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I know the current thinking is to use a time out if you are ahead in an important game and the opponent scores a few points. But does this really work? It may just be the matches I watched at latest WTT tournament, but almost every time someone called a time out, they lost the first point after...

I saw some pictures of the Olympic village and there were table tennis tables for the athletes to play on. Any other sport also just a game to athletes at the Olympics?

This has probably been addressed before somewhere, but what's the rationale for Dima using his backhand when pushing on the forehand side? Seems awkward and something no coach I know of would teach. Any thoughts?

Since many of the clubs in the US have closed for a few weeks and "Social Distancing" is being recommended, I was wondering if there were any tips or guidelines for disinfecting things like tables, balls, nets, rackets, etc. Hand-shaking is now discouraged, and I hope the practice of wiping...

I was wondering if there were any strategies or tips for using a smart watch as a coaching tool. As it is wearable during play, and offers lots of possibilities, I was curious if anyone has developed tips for use. Things I have thought of are: List of strategies and tactics that can be...

I am curious why all the so-called modern defenders typically use inverted on their forehand and counter/loop on that side, and use long pips/short pips and chop on the backhand. Since forehand offensive shots are more powerful/more spinny due to biomechanics of the forehand side, I would...

I can't think of any other sport or activity where a young teenager can compete and defeat the best in the world. And what does that say about table tennis as a sport that this happened, and looks like it could easily happen again? Is it good for the sport? Interesting times.

I am curious what folks' thoughts are about serving after you have served a let serve. For your next serve, do you try the same serve that was a let, or do you opt for a different serve? I often use a sequence of serves to try to set up my opponent, and serving a let presents a dilemma, as the...

I have been curious how the top TT players lives compare to those of other sports. TT players do an awful lot of travel around the world - ITTF national tournaments, leagues in various countries, etc. Seems like a new town every week. Do the players have personal assistants who ensure their...

I really enjoyed watching the Boll-Harimoto match. Though Boll was a tad fortunate to come back from such big deficits, his tactics seemed really well thought out to exploit Harimoto's style. To my eye, he gave Harimoto no pace to work with from the start of the point, serving heavy underspin or...

Lots of folks have different rubber on the two sides of their blade to match their playing style. They also choose blades with certain playing characteristics, but the blade seems to have the same qualities on both sides. Why isn't there more customization of the type of ply on each side of the...

Gang, I have a question about how the top pros get ready to ready to receive serve. Many seem to crouch way down to almost table level and appear to be staring at the server. I previously thought this was to get a better view of the ball to read spin. But, immediately after the ball has been...

I was listening to sport talk radio today, and I am always amazed at the amount of stats they have on professional players in the big sports in the US. Today was the National Basketball League draft, and they had so many stats on all the draft prospects it was mind boggling. I was wondering if...

This guy shoots a ping pong ball over 100 miles per hour: And he references Jay Turberville for the world record for a table tennis player. I wonder if the results would be different with the poly ball.

Mainstream media recognition: http://time.com/3848902/world-table-tennis-championships-rally-qoros-2015/

After watching all the backhand over-the-table banana flick returns at the worlds, it sure looks like they have been further developed. Many returns for outright winners. Not being anywhere near that level or even able to understand what goes on there, it looks like the incoming spin of the...

This discussion came up at our club today, and no one could think of any. There must be some disadvantage that makes this rare. Any ideas?

Almost every modern defender has a stroke they use on their forehand side where they use a very short stroke and seem to basically block or scoop a heavy topspin shot when they are back from the table. Not a full swing loop, and it seems they are just making a safe shot back on the table. Anyone...

Shiono has seemed to have dropped off from the international circuit. Anyone know what has happened to him? He was fun to watch.

I noticed in the Fan Zhendong slow motion video that he switched from using the black side of his racket for his forehand to using the red side for smashes. I think I saw Dima do the same thing. Is the difference between black and red that much that it has an advantage in smashing but not for...