Watch Ma Long cripple Michael Maze with a vicious kill shot at the 2009 World Table Tennis Championships (WTTC):

Watch Kalinikos Kreanga take the game at the 2004 World Cup with a lethal serve and backhand loop kill.

Just wanted to make the official announcement that our two new long-awaited Service Mastery and Backhand Loop Mastery DVDs are now available!

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Check out this video recently posted on YouTube!!!! This stuff is UNREAL!

There are many articles on footwork and there will continue to be since it is a crucial part of almost every sport.

In table tennis, balance is a key aspect of becoming a great player. By mastering your footwork, your swings will always be the same no matter what position you get into which will make for less error.

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Controlling the game and the next moves of your opponent is crucial to winning.

Based on how your opponent is playing, you want to play on their weaknesses.

It will vary from player to player, day to day. One day your opponent might be looping up a storm and the next they will be sending the balls into the net.

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The other day I was reading a table tennis forum on the Internet and came across a very important topic that had some people stumped.

The topic was on using chopping as grounds for defense. There were some who felt that this style only worked if the opponent primarily used topspin. Then there were others who felt that chops should be used as a setup move.

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The backhand loop can generate a lot of topspin when used to it’s full potential, a lot more than might seem.

Against a cut ball or backspin, your backhand swing needs to change a bit in order to get the ball over the net. It’s important to remember when looping a cut ball on backhand or forehand to aim way over, over the forest, and to not go through like a regular ball, otherwise your ball will end up in the net.

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