Welcome to Ben Larcombe’s table tennis blog. The Expert Table Tennis Blog features regular articles on table tennis coaching and table tennis equipment to help you improve your performance.
In this multiball drill, the coach alternates between a long push and a topspin feed. You are then able to work on your open up and counter topspin. In the video below, Ma Long is performing this drill with his…
Multiball is a method of table tennis training that was first introduced by the Chinese. It works extremely well in one-to-one situations (such as private coaching), where the coach is working with just one player, but it can also be…
If you’re the parent of a young and ambitious table tennis player then this ‘Ask Me a Question’ post will definitely be of interest to you. I won’t waffle on, here’s the question; Chris, from Ireland, asked; “Hi Ben, My…
Do you need to take your table tennis back to basics? I’ve been thinking about this a lot recently, especially as I’ve been coaching players that didn’t start their table tennis with me. I’m always barking on about the importance…
Today I’m thinking about our training volume and intensity. This is a concept that has been around for decades in bodybuilding training but I don’t feel is discussed enough in skill-based sports such as table tennis. The basic argument is…
When I’m given a new group of beginners, before I start teaching any strokes, I always go over the basics of table tennis grip and how to hold the bat correctly. It’s very important that you master this early on…
This feels like a week of firsts for Expert Table Tennis. On Friday I released my first eBook (The Table Tennis Playbook), on Sunday I published my first interview (with Kristian Karlsson) and now I’m posting the first ever guest…
I’ve been wanting to start interviewing table tennis players and coaches for a while now and I finally took the leap and went for it. This is the first Expert Table Tennis Interview and I hope to do many more.…
It is said that table tennis matches can be won and lost in the mind. Having expert physical skills is not enough if you cannot focus, perform on the day and have confidence in yourself. So how can you ensure…
