2008 Greg Letts, licensed to About.com, Inc. Hope you all enjoyed your holidays, and are keeping your resolutions! Now ... Read More

Footwork Basics for Ping-Pong

Monday January 5, 2009
You put your left foot in... Photo © 2006 Greg Letts, licensed to About.com, Inc. It is often difficult for table tennis beginners to learn to use ... Read More

Racket Testing - ITTF Release New Documents

Thursday January 1, 2009
Testing times ahead... Photo by Raul Calin, by courtesy of the ITTF The ITTF has just released two new documents, explaining the procedures to be followed for ... Read More

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