Table Tennis Blog

We’re glad to finally announce that the PingSkills Rook Table Tennis bat is back in stock. The PingSkills Rook is a great first “real” bat for those starting to get serious about Table Tennis. You can watch this video of me using the PingSkills Rook.

Are you being overwhelmed by choice in your life? With Table Tennis bats I believe this is a serious problem. There are literally thousands of different combinations you can choose from. Which is the best? What bat should I be using? It is no wonder that equipment is one of the most popular topics in [...]

Eddie Van Halen has the tone I walked into the shop and the staff member picked up the cheapest electric guitar, plugged it into an ordinary amp and started to play some awesome guitar riffs. I was really impressed with the amazing sound and bought the guitar and amp. I took it home and tried [...]

A lot of players ask me “what is the right sponge thickness for me?” and “how do I tell if the sponge is any good?” The first thing you need to examine is how thick you want your sponge. To do this you need to know the properties of the different thicknesses. So let’s look [...]

Table Tennis equipment has come a long way in the last 50 years. From the 1950s when the first Pimples In bat was used to win the World Championships, to the 1970s where there were a few recognised racket coverings and a few manufacturers till now, where you can see that there are 86 ITTF [...]

William Henzell, Winner of 9 Australian Singles Titles William Henzell, Australia’s No. 1 player, Winner of 9 Australian Singles Titles, Inducted into Table Tennis Australia’s Hall of Fame in 2008 Korean brand Xiom is a relative newcomer to the table tennis equipment market. Their strategy of focusing on premium gear has paid off and in [...]

William Henzell, Winner of 9 Australian Singles Titles William Henzell, Australia’s No. 1 player, Winner of 9 Australian Singles Titles, Inducted into Table Tennis Australia’s Hall of Fame in 2008 Yasaka Pryde is my rubber of choice. Pryde is what I would call the German equivalent of the legendary Mark V rubber. It boasts the [...]

Recently I have put together some bats for some friends using some old cheap blades. By ‘old cheap’ I mean I have used Gold Cup blades, some Stiga Hard bat blades and old Stiga pre-made bat blades. Using some of my old very cheap bats, I have removed the rubber from a pre-made bat and [...]

So it is Christmas and you are thinking of buying a Table Tennis Table. So what do you look for? There are a few features to look at: Thickness For quality of bounce you need to look at the thickness of the top. A good standard is 16mm or thicker. The 12 mm tops are [...]

Get a good pair ofof Table Tennis Shoes If you are serious about your Table Tennis, then you need a good table tennis shoe. Now the beauty about a good pair of Table Tennis shoes is that they don’t have to be expensive. You need to look for the following characteristics in a Table Tennis [...]