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New plastic balls make appearance at club
Club members got their first taste of playing with new plastic balls on Tuesday. My personal feeling is that though noticeably different with both spin and bounce, it won’t really be a radical switch from the traditional celluloid ball. The sound on the other hand is dramatically different. It should be interesting to try 3★ balls in the near future.
European Teams Championships Lisbon (POR) September 2014. Men’s Team Final: Germany-Portugal
Question: Is there a maximum size for a table tennis paddle?
Answer: According to official ITTF rules, the racket may be of any size, shape or weight but the blade shall be flat and rigid.
Table tennis balls changing
The current standard material for ping pong balls is nitro-cellulose which is extremely flammable. This is the reason ping pong balls can not be shipped via airplane without special fireproof containers and are therefor usually shipped by boat. Hence, there are new plastic balls which are just becoming available which will one day be the only balls made. So far, the early word is that the balls definitely sound and play differently. I believe it will be a few more months before the manufacturing process is perfected.
There is also plans for a 1/2 orange 1/2 white ball which should help all players identify the spin on the ball a bit easier.
Fact or Fiction: The Life & Times of a Ping Pong Hustler film now available on iTunes and more
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mm8IvgmG_6g
https://itunes.apple.com/us/movie/fact-or-fiction-life-times/id898130678