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Hello! I'm not in London, but used to live there, so know a few of the clubs. For starters you could try: Morpeth Table Tennis Club: http://www.morpethttc.co.uk/index.html Fusion Table Tennis Club: http://www.fusionttc.co.uk/ Highbury Table Tennis Club: http://www.highburyttclub.co.uk/...

Second half of our season has begun. We are second in top division of our local league. I'm currently on 62% win percentage, which I am happy with. Earlier in the season, I got thumped by a long pimples attacker. Played him again this week and manged to scrape a 3-2 win. Not sure how I won, but...

You're welcome. Very happy to help.

Hello! I'm not as expert on equipment as others on this forum, but I wonder if you should just stick with your previous set-up? The benefit of the Stiga Allround Classic / Kotukatu 868 rubbers combination for your game (at the moment) is that it will help you with the issue of dealing with...

Really good advice. Once you start topspinning these lower division defenders, their game will start to crumble. As they are lower division, they probably don't really have the skills to defend against many topspin attacks. So one or two topspins well placed topspins and you'll win the point.

This is very common. They key thing is what you say here: In training most people do drills and practice of topspin against block. This is definitely good and will help you as you progress to a higher standard. But you also need to spend a lot of time practicing topspin vs backspin. So the...

I definitely understand the appeal. I’m still having a lot of fun developing my two-wing topspin game, but when I get to a stage where I don’t think I can improve my ‘A’ game anymore, I may be tempted to change styles and learn to master long pimples. For me, there is an appeal of going back...

Hi all, here's a new coaching video I have made, where I explain how to improve your 3rd ball attack. The video is mainly aimed at intermediate players, but there may be some useful tips for more advanced players too. In the video I talk about: - Expecting your serve to be returned -...

Both options can work and should be used. There is no 'rule' to say you should only do one or the other. I use both serves and at the level I play at, both can be very effective at setting up FH attacks. For pendulum serves - you are right the spin will make the ball kick back to the backhand...

I agree with this. There are so many people who serve illegal - and not always umpires available to enforce the rule - you need to adapt to the situation rather than get thrown off your own game. From my experience there are two types of illegal serve which happen the most: (1) players who do...

Absolutely. And it's important to get these both right. You can do all the footwork exercises in the world, but if you are too upright and stuck on your heels, it's always going to feel a bit of a struggle to move quickly.

How to improve your footwork? 1. Get your stance right - feet at least shoulder width apart, flex in knees, lean forwards at waist 2. Get you weight on the front of your feet, rather than your heels 3. Commit to playing with your feet, e.g. move to the ball, rather than reaching 4. Do regular...

As others have commented - there is a real variance between different types of 40+ plastic ball. So even if you do multi-ball with one type of ball, it may not help you a great deal if you have to play a league match / tournament with a different type of plastic ball. It's a bit frustrating that...

I'm fascinated by this nature/nurture stuff. I have two small children - boy who is 6 and girl who is 2, so going through this right now. Before children I was completely on the side of 'nurture', e.g. boys are conditioned by society to like blue, wheels, physical activities etc and girls are...

So far, 101 people have completed the table tennis quiz and one person managed to get all 20 questions right. What are you waiting for? Take on the quiz master and see how many questions you can get right... http://www.tabletenniscoach.me.uk/toms-table-tennis-quiz-2017/

SFF_lib - you are not alone! I reckon most of us on this forum have a table tennis addiction! It's a good addiction to have and the only thing you can do is find more ways to play table tennis (although not that easy when you have two young kids!). I do a lot of table tennis coaching. If I...

It’s time for my new end-of-year table tennis quiz! How good is your table tennis knowledge? I have 20 questions about table tennis during 2017. Each question has four possible answers for you to choose from. If you don’t know the answer, just have a guess. You have 1 in 4 chance of getting...

I think this is so true. And something I completely relate to. My technique is nowhere near as smooth as other players, but my consistency is high, my ball placement is good and my tactics strong. I'm a better player than I look for sure. It also reminds me of something my coach tells me. My...

It's a nice problem to have. You have good shots, good ball placement, good serves, good reading of spin. Improving your fitness and committing to playing your 'A' game more often should be straight forward to achieve. And if you play your 'A' game more often, you'll probably find that you'll...

Hey! Well done. Congrats on the win. It was a tough match, but you got there. So I see plenty of good things about your game. You have some strong serves, good ball placement and some nice whip on your forehand. Actually you have some really nice shots - backhand and forehand - but you don't...