Killer Ping Pong Tables

As you can see by the video above, ping pong tables are for hard core players as well as your friends and family. Not how hard the players hit the ball, but also note that one player will really smash the ball and the other player will pop it up very high on the return. The composition of the ping pong table does have a lot to do with that.

Most ping pong tables that are made today have a heavy 1/2" plus thickness on their tops. This is by design. There heavy ping pong table tops provide the backing needed to help create the fantastic rebound that you see in the video above. You can only imagine the rebound if the table was made of some thin and very light material. The ball would probably not bounce very well at all. That is why most quality tables are made in such a way.

There is one exception to this rule, at least in my experience, and that is the mini ping pong table. A much smaller than normal ping pong table that comes with special foam paddles. This is to keep the ball from playing beyond the realm of the table. However unlike it's full-size cousin, the mini ping pong table is light weight and can be carried from place to place. I suppose that the rebound for this type of table is not really as important, considering the guys in the video.