Since the 1880’s when British lawn tennis players wanted to play indoors and ping pong was born it has been a fast paced, addictive game that people of all ages have come to love. Whether you play indoors or outdoors the exercise and fun that is ping pong, also known as Table Tennis will keep everyone entertained. If your friends are coming over, ping pong is a great way for up to 4 people at a time to enjoy this sport.

Table tennis competition has been in the Summer Olympic Games since 1988, with singles and doubles events for men and women. At home the competition doesn’t have to be quite so intense, but we get a great work out and have a blast playing with our kid’s, family and every so often we make a competition out of it!

Here at the Ping Pong Experts we feel that everyone should have a ping pong table in their home. It’s a great sport to get the family together and the kid’s off of their phones and computers! There are quite a few tables to choose from and depending on your level of expertise and use you can spend a lot of money or get the party started with $173.00 for an indoor table.

Below we have provided a thorough list for you to review, and hopefully you will have as much fun and fall in love with the game of Ping Pong as much as we have!

What is a Ping Pong Table?

A Table Tennis Table is a hard table divided by a net whereby a set of players either two or four hit a lightweight ball back and forth across it using a paddle. Table tennis is a sport also referred to as ping pong. The table comes in different varieties, sizes, and thickness. There are outdoor tables and indoor tables.

Important Points

One of the most important points to keep in mind is the bounce of the ball. What affects the bounce? The different thickness usually give a different bounce. A table of ¾” thickness is known to give a good bounce whereas a table made of Aluminum is thinner and gives a metallic bounce. Different Table have different thicknesses and it’s not always the most expensive table. You can get reasonably priced tables that are of high quality. We recommend a table thickness of 18mm and up to achieve a stable bounce, but you can still have great fun and enjoy tables with a thinner top.