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2012 U.S. Olympic Trials - Results and Commentary
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2/16/2012 4:47:28 PM About.com Table Tennis / Ping-Pong
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Australia's Paul Jones is a master of deceptive wrist usage when serving!
Photo © 2007 Greg Letts, licensed to About.com, Inc. |
| The results of the U.S. Olympic Trials are now in, with 4 men and 4 women being selected to compete against Canada for a berth in the 2012 Olympics. Congratulations to:
Men: Michael Landers, Barney Reed, Adam Hugh, and Timothy Wang
Women: Gao Jun, Ariel Hsing, Lily Zhang, and Erica Wu.
For those interested in more detail, Donn Olsen has a new PATT Note with his thoughts on the 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials, and Larry Hodges has written another interesting blog post talking about his experiences coaching two participants at the trials.
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Be a Better Training Partner - Two Minute Table Tennis Tips
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2/16/2012 4:33:50 PM About.com Table Tennis / Ping-Pong
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Would you believe that Australia's #1 player, William Henzell, struggles to find more than 2 or 3 training partners when at home?
Photo © 2007 Greg Letts, licensed to About.com, Inc. |
| It's pretty difficult to make it to the top in table tennis by training alone, sooner or later you're going to need a training partner or two. And while good training partners are hard to come by, they won't stick around if you are a terrible training buddy! So here are some quick tips on how to be a better training partner for table tennis.
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Transition Training - Two Minute Table Tennis Tips
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2/2/2012 5:57:58 PM About.com Table Tennis / Ping-Pong
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Australia's Justin Han on the move...
Photo © 2010 Greg Letts, licensed to About.com, Inc. |
| If you are an intermediate level player who can hit your rallying strokes like a champion in training, but you play like a chump in actual matches, you are probably making a mistake many intermediate level players make - forgetting to train your transitions.
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IPONG Topspin Table Tennis Robot - Reader Comments
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1/30/2012 6:10:10 PM About.com Table Tennis / Ping-Pong
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Lean, green, and on the scene...
Photo © 2011 Greg Letts, licensed to About.com, Inc. |
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The recent series of reviews on IPONG robots has proved to be quite popular with readers, and one such reader has taken the time to provide some very useful comments on the IPONG Topspin robot, which I have added to the end of the article. In his comments, he explains why the IPONG Topspin produces more topspin than the other IPONG models, discusses the subject of battery life, and even mentions a flaw that I had overlooked! I've added his thoughts to the end of the article, so if you are interested in getting the whole story on the IPONG Topspin table tennis robot, check it out!
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Don't Change a Thing - Two Minute Table Tennis Tip
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1/19/2012 7:01:23 PM About.com Table Tennis / Ping-Pong
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Just one hit and you're hooked
Photo © 2007 Greg Letts, licensed to About.com, Inc. |
| Having just posted a two minute table tennis tip encouraging players whose results have stagnated to make a change, I'm now going to risk looking senile and completely contradict myself, and tell you not to a change a thing.
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