Advantages: Helps maintain physical fitness, Easy to learn
Disadvantages: Difficult to Master, Learners could damage their equipment

...Table Tennis is a sport very similar to Tennis, but is played on a Table with dimensions 9 feet in length and 5 feet in width. A net which is 6 inches high, divides the table into two halves. The table is a smooth finished surface made of processed timber. Each half is further demarcated into two, to assist in doubles, the rules of which are explained later. Players use a variety of Racquets, ranging from fast ones to spinny ones and a ball which is extremely light and made of a compound of camphor to play the game. This indoor Sport commonly known as Ping Pong is surprisingly addictive. I began playing at the age of 5, merely as a hobby for almost 7 years. Soon i realized that i had begun to make significant progress and it was time for me to nurture my talent. Hence, i began training under a well known coach and a year later found... Read review

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Advantages: All in opinion
Disadvantages: All in opinion

.... Equipment: *********** First and foremost you will need a table tennis bat – this can be very confusing as there are a wide variety to choose from. They come with different rubbers (smooth or pimples), also no bat has the same handle, they come in different shapes and designs. A good table tennis bat will set you back £25 -30 plus but there are cheaper ones out there. When buying a bat comfort is a must – its no good paying a lot of money on a bat if it doesn’t feel comfortable. You won’t be able to play properly and your technique will suffer. Table tennis balls are graded in quality from 1 to 3 stars. The three star balls are the best; they last longer and have a better bounce. One star balls crack and split easy. Playing table tennis in a tracksuit or any type of sport clothing is far better than playing in jeans or trousers (I have... Read review

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Advantages: Great game for keepin the muscles in shape
Disadvantages: I'm too old to play now Grrr!

...My first memories of Table Tennis were in the late forties when I was given a Table Tennis set for Xmas. The large box contained a net and two fixing brackets, two balls and two bats, which, as it was just after the war, had something like sandpaper instead of the pimpled rubber that we get now. The opened out dining room table served pretty well as a “Ping Pong” table being about six feet long and three feet wide. It was under such conditions that I learned to play and love the game of Table Tennis. When it came to playing on a full size table many years later, the rainy days in the house playing Table Tennis and trying to emulate the great Johnny Leach, held me in good stead as I had learned the art of placing the ball just where I wanted to. On a small table you have to be careful or you keep losing points and matches... Read review

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Advantages: Great fun and can keep you fit.
Disadvantages: None I can think of?

...to the now familiar bat. Table tennis became an Olympic sport in 1988, with singles and doubles competition for both men and women. =THE BAT= The bat has evolved over the years and now a wide variety of sponges and rubbers are available. Various rubbers can be used to change the characteristics of the bat. Be it fast, slow or intermediate, depending on your game style. The rules of the game state that one side of the bat should be red and the other black. This was changed because red used to donate a fast rubber and black a slow rubber. Now all rubbers come in black and red so you can’t get an advantage by knowing which rubber is being used. Blades, that the sponge and rubber are glued to come in different materials, from wood to carbon fibre. The blades have an effect on the speed of the bat... Read review

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Advantages: Addictiveness, fun for all the family
Disadvantages: Lack of facilities

...I have played table tennis since i was a toddler. I started playing when we went to campsite resorts in Europe and have loved the game ever since. It is not recognised as much as it deserves in England and needs to be more widely introduced. It is a very cheap sport to play. All that you need is two table tennis bats and a table tennis ball. These can be bought at your local sports shop and possibly in supermarkets from about £3. It is a very addictive game and as with most things. You improve as you play and practice more. When before, i said all you need is a bat and a ball, i assumed that a table would be provided, but in England these are quite hard to find. My local sports centre has one which you can book for an hour or so, but if you're really into it you can buy one yourself. They are quite expensive though, around £700... Read review

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Advantages: Great fun.
Disadvantages: Difficult to find a court, expensive.

...The game of real tennis is the same everywhere. The name given to the game differs in different countries. In Great Britain it is called Tennis or, to distinguish it from Lawn Tennis, Real Tennis or Royal Tennis. In the USA it is called Court Tennis: in France Jeu de Paume (hand ball): and in Australia Royal Tennis. The various names throw light on the development of the game. Tennis originated in France before the 12th century. The whole appearance of a tennis court is influenced by its origins. The first courts were to be found in courtyards immediately adjacent to a castle or in cloistered monastery quadrangles. Originally the players played with their hands (jeu de paume). Later they used gloves, then short bats to hit the ball. The game became very popular and in the 13th century it is said that there were as many as 1,800 courts... Read review

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Advantages: Fun way to get in shape, and of course there's the vibrating table !
Disadvantages: Possibly the cost, depending on where you go

...in resistance to the pads, (for a count of 20 and then relax for 20 before repeating) which pull against each of my buttocks in turn! Now that I go regularly I spend the second 5 minutes sitting on the pads, with legs outstretched, this works on the lower buttock area. Table No 2 This is the Leg machine! Rather comical but quite effective! For the first five minutes, while lying on my back, with my knees up, I was instructed to put my feet up in the stirrups, and place a tennis ball between my knees! (I know you are reminded of childbirth! But it is still funny!) When the machine is started up, your feet are moved in circular motions, The second five minutes are spent with feet in the stirrups at a different angle, no tennis ball this time, to work on the inside leg muscles. This table is supposed to tone and firm, and lose inches from your... Read review

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Advantages: Innovative gameplay, great visuals and an excellent price
Disadvantages: limited by the fact it is essentially a table tennis game.

...When you think of rockstar games you think GTA. This means violence and blowing stuff up. However, it also means innovative gameplay and groundbreaking ideas. This is where Table Tennis comes in. I was a bit sceptical about buying a table tennis game and did cnsider it for a long time. I hope this review makes you make a quicker decision. Of all the games I have played for xbox 360 this has perhaps the best visuals. The framerate is consistently smooth throughout offline play and only on occasion do you experience a drop in frame rate in online play. The character viewer is a bit of a show off feature and has no real function but is worh looking at just to show how smooth the textures really are. Now to the gameplay. The gameplay appears very simple at first and seems to have little complexity. A glorified version of Pong perhaps... Read review

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Advantages: Great fun and well made
Disadvantages: None

...Harvard are a fantastic maker of most football table, pool tables, table tennis tables and snooker tables. I will be reviewing their table football table. I have recently purchased this item on ebay, I have found it to be a great buy, for a bargain of £40 it was great, but I must warn you that I have done my research and that these table can cost between £200-£300 as new. This fantastic table is made of pine and is very durable and strong. **Durability** As I bought this from second hand I do not know how durable it is from new. I bought it with a fue bumps and scrapes. It hasn't had much more damage to it from when I bought it and is very durable. It is a very heavy table and very thick this makes it last much longer. **Scoreboard** The scoreboard is 10 cubes on a stick that slide across on a rail. When you score a goal you... Read review

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Advantages: good fun
Disadvantages: tiring

...I have been a table tennis player for 7 years now, and I can honestly say it is the best game I have ever played. Even from the early days as a begginner to now, when I am a serious player in the local Senior league I have found it to be fun, and exhuasting. Many people assume as the space of play is so small that you can not get tired playing, well try it and you will see just how tiring it is. Fast forehand rallies with speed and accuracy, or slow backhand chop rallies which require the utmost concentration to win the point. Serves which can win or lose the point, even if it is 10 shots later. A bad serve and you are on the rack, a good serve and you are in control. I have nearly always found opponents to be great sportsmen and gallant losers or winners. With occasional brief conversation in between points, and laughs... Read review

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