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Ping Pong Table Reviews and Buying Guide:Table tennis, or ping pong, is a household game found all around the world with the best players generally coming from China and Sweden. It's fairly easy to learn the game of table tennis with one player serving the ball and the other player returning the ball back into your opponents court. Each player uses a paddle and hits the ball over the net after it bounces on their side. Each player serves 5 times, alternating with the opponent and they keep score until someone reaches 21 (need to win by 2). The game of table tennis can be fast and furious with balls flying over the net at close to 60 MPH. Most ping pong tables are rather large, so you will need a good size room to play in or buy an outdoor table tennis table from Stiga or Butterfly. Other top brands of ping pong tables are Kettler, Prince, Cornilleau, Harvard, and Joola. Table tennis tables are anywhere from $100 to $1000. A good household ping pong table should be no more than $300. See below for buying details.
Table Tennis Paddles - Table Tennis Equipment:Growing up I never knew there were all types of table tennis rackets and paddles. I used the paddles with a single sheet of pimple rubber and often the rubber would come off and we used just the wooden surface to hit the ball. Over the years I became better and was able to hit the ball faster and with a little more topspin. I tried the reverse rubber, or pimple-less smooth rubber paddles but could never get control of the ball the way I could with the pimpled rackets. I even tried sandpaper paddles but never could find the same control I grew up developing. Eventually as my skill level increased and I branched out to play better players I realized all the best players tended to use the smooth rubber services for the ultimate in spins (especially underspin which nullifies topspinners like myself). Try different paddle surfaces and see which gives you the best feel. I say stay away from the smooth rubber finishes unless you are an experience player. They are too hard to control for beginners. Robbinstabletennis.com carries a complete line of table tennis rackets from Panda, Butterfly, and TSP. They break down rackets based on high performance custom paddles and recreational paddles. The most popular high performance paddles are the PANDA MAGNUM GRAPHITE ($99.95), PANDA PC5 ($74.95), TSP FX-1 ($113.85) and the TSP AR-1 ($113.85). They all offer super spin and speed. The best selling recreational paddles are the Panda Triumph ($39.95), Panda Aggressor ($27.95), TSP Giant Shakehand ($39.95), R 1151 - Sandpaper racket ($4.95), and the Panda Chinese Penhold ($18.95). You can usually buy a beginner set of paddles with net for about $30 at your local sporting good store as well.
Ping Pong Balls:The other major piece of table tennis equipment is the ping pong ball. Table tennis balls are pretty similar, some seem tougher than others and they come in orange or white. Robbinstabletennis.com has a great selection with Stiga table tennis balls for $35.95 (144 balls), Lion/Panda One Star Table Tennis Balls-6 Per Box, White ($3.95/box), Lion/Panda Two Star Table Tennis Balls-6 Box, Orange ($4.95/box), and TSP Three Star 40mm Table Tennis Balls-1/2 dozen Orange ($8.95/box). Low quality balls have irregular seams while competitive balls are evenly constructed to give you a true bounce and flight.Get detailed information on specific brands - Stiga Table Tennis Table Reviews - Outdoor Ping Pong Table Reviews
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, Prince tables, Joola tables, and Kettler tables. The Killerspin tables are often seen on the ping pong tournaments worldwide and are great, but expensive. The top sellers are the Killerspin Alpha ($649.99), Killerspin Cyclone ($699.99), Killerspin Storm ($849), Killerspin Revolution ($1999.99) and the Killerspin True Blue ($949.99). I really like the Prince table tennis tables like the Prince Recreation ($419), and the Prince Competitor ($439). I remember playing table tennis at school on a Butterfly Playback Rollaway ($529.99) which combines a durable steel frame with a beautiful wood finish to ensure years of enjoyable play. Great for recreation centers, sports clubs or constant home use. I was able to buy a Harvard ping pong table from Sears and have it delivered to my house for about $200. It folds nicely and stores easily in my garage when I'm not playing. My kids like to play on it and it has held up well. RECOMMENDED - We suggest shopping online at Amazon.com since they carry all the leading brand names and usually have the lowest prices on the Internet. You can