How can ITTF improve the Star Awards for next year?

We announce the winner of the Yearly PingSkills Premium Membership

We discuss the results of the recent World Tour Grand Finals

Can Fan Zhendong close the gap on Ma Long by Rio?

Moving Out Wide 

15th December - The Leaning Tower of Pizza

Eugene: How can I stay relax when I'm on the move? When doing footwork, my strokes become very tense, that's why I'm very inconsistent when doing footwork drills. It's very hard for me to relax when moving. Any tips?

Yap: Does playing with players better than me help to improve my skills, why? They did not teach me anything.

Lucky Numbers

Moving Out Wide

Breaking Bad Footwork Habits

ITTF World Tour Grand Finals

Ma Long vs Fan Zhendong in the ITTF World Tour Grand Finals

We discuss the winners from the 2015 ITTF Star Awards

How can ITTF improve the Star Awards for next year?

What ideas do you have to make PingSkills better?

What do you call a girl standing in the middle of a table tennis table?

Ilia: Hi guys. I have questions about maximising the spin on the pendulum serve. 1) When you use the wrist snap, do you consciously contract wrist muscles, or you completely relax it and it follows by inertia after the forearm action?

Ilia: 2) Some people advice to also turn the waist to add even more racket speed. However, I find it extremely challenging to do and usually generate less spin. What is your opinion? Can you do this for the reverse serve?

Viktor E: In school we do table tennis round so we don't need to throw up the ball. There's a guy that does a pure heavy sidespin serve with scary speed, spin and power. Almost everyone can't block the serve. Even the most talented players can't control the spin.

Peter: You mentioned it is best to store your rubber in a cool place, thank you. Is there an ideal temperature and would the refrigerator be silly? Cheers

Ernest: What's the difference between training and tournament balls? Do they have the same qualities? Training balls give a different feel compared to tournament balls and I take a while to adjust. Why do they produce training balls?

Viktor E: I have been watching Waldner's last matches and It looks like Waldner is becoming slower and slower and worse and worse every time he plays. He wouldn't stand a chance at all against the current players.

Yoan: Hi Alois ! Everybody is talking about touch, but I've never heard someone explaining how we can improve it. How is it possible to have a better touch?

2015 ITTF Star Awards

Pendulum Serve

Service Rules

Choosing a Table Tennis Ball

The PingSkills Touch

Improve Your Pushing (and Touch)

We discuss the winners from the 2015 ITTF Star Awards

How can ITTF improve the Star Awards for next year?

What ideas do you have to make PingSkills better?

What do you call a girl standing in the middle of a table tennis table?

Ilia: Hi guys. I have questions about maximising the spin on the pendulum serve. 1) When you use the wrist snap, do you consciously contract wrist muscles, or you completely relax it and it follows by inertia after the forearm action?

Ilia: 2) Some people advice to also turn the waist to add even more racket speed. However, I find it extremely challenging to do and usually generate less spin. What is your opinion? Can you do this for the reverse serve?

Viktor E: In school we do table tennis round so we don't need to throw up the ball. There's a guy that does a pure heavy sidespin serve with scary speed, spin and power. Almost everyone can't block the serve. Even the most talented players can't control the spin.

Peter: You mentioned it is best to store your rubber in a cool place, thank you. Is there an ideal temperature and would the refrigerator be silly? Cheers

Ernest: What's the difference between training and tournament balls? Do they have the same qualities? Training balls give a different feel compared to tournament balls and I take a while to adjust. Why do they produce training balls?

Viktor E: I have been watching Waldner's last matches and It looks like Waldner is becoming slower and slower and worse and worse every time he plays. He wouldn't stand a chance at all against the current players.

Yoan: Hi Alois ! Everybody is talking about touch, but I've never heard someone explaining how we can improve it. How is it possible to have a better touch?

2015 ITTF Star Awards

Pendulum Serve

Service Rules

Choosing a Table Tennis Ball

The PingSkills Touch

Improve Your Pushing (and Touch)

Rules Overview

 10th December and Ada Lovelace

How can Table Tennis attract more spectators?

What ideas do you have to make PingSkills better?

Mike: I play a blocker who plays with smooth rubber and loves to block on wide angles of the table when I open the game up...Thus, he moves me around from one side of the table to the next. After 3-5 balls, I rarely score points. What tactics can I use to win?

Abhinav: I came to hear about a reverse backhand serve. I have never seen or heard about this serve before and was wondering what it is. On YouTube I found a video of Ma Long doing this serve.

Benjamin: Me and my training partner want to add multiball to our training. How many balls do we need for it? It's hard to know how many we need to buy.

Adam: I've been mastering topspin. Whenever I start my attack I never let my eyes off the ball. If I attempt to be aware where my opponent is at and lose sight of the ball, my topspin tends to become sloppy and I lose my timing. What should I do?

Table Tennis Rules Overview

Match Strategy Playing a Blocker - for premium members

Multiball Course

Anticipation

Improving Your Reflexes

Ma Long's Reverse Backhand Serve

How can Table Tennis attract more spectators?

What changes need to be made to the Service Rule?

Switching Dual: 1 or 2 BH, 1 or 2 FH

Birthdays!

Pasquale: Hi Alois, im practicing 5 days a week with my robot, 5 hours a day , but this week i got a bit tired so i wanted to practice 4 days this week, do you think there's alot of difference between 5 and 4 days a week of practice if I'm a bit tired?

Christopher: Just wanted to let you know how much I have appreciated being a member of Pingskills, you have made such a difference in my game. It's great to see two people so dedicated to their sport and to helping others progress in their love of the game

George: How important is the luck of the game? What is the place of fortune during the game.

Allen: I played my first tournament as a defender my weakness was lack of spin and the good players are too smart. Had one decent win. Should I try and defend with inverted rubber? I don't want to give up on this style as I'm very good at hard bat.

Smith Numbers

Training Drills PDF

Cheating in Table Tennis

Playing as a Chopper

How can Table Tennis attract more spectators?

What changes need to be made to the Service Rule?

Switching Dual: 1 or 2 BH, 1 or 2 FH

Birthdays!

Pasquale: Hi Alois, im practicing 5 days a week with my robot, 5 hours a day , but this week i got a bit tired so i wanted to practice 4 days this week, do you think there's alot of difference between 5 and 4 days a week of practice if I'm a bit tired?

Christopher: Just wanted to let you know how much I have appreciated being a member of Pingskills, you have made such a difference in my game. It's great to see two people so dedicated to their sport and to helping others progress in their love of the game

George: How important is the luck of the game? What is the place of fortune during the game.

Allen: I played my first tournament as a defender my weakness was lack of spin and the good players are too smart. Had one decent win. Should I try and defend with inverted rubber? I don't want to give up on this style as I'm very good at hard bat.

Smith Numbers

Training Drills PDF

Cheating in Table Tennis

Playing as a Chopper

We announce yesterday's winner and discuss what has been the highlight of the first 200 Ask the Coach shows?

What changes need to be made to the Service Rule?

Long Pimple Attack against Backspin

John Lennon

Mike D: A new coaching rule will be implemented next October 2016 which will allow coaching in-between points, what do you think of this new rule and also, do you think this will open the door to legalize all side coaching during a match?

Norman: Do you not only have to move your arm to generate forehand. Do you also have to move your body while doing forehand hit?

Tushar: Coach do you think that expressing our excitement after every point increases our chances of wining or getting more points?

Romeo: I got a new fast blade along with fast rubbers (tenergy 05 and joola xplode) and now I can't seem to lift backspin balls properly. How do I overcome this problem? I think it is because I lost the skill, kind of like the Yips.

Long Pimple Attack Against Backspin

New Coaching Rule Post by ITTF

Advanced Forehand Topspin

Sports Psychology Course

Activation Level - for premium members

Choosing a Table Tennis Bat

Surprisingly Awesome Free Throws Episode

Service Rules

We announce yesterday's winner and discuss what has been the highlight of the first 200 Ask the Coach shows?

What changes need to be made to the Service Rule?

Long Pimple Attack against Backspin

John Lennon

Mike D: A new coaching rule will be implemented next October 2016 which will allow coaching in-between points, what do you think of this new rule and also, do you think this will open the door to legalize all side coaching during a match?

Norman: Do you not only have to move your arm to generate forehand. Do you also have to move your body while doing forehand hit?

Tushar: Coach do you think that expressing our excitement after every point increases our chances of wining or getting more points?

Romeo: I got a new fast blade along with fast rubbers (tenergy 05 and joola xplode) and now I can't seem to lift backspin balls properly. How do I overcome this problem? I think it is because I lost the skill, kind of like the Yips.

Long Pimple Attack Against Backspin

New Coaching Rule Post by ITTF

Advanced Forehand Topspin

Sports Psychology Course

Activation Level - for premium members

Choosing a Table Tennis Bat

Surprisingly Awesome Free Throws Episode

Service Rules

Win one of 4 'Monthly' and 1 'Yearly' Memberships by answering our  #PQOTD .

What has been the highlight of the first 200 Ask the Coach shows?

Who has been the most influential person in Table Tennis?

The cats in the cradle

ITTF World Junior Championships

Yap: If you do not know the amount of spin that is on the ball, is it safer to do the slow spinny loop.

Ilia: Can you distinguish heavy topspin from heavy backspin by just looking at the rotating ball?

Julio: I'm a great fan of Vladimir Samsonov and Kalinikos Kreanga and i have a lot of curiosity about how he does this serve... https://youtu.be/GuBOG13oqGM?t=29s

Charles Anyon: I have been playing Table Tennis for around 3 months and would like to improve my consistency. What training drills do you suggest?

Viktor E: Do you have a tip against an annoying defender? Who blocks every smash and topspins I do.

John D: Once upon a time I read that there are eight things a table tennis player should do each time they hit the ball. Can you please refresh my memory as to what those eight things are? Thanks!!!

Viktor E: What's the world record number of counterhits?

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ITTF World Junior Championships

High Toss Serve - for premium members

How to do the Vladimir Samsonov serve - for premium members

Slow Spinny Topspin

PingSkills Consistency Chart

Match Strategy Against a Blocker - for premium members

Win one of 4 'Monthly' and 1 'Yearly' Memberships by answering our  #PQOTD .

What has been the highlight of the first 200 Ask the Coach shows?

Who has been the most influential person in Table Tennis?

The cats in the cradle

ITTF World Junior Championships

Yap: If you do not know the amount of spin that is on the ball, is it safer to do the slow spinny loop.

Ilia: Can you distinguish heavy topspin from heavy backspin by just looking at the rotating ball?

Julio: I'm a great fan of Vladimir Samsonov and Kalinikos Kreanga and i have a lot of curiosity about how he does this serve... https://youtu.be/GuBOG13oqGM?t=29s

Charles Anyon: I have been playing Table Tennis for around 3 months and would like to improve my consistency. What training drills do you suggest?

Viktor E: Do you have a tip against an annoying defender? Who blocks every smash and topspins I do.

John D: Once upon a time I read that there are eight things a table tennis player should do each time they hit the ball. Can you please refresh my memory as to what those eight things are? Thanks!!!

Viktor E: What's the world record number of counterhits?

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ITTF World Junior Championships

High Toss Serve - for premium members

How to do the Vladimir Samsonov serve - for premium members

Slow Spinny Topspin

PingSkills Consistency Chart

Match Strategy Against a Blocker - for premium members