Tips and Tricks with Carl Danner: Which Way to Open Points?
By Carl Danner Most points in competitive table tennis matches are decided in the first several shots. But many players neglect an important dimension of the serve and its return, and may cost themselves matches as a result. The key is this: Are you more comfortable beginning your attack against topspin, or underspin? Most of […]
Because He Had To by Carl Danner
We’ve all marveled at great players making great saves of critical points in key matches. Perhaps your own local heroes also achieve some returns that seem incredible. How could anyone have the nerve to pull off those shots? It turns out that nerve has little to do with it. While you might imagine a player […]
