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From Greg Letts, Former About.com Guide

Updated Articles and Resources
  • Are Edge Balls Out of Bounds? Created: Wednesday, November 25, 2009 Updated: Tuesday, September 18, 2012
    Are the edges of a table tennis table outside the boundaries of the playing surface?
  • Are Edge Balls Out of Bounds? Created: Wednesday, November 25, 2009 Updated: Tuesday, September 18, 2012
    Are the edges of a table tennis table outside the boundaries of the playing surface?
  • Is it OK to be a Basement Ping-Pong Player? Created: Monday, November 23, 2009 Updated: Tuesday, September 18, 2012
    Is it OK to be a basement ping-pong player, or should you be a serious table tennis competitor?
  • Is it OK to be a Basement Ping-Pong Player? Created: Monday, November 23, 2009 Updated: Tuesday, September 18, 2012
    Is it OK to be a basement ping-pong player, or should you be a serious table tennis competitor?
  • The Story Behind Your Table Tennis Bat Created: Wednesday, December 09, 2009 Updated: Tuesday, September 18, 2012
    What's the story behind your table tennis bat? Share your photos and tell us about the ping-pong paddle that you use.
  • The Story Behind Your Table Tennis Bat Created: Wednesday, December 09, 2009 Updated: Tuesday, September 18, 2012
    What's the story behind your table tennis bat? Share your photos and tell us about the ping-pong paddle that you use.
  • Doing Things Differently in Table Tennis Created: Thursday, August 30, 2012 Updated: Thursday, August 30, 2012
    Is it a good idea to do things differently in table tennis?
  • Should Children Play with Long Pips or Antispin Rubbers? Created: Wednesday, August 29, 2012 Updated: Wednesday, August 29, 2012
    Should children be encouraged or discouraged from using long pips and antispin rubbers for table tennis?
  • Advice for Table Tennis Advisors and Coaches Created: Tuesday, August 28, 2012 Updated: Tuesday, August 28, 2012
    What advice should a coach give to his player during breaks in a table tennis match?
  • Newgy Pong-Pal - Review Created: Friday, August 24, 2012 Updated: Friday, August 24, 2012
    A review of the Newgy Pong-Pall ball pickup tool from Greg Letts, your Guide to Table Tennis / Ping-Pong.
  • Newgy Robo-Pong Table Tennis Robots - Reviews Created: Monday, April 30, 2012 Updated: Friday, August 24, 2012
    Reviews of the Newgy Robo-Pong 2050, 1040 and 540 table tennis robots, from Greg Letts, your Guide to Table Tennis / Ping-Pong.
  • Learn from Weaker Ping-Pong Players Created: Thursday, August 23, 2012 Updated: Thursday, August 23, 2012
    How to improve your own table tennis game by watching and learning from the mistakes weaker players make.
  • Defenders - Deceive or Die Created: Friday, August 17, 2012 Updated: Friday, August 17, 2012
    Why table tennis defenders must remember to use all the deceptive tricks they know in order to win.
  • Two Minute Tips for Table Tennis Created: Wednesday, January 18, 2012 Updated: Friday, August 17, 2012
    Improve your ping-pong fast with these two minute tips for table tennis.
  • Table Tennis Rules Quiz Question 16 - Answer Created: Thursday, August 16, 2012 Updated: Thursday, August 16, 2012
    How well do you know the laws of table tennis? Find out with this ping-pong quiz.
  • 2012 London Olympics Thoughts - Week 1 Created: Thursday, August 02, 2012 Updated: Thursday, August 02, 2012
    Some thoughts on the first week of table tennis at the 2012 London Olympics
  • Quick Tip: 3 Common Faults in Table Tennis Video Created: Thursday, August 02, 2012 Updated: Thursday, August 02, 2012
    If you're just starting out playing table tennis, it's important to know the rules so that you don't cost yourself any points. This About.com video will teach you three of the most common faults in...
  • Greg's Table Tennis Blog - July 2012 Created: Monday, July 30, 2012 Updated: Tuesday, July 31, 2012
    About.com Guide Greg Letts' personal ping-pong blog, discussing his table tennis progress in July 2012.
  • Don't Hit the Ball Back Created: Friday, July 20, 2012 Updated: Tuesday, July 31, 2012
    In table tennis, it's a bad idea to hit the ball back - straight back to your opponent, that is!
  • DHS T1223 Table Tennis Table - Review Created: Friday, July 13, 2012 Updated: Tuesday, July 31, 2012
    A review of the DHS T1223 table tennis table, by your Guide to Table Tennis / Ping-pong, Greg Letts.
  • DHS P104 Table Tennis Net - Review Created: Friday, July 20, 2012 Updated: Tuesday, July 31, 2012
    A review of the DHS P104 table tennis net, by Greg Letts, your Guide to Table Tennis / Ping-Pong.
  • To Know Your Enemy, Become Your Enemy in Table Tennis Created: Monday, July 30, 2012 Updated: Tuesday, July 31, 2012
    How copying your opponent's style of play now and then can help you defeat your opponent more often in table tennis.
  • Add Chaos to Your Table Tennis Training Drills Created: Thursday, July 26, 2012 Updated: Tuesday, July 31, 2012
    An explanation on how to use random elements in your table tennis training drills to help you improve your ping-pong faster.
  • Downshift to Move Up Created: Monday, July 23, 2012 Updated: Tuesday, July 31, 2012
    How using a less powerful ping-pong paddle can uncover problems with your table tennis game.
  • 2012 Australian Open Table Tennis Championships - Greg's Thoughts Created: Thursday, July 12, 2012 Updated: Thursday, July 12, 2012
    Greg's thoughts from his time competing at the 2012 Australian Open table tennis championships.
  • Quick Tip: What Is Backspin in Table Tennis? Video Created: Friday, June 29, 2012 Updated: Friday, June 29, 2012
    Backspin is an important skill in table tennis. Watch this quick tip video from About.com to learn more about backspin in table tennis.
  • How to Score a Table Tennis Match Video Created: Thursday, June 28, 2012 Updated: Thursday, June 28, 2012
    The modern table tennis game has different scoring regulations than you may be accustomed to. Watch this how-to video from About.com to learn more about the nuances, rules, and regulations on how t...
  • Greg's Table Tennis Blog - June 2012 Created: Thursday, June 28, 2012 Updated: Thursday, June 28, 2012
    About.com Guide Greg Letts' personal ping-pong blog, discussing his table tennis progress in June 2012.
  • The Tipping Point Created: Thursday, June 28, 2012 Updated: Thursday, June 28, 2012
    The Tipping Point - where to point your racket tip during strokes for better results.
  • Quick Tip: What Is Sidespin in Table Tennis? Video Created: Wednesday, June 27, 2012 Updated: Wednesday, June 27, 2012
    Sidespin is an effective table tennis technique that may give you an advantage over your opponent. In this About.com Quick Tip video learn how to hit and return the table tennis ball with sidespin.
  • How to Return a Table Tennis Serve Video Created: Wednesday, June 27, 2012 Updated: Wednesday, June 27, 2012
    Table tennis serves should be returned according to the way they are initially hit. Learn how best to return a table tennis serve with this how-to video from About.com.
  • How to Add Spin to Your Table Tennis Game Video Created: Wednesday, June 27, 2012 Updated: Wednesday, June 27, 2012
    Adding spin to your table tennis game can give you an edge over you opponent. Watch this About.com video to learn how to use the table tennis paddle to add spin when you hit the ball.

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