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In the What will they think of next? category is this nifty product from Terranova Scientific, who have produced an iPhone application to measure the Coefficient of Restitution (COR) of table tennis balls, by "listening" to the consecutive bounces of the ball, and then calculating the COR by analyzing the time interval between the bounces.
Seeing as the current test for the COR of table tennis balls is done by dropping the ball from 305mm, and then measuring the height of the bounce (which is not as easy at it sounds - try it sometime), this could be a useful product for table tennis officials around the world. Initial pricing looks to be around $25 US. The actual table tennis ball COR measurer iPhone application is not released quite yet, but you can check out the equivalent product for golf balls from the company here. Now if they could only come up with a similar iPhone application to measure the fastest rubber... |
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Table Tennis Rubber Review - Killerspin Fortissimo
Monday November 9, 2009
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| Fortissimo - if it's too loud, you're too old! Image courtesy www.megaspin.com |
| Once again, the people at Megaspin were generous enough to send me some rubbers to review - this time it was 2 sheets of FORTISSIMO - one of Killerspin's latest rubber innovations. I've been using this rubber for a number of months on my main bat, so now I'm comfortable enough to offer my thoughts on Killerspin Fortissimo. |
First Major TV Agreement for the Oceania Region
Wednesday November 4, 2009
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| Taking Table Tennis To The TV Image courtesy ITTF, www.ittf.com |
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Table tennis fans in Australia have received an early Christmas present with the news that Fox Sports in Australia are going to TV broadcast a number of the top ITTF events from 2010-2012, including the World Title Table Tennis events, the World of Table Tennis, and the Oceania Cup.
After many years of limited coverage of table tennis on television in Australia, this agreement is something to celebrate. Well done to all concerned in getting ping-pong onto TV screens in Australia at last.
More details about the agreement can be found on the ITTF website. |
Should Table Tennis Beginners Use Junk Rubbers?
Monday February 23, 2009
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| Can You Handle The Pips? Photo © 2006 Greg Letts, licensed to About.com, Inc. |
| Most coaches and experienced table tennis players would recommend that new ping-pong people should stick to using inverted rubber on both sides of their racket, until the basic strokes have been mastered. But is this truism good advice? Or can table tennis beginners use junk rubbers? |
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