The Table Tennis ball bounce

Wilburne Mathurin Asked 5 years ago

Good day PingSkills. When the celluloid ball was used, the rule was the ball shall bounce up 24–26 cm (9.4–10.2 in) when dropped from a height of 30.5 cm (12.0 in). Since the change to the plastic ball, has the rule changed? I'm asking, because I'm noticing a big difference in bounce for the DHS plastic balls compared to the other plastic balls like the Xushaofa plastic ball.

Alois Rosario Answered 5 years ago

Hi Wilburne,

Take a look at this document.

https://www.ittf.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/T3_Ball_BoD2018.pdf

It states that in section B.7 Bounce Conformity