Ball catcher net - your experience?

[PhoenixTT]

(i dunno what TSP or their balls are, but your confession sounds too cute haha!)

TSP is a brand (famous, so you might know them). TT11 used to sell seamless TSP training balls. Not anymore. Their quality is amazing and cheaper than others. I can't distinguish them from 3 star balls (but I'm not an expert).

 

[PhoenixTT]

Hi bro,

I admit it's a bit expensive, but that's mainly due to shipping costs. Because we use the best steel frames and pulleys, which will cause it to be heavy during transportation.

Also, in fact since it looks like it covers more area on the table than in the photo, the ball on the side is not easy to fly out.

For installation and actual effects, you can refer to this video.

Finally, I admit that it is indeed a bit expensive, mainly because of transportation. You may get cheaper prices from our distributors in the future.

I looked at the prices of other products again in ebay and amazon. It seems I was comparing your movable product with the simpler catchers that are attached to the table. When I compare yours to other movable products, the cost including shipping of USD100 (I'm guessing) is quite similar and therefore reasonable. (But still expensive! All are expensive!)

 

[PhoenixTT]

I might experiment with a ready made frame like this (a clothes rack) . Only $30-$50 or so.

 

[Tony's Table Tennis]

I looked at the prices of other products again in ebay and amazon. It seems I was comparing your movable product with the simpler catchers that are attached to the table. When I compare yours to other movable products, the cost including shipping of USD100 (I'm guessing) is quite similar and therefore reasonable. (But still expensive! All are expensive!)

sanwei one's looks very sturdy and quality
the frame looks solid, and that would last a longer time

 

[Tony's Table Tennis]

I might experiment with a ready made frame like this (a clothes rack) . Only $30-$50 or so.

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why don't use go the diy store and just find pipes and build up a frame, add wheels, add mesh/net
it will probably be ugly and not stable when moving around (since it would be light), but would be cheap

 

[PhoenixTT]

why don't use go the diy store and just find pipes and build up a frame, add wheels, add mesh/net
it will probably be ugly and not stable when moving around (since it would be light), but would be cheap

Feeling too lazy to assemble pipes...this is cheap enough (AUD90 w/o net vs AUD400 for the Sanwei).
Admittedly the Sanwei is very nice.

And when I get tired of TT :-O , I can still use it as a clothes rack.

 

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[Tony's Table Tennis]

Feeling too lazy to assemble pipes...this is cheap enough (AUD90 w/o net vs AUD400 for the Sanwei).
Admittedly the Sanwei is very nice.

And when I get tired of TT :-O , I can still use it as a clothes rack.

how are you going to collect the balls?
would you need two of them, so 180, then + nets,
then some diy still to make it useable right?
are we in the 300 yet?

 

[PhoenixTT]

how are you going to collect the balls?
would you need two of them, so 180, then + nets,
then some diy still to make it useable right?
are we in the 300 yet?

I have empty cardboard boxes. Put them at the bottom of the rack where the shoes are supposed to go.

All I need is maybe a bird net to catch the balls (dunno maybe AUD30. Or find an Asian store and buy cheap mosquito net).

Width is interesting. A TT table's width is 1.525m. A typical net catcher's width is 2.3m (Don't know Sanwei, no specs). My clothes rack is 1.2m. Should be enough. Another version is 1.8m, same price but no wheels.

Shouldn't cost more than AUD120, which leaves me AUD280 and I can buy a Viscaria with savings (which I won't cause I don't have that money...)