frame left frame top frame right
Tennis header image
frame bottom
 
MENU
ARTICLES
BOOKS
The Inner Game of Tennis: The Classic Guide to the Mental Side of Peak Performance
The Inner Game of Tennis: The Classic Guide to the Mental Side of Peak Performance
by W. Timothy Gallwey
Our Price: $10.20
Used from: $6.00

The Best Tennis of Your Life: 50 Mental Strategies for Fearless Performance
The Best Tennis of Your Life: 50 Mental Strategies for Fearless Performance
by Jeff Greenwald
Our Price: $9.99
Used from: $5.24

The Prince of Tennis, Vol. 26 (Prince of Tennis)
The Prince of Tennis, Vol. 26 (Prince of Tennis)

Our Price: $7.95
Used from: $4.00

Complete Conditioning for Tennis (Complete Conditioning for Sports Series)
Complete Conditioning for Tennis (Complete Conditioning for Sports Series)
by E. Paul, Ph.D. Roetert Todd S. Ellenbecker
Our Price: $16.29
Used from: $12.33

The Ultimate Guide to Weight Training for Tennis
The Ultimate Guide to Weight Training for Tennis
by Robert G. Price
Our Price: $11.53
Used from: $4.77

Finding the Right Table for Table Tennis

Table tennis is a popular pastime among people today. Played indoors most of the time, table tennis requires the right equipment, but a table for table tennis should be especially considered. There are many different tables for table tennis to look out for.

 

There are specific measurements that are needed for a regulation size table for table tennis. The table for table tennis should be about nine feet long and five feet wide, and there should be a net that is six inches high.

The proper material for a table for table tennis is Masonite timber. This is a type of wood that is not natural but is made from the Mason method. This is where chips of wood are formed into longer fibers and steamed to an elongated form so that the chips can become boards. After heat and pressure are applied a table for table tennis is formed. Masonite timber is also especially strong, thus making it suitable for table tennis.

The bounce of the table should be about twenty three centimeters and the ball should be served about thirty centimeters up. Also, the color of the surface for the table for table tennis should be the same all around.

There should also be very little friction on the surface of the table for table tennis. The ball will be able to move and glide across the table as a result.

There are various different kinds of tables for table tennis. The first kind is an international tournament quality table. These tables are similar to what is used in official tournament. Brands of these tables include Germany’s Kettler Magnum, the Joola Atlanta and Joola Atlanta Olympic tables, Killerspin, Butterfly and Stiga brands.

Institutional tables are also popular. There are common to what is used in most environments. Stiga, Prince, Killerspin and Butterfly make tables in this form.

Home recreational tables are intended for the home. The Stockholm Indoor and Topstar XL models from Kettler are among these tables. Stiga Quickplay 2 and Instaplay are are popular.

Outdoor tables are different in that they are best for the outdoor settings. There are some chassis changes in it that makes them different from a typical table for table tennis.

Pingpong tables, which are smaller, are more compact tables for table tennis. A pingpong table is sixty inches long and thirty inches wide, and it is twenty eight inches high. This is the most popular type of table for table tennis in smaller homes.

The convertible is the last kind of table for table tennis. It is essentially a table tennis board that is used to place over a pool table. Many pool tables have table tennis addons for sale.

These are some of the types of table tennis tables to look for. They are different in many ways, but they can be found at places that sell tables for table tennis.

PRODUCTS



SPONSORED LINKS
 
 
Tennis Videos

 

Click a thumbnail to watch a video
Loading...
Tennis Advice News

Huntley competitive under Wells (McHenry County Sports)

For Huntley girls tennis coach Barry Wells, the 2008 season has been one of firsts.

Read more...


Twins merge strengths for doubles success (McHenry County Sports)

Jackie and Julie Schwartz are twins, so the physical and mental connection they have is a given. But it was their differences on the tennis court that played a big part in why they were one of the most successful doubles teams in the state the past two years.

Read more...


PR No. 1 doubles team earns all-state honors (McHenry County Sports)

Prairie Ridge’s doubles team of Jackie and Julie Schwartz were named to the Illinois High School Tennis Coaches Association All-State first team announced this week.

Read more...


Pleasant Grove tennis upsets top seeds, loses in semis (Elk Grove Citizen)

Pleasant Grove High School coach Brian Browne has tasted more success in his two years as the girls tennis coach than some teams spend years chasing after. In Browne’s short tenure at Pleasant Grove, his team has become partial to winning.

Read more...


The Hacker: What to do if you can't see eye to eye with your own co-ordination? (Independent)

Among the bewildering amount of counselling I've received from readers anxious to lift the pall of depression that hangs over my golf comes a piece of disarmingly frank advice from Gerald Sinstadt, the distinguished football commentator.

Read more...


 
 
Copyright 2008. All rights reserved.
bottom bar