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ITTF have reversed the decision to bring in plastic balls world wide from June 2015 and celluloid balls will be used once again in competition! What are your thoughts?

Much more info in the form of text, diagrams and videos in the article. Here is a summary 4. A (really simple) summary try to hit the ball off the bounce at net height OR if you are away from the table, take a step back and rip through the ball in the descending phase around the net...

As we know, DHS is makers of many branded poly balls, so soon many brands will follow suit with orange balls. Not my favourite poly ball (prefer seamless XSF made balls at the moment), but this is an option to those "must be orange ball" environments.

Everytime my oppenent does a long backspin push, try to loop it. However, when attempting to loop it, the ball always goes straight to the net. My technique is correct in everything. Currently, i my forehand rubber is Xiom Vega Europe. Could it be that my rubber can not create enough spin to...

I'm going to re-post this article here. As a relatively new player it annoys me that along with all of the new expenses of trying out blades/rubbers and equipment I now have to deal with what looks like a cash money grab under the veil of false excuses...

The forum member named Debater at OOAK forum plays at Preston Table Tennis Association in the UK. Outside of the ITTF itself, he has probably done more testing of the new balls than anyone, and he has found very clever ways to do it without spending a ton of money to do it. He is also really...

Hi Guys, One of my friends is looking to buy these balls now so that he can prepare for the nationals. Any help on where can we get these would be greatly appreciated. Paddle palace it seems has run out of stock ! Thx

What is the diference between the celluloid balls and the new plastic balls. Are using this plastic balls actually? What are the differences in the game between the balls? Sorry for my bad english, I am argentinian.

Have been using these balls for last several days (I got them from Iruiru in Japan at the relatively high price of 895 yen per box of three balls, which is about $3 (USD) per ball and that does not include shipping. I have also let my clubmates try some. Most of them have been using other 40+...

I'm a offensive player and the player i practice often with is a defender. When i am doing topspin brushes on the ball and the defender chops the ball back with a lot of backspin, when receiving, am i to put my bat at an angle and let the ball hit the rubber and it will bounce back to the other...

Hi! I wonder if anybody tried new plastic balls on robots like Amicus from Butterfly or RoboPong? Thanks

What balls are often used in major tournaments? And are they any different from our 3 star ball? Better quality for example?

Just found this article over at forum.tt-news.de where Thomas Keinath tested the new plastic balls with the German National team. We trained with Tibhar ballls, each ball seemed to have a lot of variation, each ball was different. In each training session around 15-20 balls broke. But in the...

Bought some 40+ balls, rubbers and blades I can find from taobao. Just received the 3 star balls yesterday so I have not play with them yet. Doing some bounce test and both seamed DHS and DF balls are similar and stop sooner than C balls. On the other hand both seamless Palio and XSF bounce much...

Since I have a table tennis robot at home, I am wondering if the new poly balls will be compatible or not with the robots suited for the current celluloid balls. Or possibly new robots will be made suited for poly balls? If anyone has any knowledge about this or possibly tried the poly balls in...

I have just read a article at TableTennisTa In that article Wang Tao said that he heard 2014 Asian Games will be played with old balls. So can anyone confirm this? Ma Long the winner of 2010 Asian Games As far as i now Asian Games is not at ITTF event so they can use any kind of balls. But...

Im going straight to the issue. I got in front of me two balls a Double Circle ball and a stiga one. Stiga is one star "MASTER" and Double Circle is unranked. I play with both balls and i realise MASSIVE difference while playing. Both are same grippy but Stiga feel so light and Double Circle...

Just a heads up, I bought a 6-pack of these for $3.00, they arrived yesterday. They turned out to be absolute garbage, wobbly as hell, uneven inconsistent bounce, and overall they just felt weird. Sounded weird too. I've played with DHS balls before, and they were fine. I suppose these...

I just read this posts on OOAK forum and i think it's better to share it with you: "Had a chance to play in the recent tournament in South Bend Indiana.. and during the free time in between matches, i was able to play test the new poly balls.. believe me i thought the new balls were going to...

1. Plastic balls will be used at ITTF Sanctioned events from 1st July 2014 (reference: ITTF BoD decision 2012) 2. As an exception celluloid balls will be used at the 2014 Youth Olympic Games (reference: ITTF OPC decision 2014) and at four (4) ITTF Junior Circuit events taking...