The Expert Table Tennis Blog

It’s just over a month until Christmas, which means it’s time to start thinking about buying presents (and writing your own Christmas lists too). So, what are the best Christmas gifts for a table tennis player?

In this article, I’ll go through some of my favourite table tennis gift ideas and show you a few of the things that have made it onto my Christmas list. There’s a mixture of stocking fillers (small/cheap gifts) and more expensive presents.

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Table tennis stance is the second aspect of table tennis technique that I teach to my players. The first is the correct shakehands table tennis grip.

This post is part of my How to Play Table Tennis series. Today we’ll be whizzing through how to stand, where to stand, and why. And we’ll be using the great Fan Zhendong as our example!

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This is a bit of a follow-up to my blog post last month. Back then, I asked the question, are your serves going too short? Today, my focus shifts to your stance and I’m asking you, are you standing too close to the table?

So many beginners and intermediate players stand too close to the table! I’m not exactly sure why this is. But during 10 years of coaching table tennis, I’ve constantly had to tell my players to take half a step back – if not more.

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If you’re on the lookout for a good quality table tennis table that’s also great value, you’ve probably seen the JOOLA Inside, sold on Amazon for $349.99. Here’s my full JOOLA Inside review.

In this post, I’ll be reviewing the JOOLA Inside Table Tennis Table, weighing up the pros and cons of buying one and making a few other suggestions. It’s my hope that after reading this, you’ll find it much easier to decide whether this table is the right one for you.

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The pre-season is over… The new 2019/2020 table tennis season is upon us! Many of the world’s top leagues and tournaments have already started and I’m sure, if you haven’t already, you’ll be competing again soon.

A new season can mean a new environment and potentially some changes to your competitive table tennis from the year before. Perhaps you’ve moved to play for a different club, or your team has been promoted/relegated so you’ll be playing in a different division.

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