This book is written by coach Larry Hodges in cooperation with the USATT (United States Table Tennis Association). It provides a solid foundation for learning and understanding table tennis. "Table Tennis: Steps to Success" gives you a self-paced program for learning the important skills and game strategies in table tennis. It explains each skill and concept step by step and includes a checklist for practicing and evaluating your progress. Covers serves, strokes, spin, equipment, practice, game strategy, and more. 

Who is Larry Hodges?

- USATT Certified National Coach
- Member, U.S. Table Tennis Hall of Fame
- 2002 USATT Developmental Coach of the Year
- Editor of USA Table Tennis Magazine for 12 years
- Author of Table Tennis: Steps to Success 

Table of Contents

Author's Preface
The Steps to Success Staircase
Table Tennis Today
Table Tennis Equipment
Warming Up for Success

Step 1 The Grip and Racket Control
Step 2 Ready Stance, and the Forehand and Backhand Drives
Step 3 Spin and Racket Angles: It's a Game of Spin
Step 4 Beginning Serves: Getting the Initiative
Step 5 Positioning and Footwork: How to Move to the Ball
Step 6 Pushing: Your Basic Backspin Shot
Step 7 Blocking: Close to the Table Defense
Step 8 Looping: Topspin Attacking
Step 9 Flipping: How to Attack Short Balls
Step 10 Chopping: Backspin Defense
Step 11 Lobbing: How to Return Smashes
Step 12 Advanced Serves: Really Getting the Initiative
Step 13 Playing Styles and Rallying Tactics
Step 14 Advanced Service and Receive Strategy
Step 15 The Physical and Mental Game
Playing in Tournaments
Rating Your Total Progress
Glossary

This is the revised version of TSP Curl P1R which was once banned by ITTF. P1R has the longest and softest pips among the TSP CURL rubbers produces very deceptive spins and actions after bouncing. The best long pips rubbers to generate maximum underspin while cutting a top spin ball. The TSP Curl P1R is for active modern defenders and choppers.

It is not a forgiving rubber for a beginner. Start your chopping game with TSP Curl P3 before migrating to TSP Curl P1R.

TSP Curl P1 R, a long pimple out rubber with profiled pimple surface. The thin pimples made out of soft rubber, support the possibility to produce dangerous defensive shots. It is possible to bring in your own chopping variation, which almost all professional players prefer.

TSP Curl Series:

Four types of TSP long pips rubbers have been approved by ITTF. The redesigned CURL rubber sheets P1R, and P3 ALPHA R CURL rubbers have been produced to have the optimum level of playing characteristics of the original designs of the P1 and P3 Alpha CURL rubbers. The latest assortment of ITTF approved TSP CURL products are follows:

P1R has the longest and softest pips among the TSP CURL rubbers produces very deceptive spins and actions after bouncing.

P2 has the same design as before. This CURL produces deceiving spins while allowing you exceptional control.

P3 has the same design as before. This CURL is great for a combination of defensive and offensive play.

P3AlphaR is very pliable and has soft long pips produces more deceptive shots than P3 and P2. It will also absorb the fastest of drives and spins.

The OX version comes with a glue sheet. You don't need glue sheet to affix the TSP Curl P1R OX version onto a blade.

The world top players who use TSP Curl P1R:

• Joo Se Hyuk - World Top 11 
• Chen Weixing - World Top 10 
• Ding Yaping - World Top 92 
• Evgenij Chtchetinine

The TSP Curl P2 is considered as a medium pips while it is not. It has exceptional control and behaves like the medium pips.

TSP Curl P2 is now back in our collection since many European top players favored this unique long pimple rubber (about 1,8mm long) with wide pimples. The TSP has re-launched TSP Curl P2 again in 2009.

It is ideal for those who not only want to defend but also want better block and counter possibilities.

TSP Curl Series:

Four types of TSP long pips rubbers have been approved by ITTF. The redesigned CURL rubber sheets P1R, and P3 ALPHA R CURL rubbers have been produced to have the optimum level of playing characteristics of the original designs of the P1 and P3 Alpha CURL rubbers. The latest assortment of ITTF approved TSP CURL products are follows:

P1R has the longest and softest pips among the TSP CURL rubbers produces very deceptive spins and actions after bouncing.

P2 has the same design as before. This CURL produces deceiving spins while allowing you exceptional control.

P3 has the same design as before. This CURL is great for a combination of defensive and offensive play.

P3AlphaR is very pliable and has soft long pips produces more deceptive shots than P3 and P2. It will also absorb the fastest of drives and spins.

The OX version comes with a glue sheet. You don't need glue sheet to affix the TSP Curl P2 OX version onto a blade.

• Easy to use and assemble
• Select Underspin, Topspin, or Heavy Topspin settings
• 110 ball capacity; adjustable frequency from 12 to 70-balls per minute
• Sharpen your skills without need for a training partner
• Measures 18.75 x 11 x 11 inches (H x W x D); 1-year manufacturer's warranty

iPong is the affordable, portable table tennis practice buddy that plays with you tirelessly. Set your own pace with this attractive accessory, from casual to a blistering ball-feed that will give you a world-class workout. Adjust the iPong to give you underspin, topspin or heavy topspin balls and blast away. No more waiting for a practice partner. More like a live opponent rather than a' playback feature', iPong can continuously shoot more than 100 balls before reloading. It assembles in minutes. Be the envy of the neighbors when they see this fun unit in action, or keep it as your secret weapon and let them wonder how you improved your game so fast. Use iPong for hours of fun on any table tennis table. It’s a smart way to maximize your use of your existing table and its modern, sleek design is pleasing and fitting for any game room décor.

The ITTF has banned tuners and glues having VOC contents. Using tuners or speed glue is considered as altering the rubber according to the new ITTF Rule. Joola X-Glue comply with the ITTF Rule because it does not have VOC solvents, environment friendly and not a tuner.

Solvent free glue with latex base. LEX combines the ideal requirements of a table tennis glue – short drying time, excellent glueing and easy removal – with the new technical expertise of the "non-glueing era". Outstanding price/performance ratio. 

About JOOLA

The German brand JOOLA has its origin in the 1950s when it was popular to combine the names of companies and cities. The sports department of the department store JOOss in LAndau was involved in the production of the first table tennis tables in 1952. JOOLA a prime sponsor of major events worldwide also sponsor world class players like Chen Weixing, Rosskopf, Ameli Soulja, Thomas Keinath.

JOOLA makes table tennis blades, table tennis balls, table tennis paddles, table tennis rackets, table tennis rubbers, table tennis apparels, table tennis glues, ping pong tables and table tennis tables. You can read about JOOLA table tennis products here.

TSP’s Spectol Pips Out rubber has been considered by many to be the finest pips out rubber in the world for many years. Many of the top world players including World ,Olympic, European & Asian Champions have used Spectol. Spectol offers the user a resistance to the opponents spins.It also offers  excellent speed and the ability to produce shots that have a slight knuckle-ball effect that opponents can find tricky to follow.

TSP Spectol pips-out gives you great control over your opponents spin. Spectol produces a unique kind of spin of its own that can be troublesome to your opponents. Spectol also produces excellent speed and greatly enhances the backhand side of shakehand players.

Spectol is now available with 21 series sponge for enhanced performance with the 40mm ball.

TSP Spectol, a pimple out rubber, ideal for direct counter attacking tactics close to the table.

TSP Super Spinpips Chop is a unique pips-out rubber with a very special sponge. This combination will allow you to produce a great knuckle effect easily on your backhand and also to produce much spin than other pips-out rubbers especially for your defensive shots that can be troublesome for your opponents.

TSP Super Spinpips combines the excellent pimple surface with a controlled, slightly slower sponge. This combination strengthens the pimples effect and gives an extremely better control. Additionally, like with all Spinpips rubbers, individual spin variations are possible.

This rubber is perfect for chopping and also for those wanting to try new or different strokes when chopping.