Welcome to Ben Larcombe’s table tennis blog. The Expert Table Tennis Blog features regular articles on table tennis coaching and table tennis equipment to help you improve your performance.
The Killerspin JET200 is the second cheapest “ping pong paddle” sold by Killerspin as part of their eight-part premade JET series. Here is our full review of the racket. Killerspin is a fairly new American table tennis brand that has…
In my opinion, adult beginners don’t spend enough time working on the basic footwork drills. If I think back to my own table tennis training as a 12 or 13-year-old, I probably spent over 50% of my table time doing…
There are probably lots of reasons why adult beginners generally find it more difficult to develop a correct technique than children. But one potential issue relates to the massive height difference. That height difference – and its effect on how…
Recently, I’ve been coaching table tennis to a number of complete beginners and, as you’d expect, that has involved me having to hammer home all of the basics; grip, stance, footwork, etc. Stance, in particular, is always a battle. New…
I’ve got a bit of a love-hate relationship with having a weekly routine. On the one hand, I love the freedom and flexibility of having a virtually empty calendar. On the other, I do find that I get a lot…
The forehand flick, known as the forehand flip in the States, is an attacking stroke played in response to a short ball to the middle or forehand side. It is played over the table to a ball that, if left,…
I’m going to be writing a short blog post every Thursday covering a topic of my choice. Today, I’m looking at a common forehand loop mistake – something I refer to as “the tail wagging the dog” – and what…
This is the fourth in a series of blog posts I’m calling “A Parent’s Guide to Table Tennis”. I believe this is a really important topic as parents have a big, and often undervalued, role to play in the development…
From time to time I like to highlight the progress of a member of The Expert Table Tennis Academy. Today’s post is all about Harrie Austin-Jones, a 26-year-old guy from Maidstone, England who has been playing table tennis for almost…
