Dear Friends,
The Samson Dubina Table Tennis Academy will be open by appointment only from May 26 - June 14.  I am currently making the schedule for May 26 - June 30.  If you haven't replied with your availability, I really need to hear from you ASAP as the schedule is going out soon.
 
Are you planning to start lessons May 26?
Are you planning to start coming back June 15?
Are you planning to come at a later date?
What day/time is best for you to take private lessons?
 

Details of Flipping Serves
 
Flipping is one of the primary ways to return short serves.  In this article, I’m going to outline the various aspects of developing a professional flip and give some details about each aspect.
 
Reading the Spin
There are 4 primary ways to read the spin…
#1 Watch the racket movement at contact
#2 Listen to the sound at contact
#3 Read the bounce
#4 Watch for the label

Match Analysis
By Samson Dubina

Many players say that they are planning to do some video analysis during this time of isolation. That’s great! But what are you looking at? There are two general categories (Technique and Tactics) and some subtle smaller categories. Let’s take a look at five elements of the technique and give elements of their tactics.

This outline below can be used to study any player. But for an illustration, we are going to use the 2019 China Open Final between Ma Long and Tomokazu Harimoto game two.