Table Tennis gets little or no exposure on mainstream TV. It just doesnt seem to attract much interest. But it is a very fast paced and exciting game with tremendous skill.
Over the years technology has played a huge part in speeding the game up and making it more technical than ever. Today’s bats are all custom made using a variety of different material for the wooden blade such as Carbon fibre, Hard woods and even glass fibre.
The coverings can now only be 4mm think including a sponge layer of up to 2.4mm. Some of this rubber can be so sticky the ball (now 40mm) can literally stick to it!
Enjoy the English Championships on video here. or the Chinese masters… here.
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