At the amateur level, I don’t think most players have noticed much of a difference at all. Professionals are still playing in the same attacking way. There was a lot of concern that the new plastic ball would have a big impact on the game. But over the past five years, the quality of the new plastic balls has improved a lot, especially with the latest ABS material. These balls are a tiny bit bigger than the 40mm celluloid balls, but the main difference is the type of material they are made from.Īt first the quality of the new plastic balls was very poor, which led to quite a lot of frustration and anger in the table tennis community. Then in 2014/2015, the material used to make table tennis balls changed from celluloid to a non-flammable plastic (often referred as “plastic balls”, “poly balls” or “40+ balls”). The larger ball is slower and spins less, which in theory should mean longer rallies, but I’m not sure this has ever been proven. The size was increased to make it more appealing to spectators. In 2000, the size of the ball was increased from 38mm to 40mm.
There has been two significant changes to table tennis balls over the past 20 years. So which are the best balls to buy? In this blog post, I’ll give my views of a variety of different balls and give specific recommendations on the best competition and training balls you can buy. I also give recommendations on which balls to buy for casual play. Other balls are made of non-flammable plastic. But alas not! There are loads of different types of ball available – competition balls, training balls and cheap ‘just for fun’ balls.
Buying table tennis balls should be an easy task.
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