Table Tennis

Table to Die For

While it is easy to think of ping pong as a game played on a rickety old table in a damp basement or garage, this one is truly steps up the game and then some. The Killerspin SVR Black Ping Pong table offers playing surface that is specially designed with the maker’s Repeat Roller Coating (RRC) process that provides a superior glare reducing finish, while the 22mm medium density fiberboard (MDF) provides consistent bounce. It also has a design that looks stylish, so much so you won’t want to relegate it to the basement.

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Holiday Gift Guide: Serious Table Tennis

When we think of table tennis – aka Ping Pong – we think of that basic looking green table that people fold up and store in the basement or garage. The Eleven Ravens Stealth Ping Pong Table is a work of art – and it carries a price tag that you might find on such! At $70,000 it is probably out of most players’ price range, but this table is made of aircraft grade aluminum and features carbon fiber accents.

Moreover, the company is just making five tables, and each is numbered and signed by the artist.

Eleven Ravens Stealth Ping Pong Table Official Website

Have enough space for either a full sized dining table or a table tennis table but not both? Consider the Table & Tennis, which is designed to serve as dinner/meeting table while also being just the right size to be a regulation ping pong table. It features mirrored stainless steel base and a walnut veneer that evokes serious stile. There are even drawers to store paddles, balls and a quick-release net.

It might be enough to make you want to rush through dinner/meeting so you can get back to the game.

Table & Tennis Official Website

Adidas ClimaCool Fabric Plays in the Olympics

We’ve been hearing about ClimaCool technology a lot, and probably own a few garments with the fabric. Since it plays a big role in Olympic uniforms, adidas provided some information on how its constructed, tested, and the benefits of the wicking fabric. Continue reading Adidas ClimaCool Fabric Plays in the Olympics

Table Tennis Gets Space Age Paddle

If those pressed wood table tennis paddles were good enough for Forrest Gump, they should be good enough for everyone else. Of course Tom Hanks didn’t actually spend years learning to play like Gump – those scenes were as digitally enhanced as the ones with Kennedy or Nixon. So maybe the paddle can give you an edge.

That’s the thinking of the Donic-Schildkröt CarboTec 100 paddles, which as the name does suggest are made of the space age carbon fiber. These ultra-light weight paddles, which feature a conclave grip, supposedly can enable players to have faster shots, and better ball control. And they are reportedly legal for competition play.

At $145 for each paddle we’d certainly hope so!

Donic Schildkrot Official Website
[Via Besportier: Carbon Fiber Table Tennis Paddle : Donic Schildkrot CarboTec 100]