By Ben Larcombe
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The Expert Table Tennis Podcast is back (finally). But we’re currently in lockdown because of coronavirus, so I thought I’d do something different. In this episode, I’m joined by Alex Horscroft – a new guest writer for the Expert Table Tennis blog!
Alex only started playing table tennis at the age of 12 and he admits that he didn’t even take it very seriously at first. Despite that, he managed to become the top-ranked junior in his county of Suffolk. And interestingly, he attributes his success to the quality and deceptiveness of his serves.
Today’s episode is sponsored by TableTennisUniversity.com who are currently offering 50% off Coach Tao Li’s entire online curriculum!
Simply enter the code LOCKDOWN to join TTU (Premium) for just $148.50, or click the link below with the code already applied…
https://tabletennisuniversity.com/p/premium/?product_id=920168&coupon_code=LOCKDOWN
This is the BIGGEST discount they’ve ever offered and the price will go back to $297 at 23:59 (UK time) on 31st March 2020.
And as I say in the podcast, if you’re reading this in April and the coupon code has expired, drop me an email ([email protected]) and I’ll see if I can create a custom discount code for you.
Don’t forget to go and check out TableTennisUniversity.com and save yourself $148.50 on their premium membership with the code LOCKDOWN.
And it would be amazing if you could support this podcast by sharing it with your friends, subscribing on iTunes, and leaving us an honest iTunes Podcast review.
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This is Episode #8 of The Expert Table Tennis Podcast with Ben Larcombe and Harrie Austin-Jones. This month we’re talking talent, practice, and why a few weeks ago Harrie almost quit table tennis altogether!
If you’ve ever worried that you might be untalented and felt on the verge of quitting, this is the episode for you! I hope it’ll also be interesting for anyone who’s pondered the impact that natural talent has on your table tennis potential.
Today’s episode is sponsored by TableTennisUniversity.com – and in particular their Black Friday promotion.
This year, for Black Friday (and Cyber Monday), they’re giving you their best offer ever…
Buy 1 of Tao’s ‘Mastery’ courses and get the other 3 for FREE!
There will never be a better time to purchase these four courses and discover how to serve, loop and smash like a Chinese professional.
Purchase one of the four courses below, TODAY!
This promotion ends at midnight on Cyber Monday (2nd December). No code/coupon required. Following a successful purchase, you will be manually enrolled into the other three courses. This may take up to 12 hours to process.
Don’t forget to go and TableTennisUniversity.com and especially their Black Friday special.
And it would be amazing if you could support this podcast by sharing it with your friends, subscribing on iTunes, and leaving us an honest iTunes Podcast review.
We’ll be back with Episode #9 at the end of December. As always, if you have a good idea for a topic, do send me an email!
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Harrie’s not been very well this month so this is a special bonus episode of The Expert Table Tennis Podcast with Ben Larcombe. In this episode, I’m joined by Tom Lodziak for a chat about how to crush it as an adult beginner.
Like Harrie, Tom didn’t start playing table tennis until his mid-twenties. Over the past 12 years, he’s worked hard to improve his game, move up the levels, and he now competes (very well, I might add) in the top division of the Cambridge Table Tennis League.
Today’s episode is sponsored by Palio and in particular their new “3.0” range of table tennis bats – made in collaboration with Expert Table Tennis.
There are three different custom-made bats, designed to suit different abilities: “Expert” (for beginners), “Master” (for intermediates) and “Legend” (for the advanced):
Harrie has been struggling with his consistency a bit recently so we’ve actually moved him back from using the Eastfield Offensive (the bat I play with) to the new Palio Legend 3.0!
Whatever your level, you should be able to find a Palio 3.0 racket that works for you.
Don’t forget to go and check out PalioETT.com and particularly their new “3.0” range of table tennis bats.
And it would be amazing if you could support this podcast by sharing it with your friends, subscribing on iTunes, and leaving us an honest iTunes Podcast review.
Harrie will be back with me for Episode #8 at the very end of November. We’re going to be chatting about the subject of talent in table tennis. As always, if you have a good idea for a topic, do send me an email!
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This is Episode #7 of The Expert Table Tennis Podcast with Ben Larcombe and Harrie Austin-Jones. This month we’re discussing the quality and quantity of your training.
This season, Harrie’s made some changes to his weekly training schedule. Instead of playing as much table tennis as possible, he’s going to focus on just three high-quality sessions per week. To find out why you’ll have to listen to this episode.
Today’s episode is sponsored by PowerPong.org and in particular their new Power Pong 5000 table tennis robot.
The Power Pong 5000 is basically exactly the same as the Butterfly Amicus Prime… but cheaper. That makes the Power Pong 5000 the best table tennis robot in the world!
And you can get it even cheaper by using one of my exclusive promo codes at PowerPong.org…
You won’t find a Power Pong robot sold at a cheaper price than that. And also, if you buy direct from Attila at PowerPong.org you’ll benefit from his extremely generous 3-year warranty. If you have any issues at all with your robot, he promises to fix or replace your Power Pong with a turnaround of just one day!
Don’t forget to go and check out PowerPong.org and particularly their new Power Pong 5000 robot.
And it would be amazing if you could support this podcast by sharing it with your friends, subscribing on iTunes, and leaving us an honest iTunes Podcast review.
We’ll be back with Episode #8 at the very end of October. As always, if you have a good idea for a topic, do send me an email!
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This is Episode #6 of the Expert Table Tennis Podcast with Ben Larcombe and Harrie Austin-Jones. This month we’re chatting about the physical side of table tennis.
Is physical training even important for table tennis? If so, what kinds of stuff should we be doing? Harrie has a background in physical power sports like rugby, sprinting and bodybuilding, so I wanted to pick his brain!
Today’s episode is sponsored by TableTennisUniversity.com – a revolutionary online training program created by former Chinese pro, Tao Li.
For the next 8 days, they’re giving you $100 off their ‘Premium’ bundle!
If you’d like to purchase the entire TTU curriculum at this bargain price, all you need to do is click the link below and you’ll be taken to their site with the ‘SEPTEMBER’ discount code already applied…
www.experttabletennis.com/september
This is the lowest price you’ll ever find for TTU and on top of that, they offer a 30-day money-back guarantee. So you can join today for $197, start watching all of their videos right now, and then if you aren’t 100% satisfied just drop them an email and they’ll give you a full refund!
This offer expires at midnight on Sunday 8th September 2019.
Don’t forget to go and check out TableTennisUniversity.com (before the $100 off voucher expires on Sunday 8th September).
And it would be amazing if you could support this podcast by sharing it with your friends, subscribing on iTunes, and leaving us an honest iTunes Podcast review.
We’ll be back with Episode #7 at the very end of September. As always, if you have a good idea for a topic, do send me an email!
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This is Episode #5 of the Expert Table Tennis Podcast with Ben Larcombe and Harrie Austin-Jones. This month we’re chatting about the mental and emotional side of our sport.
If you struggle to beat your nerves, handle the pressure of a big match or manage your crazy emotions at the table – and let’s be honest, that’s all of us, at one time or another – then this is the episode for you!
Today’s episode is sponsored by Eastfield (my table tennis equipment brand) and in particular, the Eastfield Offensive Table Tennis Bat.
The Eastfield Offensive is the bat that I’ve been using for the past year or so. Harrie also uses the Eastfield Offensive and so does Sam Priestley – on the rare occasions when he actually plays table tennis.
If you’d like to find out more about the Eastfield Offensive you can read my full review here.
If you’re a beginner (still developing a solid/correct technique), our lovely Eastfield Allround bat is probably a better fit for you right now.
Don’t forget to go and check out EastfieldCo.com (if you haven’t already). We’ve got a growing range of Eastfield bats, rubbers, blades, bat cases, and t-shirts available.
And it would be amazing if you could support this podcast by sharing it with your friends, subscribing on iTunes, and leaving us an honest iTunes Podcast review.
We’ll be back with Episode #6 at the end of August. If you have a good idea for a topic, do send me an email!
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This is Episode #4 of the Expert Table Tennis Podcast with Ben Larcombe and Harrie Austin-Jones. This month we’re chatting about our favourite table tennis drills!
If you’re looking to add some more table tennis drills into your training, this is the episode for you. We’ll be sharing some regular, irregular, multiball, and service/return drills.
Today’s episode is sponsored by Eastfield (my table tennis equipment brand) and in particular, the Eastfield Offensive Table Tennis Bat.
The Eastfield Offensive is the bat that I’ve been using for the past year or so. Harrie also uses the Eastfield Offensive and so does Sam Priestley – on the rare occasions when he actually plays table tennis.
If you’d like to find out more about the Eastfield Offensive you can read my full review here.
We had a bit of a rush of sales during the first few months of 2019 and we ended up totally selling out everywhere. I’m pleased to say that we are now back in stock in the UK and Europe and we’ve got a new batch arriving in the US tomorrow.
If you’re a beginner (still developing a solid/correct technique), our lovely Eastfield Allround bat is probably a better fit for you right now.
Don’t forget to go and check out EastfieldCo.com (if you haven’t already). We’ve got a growing range of Eastfield bats, rubbers, blades, bat cases, and t-shirts available.
And it would be amazing if you could support this podcast by sharing it with your friends, subscribing on iTunes, and leaving us an honest iTunes Podcast review.
I’ll be back with Episode #5 at the end of July. If you have a good idea for a topic, do send me an email!
The post Harrie’s Top 5 Table Tennis Drills (S02E04) appeared first on Expert Table Tennis.
This is Episode #3 of the new style Expert Table Tennis Podcast! This month we’re doing an end-of-season review of Harrie’s table tennis season and setting goals for 2019/20.
We break the year up into three phases; pre-season (May-August), first-half (September-December), and second-half (January-April). We also speak in terms of process, performance, and outcome goals – I explain what that means in the episode.
Today’s episode is sponsored by TableTennisUniversity.com (one of the other websites I run).
Table Tennis University is a revolutionary online training program created by former Chinese pro, Tao Li. It was designed to transform you into an elite, well-respected table tennis player in the shortest time possible!
Join TODAY, as a free member, and you’ll gain access to;
TTU really is a fantastic introduction to mastering the sport of table tennis and I’m convinced that you will be blown away by both the quality of the course platform and Coach Li’s excellent instruction. Join TODAY!
Don’t forget to go and check out TableTennisUniversity.com (if you haven’t already) and sign up as a free member to gain access to those coaching videos.
And it would be amazing if you could support this podcast by sharing it with your friends, subscribing on iTunes, and leaving us an honest iTunes Podcast review.
I’ll be back with Episode #4 towards the end of June. If you have a good idea for a topic, do send me an email!
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This is Episode #2 of the new style Expert Table Tennis Podcast! I’m joined once again by my good friend Harrie Austin-Jones and this week we’re chatting about the ultimate beginner’s guide to table tennis.
Harrie’s been playing table tennis for about two and a half years now so, in effect, I’m asking him… “If you could go back in time to when you first started; What would you tell yourself? What would you do differently? What do you think you did right?
Today’s episode is sponsored by TableTennisUniversity.com (one of the other websites I run).
Table Tennis University is a revolutionary online training program created by former Chinese pro, Tao Li. It was designed to transform you into an elite, well-respected table tennis player in the shortest time possible!
Join TODAY, as a free member, and you’ll gain access to;
TTU really is a fantastic introduction to mastering the sport of table tennis and I’m convinced that you will be blown away by both the quality of the course platform and Coach Li’s excellent instruction. Join TODAY!
Don’t forget to go and check out TableTennisUniversity.com (if you haven’t already) and sign up as a free member to gain access to those coaching videos.
And it would be amazing if you could support this podcast by sharing it with your friends, subscribing on iTunes, and leaving us an honest iTunes Podcast review.
I’ll be back with Episode #3 towards the end of May. We’re going to be doing a review of Harrie’s 2018/19 table tennis season – which is something that I think all table tennis players should do.
Do drop me an email if you’ve got questions for Harrie, or any suggestions for topics you’d like us to discuss.
The post The Ultimate Beginner’s Guide to Table Tennis (S02E02) appeared first on Expert Table Tennis.
After a two-year break, The Expert Table Tennis Podcast is back! From now on, I’ll be joined for each episode by my good friend Harrie Austin-Jones.
This first episode (of what I’m calling “Season 2”) is your chance to get to know Harrie and his epic table tennis journey, so far.
Today’s episode is sponsored by TableTennisUniversity.com (one of the other websites I run).
Table Tennis University is a revolutionary online training program created by former Chinese pro, Tao Li. It was designed to transform you into an elite, well-respected table tennis player in the shortest time possible!
Join TODAY, as a free member, and you’ll gain access to;
TTU really is a fantastic introduction to mastering the sport of table tennis and I’m convinced that you will be blown away by both the quality of the course platform and Coach Li’s excellent instruction. Join TODAY!
It’s great to be back podcasting again. I hope you enjoyed this episode and are looking forward to hearing more from Harrie.
Don’t forget to go and check out TableTennisUniversity.com (if you haven’t already) and sign up as a free member to gain access to those coaching videos.
And it would be amazing if you could support this podcast by sharing it with your friends, subscribing on iTunes, and leaving us an honest iTunes Podcast review.
I’ll be back at some point in April with S02E02.
Do drop me an email if you’ve got questions for Harrie, or any suggestions for topics you’d like us to discuss.
The post Who is Harrie Austin-Jones? (S02E01) appeared first on Expert Table Tennis.
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