presented by JOOLA Tables:
Tip of the Day
Whole Body Shots
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Tip of the Day - Experiment With Serves and Receives Early
Larry Hodges Sept. 28, 2013
Early in a match you should test your various serves when playing an unfamiliar player. What proportion of the time should you serve long versus short?
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Tip of the Day - How to Maximize Your Chances of Winning
Larry Hodges Sept. 27, 2013
Most players put pressure on themselves because they want to win very badly. However; putting pressure on yourself will usually make you play worse.
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Tip of the Day - What to Think About During a Match
Larry Hodges Sept. 26, 2013
Too often players worry about their stroke techniques while playing a match. The end result is they try to consciously control their shots.
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Tip of the Day - Use Quick, Deep Pushes to Set Up Your Attack
Larry Hodges Sept. 25, 2013
Many players use pushing as a neutral "sparring" shot. Instead, use it as a weapon.
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Tip of the Day - Don’t Telegraph the Direction Of Your Attack
Larry Hodges Sept. 24, 2013
Many players telegraph the direction of their attacking shot. Often, the opponent isn’t sure how he knows where you are going, he just senses it.
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Tip of the Day - Don’t "Guide" Your Loop
Larry Hodges Sept. 23, 2013
Many players, when learning to loop, try to guide the shot consciously. This is a mistake, and leads to a soft and weak loop.
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Tip of the Day - Reading Spin
Larry Hodges Sept. 22, 2013
Returning serves is everyone's biggest weakness - or at least it seems that way.
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Tip of the Day - Use Ball Placement and Variation Against Short Serves
Larry Hodges Sept. 21, 2013
You should have different strategies for returning deeps serves and short serves (short serves are serves that, if given the chance, would bounce twice on the receiver’s side of the table).
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Tip of the Day - Attack Deep Serves
Larry Hodges Sept. 20, 2013
You should have different strategies for returning deeps serves and short serves (short serves are serves that, if given the chance, would bounce twice on the receiver’s side of the table). Against deep serves, you should be aggressive.
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Tip of the Day - Shorten Stroke
Larry Hodges Sept. 19, 2013
Returning serves is all about ball control. In a rally, the incoming shot is usually more predictable than a serve, which normally has a much wider range of variation – topspin, sidespin, backspin, at all speeds and placements.