Update: February 2011
It's two years since I first started my online coaching program in January 2009, and a few things have changed since then. I'll leave my original over the top sales page below (I still get a chuckle when I read it) because it still applies, but I'll just mention a couple of extra bits of information:
- I was ranked #3 in the O/40 Order of Merit at the 2010 New Zealand Veteran's Championships, playing as a two winged looper.
- I was ranked #2 in the O/40 Order of Merit at the 2010 Australian Veteran's Championships, playing as a close to the table aggressive combination bat player with long pips, a completely new style for me.
- I've currently got 5 months of course content available, with Month 6 on the way. After I complete Month 6, I'm going to focus for a while on posting videos that document my own progress in adapting to a new grip and the up to the table aggressive long pip playing style I'm currently using. Even though I managed to get #2 in the O/40 Aussie Vets, I'm a relative newcomer to this style and I'm still learning how to get the most out of this type of game.
- If you join my coaching program before June 30 2011, the cost will be $25 Aus per month for the 6 months of course content, and the videos documenting my own progress in learning a new style will be free bonus videos for you to study and enjoy. As of July 1 2011, the cost of the course will be going up to $30 per month, and the videos documenting my own progress will probably be added as purchasable content.
Learn The Advanced Secrets Of Long Pips And Antispin Play From A Combination Bat Master!
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Are you struggling with your long pips or antispin? Are you not sure what is going to happen when you hit the ball?
Imagine having complete mastery of your long pips or antispin, switching from defense to attack in the blink of an eye, and craftily twiddling your racket to confuse and frustrate your opponent.
In my coaching program, I'll use video to show you the training, techniques and tactics you need to dismantle your opposition. Here's some of the things you'll discover along the way:
- Learn why long pips and antispin are completely predictable - and how to know exactly what will happen regardless of what spin is on the ball, or what stroke you use.
- Discover the basic techniques that you will execute to control the ball with your long pips or antispin, and why trying to use inverted rubber techniques with your long pips or antispin doesn't work.
- Master the art of twiddling your bat in order to confuse your opponent and set up your own attacks.
- Learn how to smoothly switch between defense and attack at will.
- Find out how to shut down your opponent's third and fifth ball power attack. Stop getting those balls blasted by you!
- Explore the fundamentals of combination bat play, and how they naturally lead to more advanced tactics and techniques. And discover just when you have to break the rules!
In my online video coaching program I'll show you exactly how to improve your combination bat play faster than you thought possible. You get the benefit of a one-on-one coach right at your computer!
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| My long pip tactics drove Justin Han nuts! |
| Photo © 2008 Greg Letts |
Learn What Really Works Out There On The Table
I used to subscribe to the "more is better" theory when it came to table tennis training. But when I came back to table tennis after treatment for cancer in 2004, I had to scrap many of my old assumptions. I couldn't train harder and longer in order to improve. I didn't have any excess energy to waste on stuff that didn't work. Instead, I had to search for new, more efficient ways to stay competitive while only training a few hours per week.
Nowadays I can compete at the Australian National level while only training a fraction of the hours other top players do. Why? Because I've learned to focus on what really works, and how to make the most of my limited training time.
Greg's Online Long Pips and Antispin Table Tennis Coaching Program
Inside my online coaching program, I’m going to lift the lid on advanced combination bat play, and pass on what I’ve learned in over 20 years of playing high level table tennis.
- I’ll share my training techniques, my tactics, and my sneaky secrets that have kept me competitive with the top Australian players, and helped me keep improving as I approach 40.
- I’ll document my mistakes and what they taught me (don't worry, there's plenty to talk about!), and share my successes (and there are few of these as well, thankfully!).
- I’ll keep you informed about what I’m learning and doing right now as I prepare for the 2011 Australian Open, Australian Veterans, and New Zealand Veterans. You’ll get it straight from my training table to your monitor!
- Click here to see what I promise to do for you in my coaching program. And also what I expect from you as a member of my coaching group.
Here’s what you'll get as a member of my online coaching group:
- Video explanations on long pip and anti tactics and techniques, available in large and small file sizes.
- Written online summary versions of the videos for easy reference.
- You can send me videos for analysis of your game, and get my advice on what table tennis tactics and training you would find useful to improve your play.
- You can ask questions in my private forum and receive a detailed, personal reply from me.
- You'll get access to other coaching group member's questions and my replies - learn from your fellow member's problems and queries!
- You'll have the ability to discuss my answers or other topics with me and other group members in a private forum, or by commenting on the articles themselves.
- I'll provide video replies to questions that will be of interest to most members.
- Regular video updates of other table tennis tips, tactics and techniques.
- And much more! (Here's the outline for the first 6 months of the course.)
Any questions about the course? Feel free to email me, or post a comment at the bottom of the page, and I'll get straight back to you.
Sample Videos From The Online Table Tennis Coaching Program
- In my coaching program, I demonstrate and discuss long pip, antispin and inverted rubber techniques that you need to master - here's my Long Pips & Antispin vs Backspin (54MB, 24min 21sec) technique demonstration video, and my discussion of Long Pips & Antispin - Basic Push Technique (12.5MB, 6min). These are the small file versions of 428x240 pixels - the larger versions are 856x480 and 1024x576 pixels.
- There are a number of important concepts that you need to be aware of to play good combination bat table tennis - here's my video of the concept of playing elbows to demonstrate what I'm talking about - this is the small file version (19MB).
- You also get the chance to send me videos of yourself and get my advice about your technique and match tactics and what you can do to improve them - here's a technique analysis I did for one of my forum members.
- These are articles and flash animations rather than videos, but they are very important for all my coaching group members to understand before beginning the program - How Long Pimples Really Work and How Antispin Really Works.
- Tactics are extremely important for combination bat players - here's where I discuss one of my own recent matches, in which I started badly, adjusted to winning tactics and made a comeback, and then blew it by pushing a winning set of tactics too far! (Small file version - 428x240 pixels - Part 1 - 33MB, Part 2 - 33MB; Large file version - 856x480 pixels -119MB).
Who Is Greg?
Want to know more about me? I was the Guide to the About.com table tennis site from May 2006 to February 2009, and again from November 2009 onwards, and the owner and publisher of Greg's Table Tennis Pages since 2005. You can visit my Who is Greg? page for the full story of my table tennis career - it's not a bad read if you've got a few spare minutes. Or if you're in a hurry, here's a few sample videos of me playing at the Australian Open in recent years:
2008 - Greg vs Justin Han (current Australian top 3 player) - Game 1 (12MB).
2007 - Greg vs Paul Pinkewich (30MB) - check out the twiddling from both of us!
2005 - Greg vs Kamalesh Tharmasuthan (World ranking #849 in September 2005) (~24MB)
2005 - Greg vs Chamara Fernando (World ranking #593 in December 2008) (~18MB)
Peace of Mind 30 Day 100% Money Back Guarantee
Try my online table tennis coaching program for a month - and if you don't think I've helped you improve your game, I'll refund your money. Simple as that - and no hard feelings.
Are You Ready To Get Started?
You can join my online coaching program and enjoy all the above benefits for $25 Australian per month for the 6 months of current content. Plus you'll get access to my bonus videos documenting my progress in adapting to a new grip and learning a new aggressive close to the table combi bat style for free!
So if you want to use your long pips or antispin successfully without having to be superfit, supertalented, or train long hours, and you want to become part of my coaching group and hang out in my program (we're all nice guys, I promise!), then subscribe to my online coaching course using the PayPal button below.
Once you join my coaching program, PayPal sends me an email to let me know I have a new member. I'll then email you to ask you what username and login you will like. It may take me a few hours to reply to you - I do have to sleep (and play table tennis) sometime!
Special Offer For Table Tennis Victoria Members
Table Tennis Victoria and I have put together a special deal for TTV members, who can join my online coaching program for only $20 Aus for the first 12 months, and $8 per month from then on. Please make sure that you enter your TTV membership number in the text field below before clicking the PayPal Subscribe button, so I can verify with Table Tennis Victoria that you are in fact a TTV member.
Remember - if you have any suggestions or comments, feel free to use the comment section below, and I'll get straight back to you.
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But I will post the occasional article or video from the course to tempt people to sign up!
Or you could sign up for the coaching course using the PayPal button above, and see how you like it - you don't have to pay anything until March.
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Would I be able to send a personal check instead?
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It probably doesn't list Florida since I'm in Australia, so it defaults to an Aussie setup. I'm sticking to PayPal only payments since it makes everything much easier to handle. Plus the bank fees for foreign checks here in Australia are outrageous, and they take 30 business days to clear.
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That said, I'm happy to have normal rubber players join the course, and there will be plenty of content that relates to normal rubber players - the fundamentals of table tennis apply to all styles really - and you could ask me questions too of course!
Anyway, providing that this program proves to be popular - and it's looking good so far
- I'm thinking of asking a top Australian player to run a similar setup for normal rubber players. But that's all just thoughts and dreams at the moment. -
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Chinese penholder: error (?) in playing elbow video
No argument with the substance, BTW, and I'm grateful that you took the time to go into detail and discuss people like Ma Lin and Wang Hao.
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I tend to call the RPB grip a RPB grip, although it does use a similar grip to the Chinese Penholder grip.
And then you get someone like Ma Lin who plays a mix of both styles at times!
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