Palio Master 2 Review
The Palio Master 2 is the second bat in the Palio x Expert Table Tennis collection. It is faster than the Expert 2 but not as fast as the Legend 2. You can read about all three bats in my…
Ben Larcombe
Hi, I'm Ben Larcombe! I'm 29 years old, I live in Tunbridge Wells, and I'm a professional table tennis coach.
Why I Stopped Playing With Tenergy – And What I’m Using Instead!
I started using Tenergy 05 back in 2009 – pretty soon after it was first released. I was instantly hooked! The speed, the spin, the high arc. It was all perfect. Later, as a poor student, I tried switching to…
#40 – Dan Seemiller: Revelations of a Table Tennis Champion
Dan Seemiller is an American table tennis legend. He is five times US Men’s Singles Champion, twelve times US Men’s Doubles Champion, and seven times US Mixed Doubles Champion. That’s pretty impressive, to say the least! But he didn’t stop…
Stiga Advantage Review
If you are on the lookout for a good value but durable table tennis table you might have come across the Stiga Advantage Table Tennis Table sold on Amazon.com for $374.74. In this post, I will be reviewing the Stiga…
Charlotte Bardsley: The Story So Far
Back in the summer of 2014 I wrote an article about an extraordinary young girl called Charlotte Bardsley (you can find that original article at the bottom of this page). Charlotte had only started playing table tennis 18 months earlier but…
Stiga Evolution Review
The Stiga Evolution is one of many table tennis rackets made by Swedish company Stiga – one of the world’s leading table tennis brands. They have a popular range of five premade rackets that are also ITTF approved, which means…
#39 – Samson Dubina: Enhance Your Game with TT-Flex
Samson Dubina was last a guest on the show roughly 18 months ago. In that episode, we discussed his training and preparation for the Team USA Rio 2016 selections. Today, we’ll focus on TT-Flex! Unfortunately, Samson didn’t quite make it…
The Ultimate Guide to Table Tennis Psychology
In my opinion, too little has been written on table tennis psychology. Despite coaches and players often mentioning the importance of the “mental side of the game”, mental skills training remains largely unused in our clubs and coaching sessions. This post…
11 Mental Toughness Tips for Table Tennis Players – by Werner Schlager
It’s the final day of Werner Schlager Week here at ExpertTableTennis.com! So far we’ve covered; service and service return, stroke development, technique and tactics, and physical training. Today’s quotes look at the area of mental toughness for table tennis. I don’t often get a chance…