| Table tennis like any other serious competitive sport | | | | produces premium quality table tennis products. |
| requires quality in terms of the equipment being used | | | | Rounding out the list, and certainly last but not least are |
| by each player regardless of whether or not you're | | | | two brands that any table tennis aficionado should pay |
| enjoying a leisure game with friends or participating in | | | | attention to: ANDRO and DANDOY, which are both |
| professional competitions and leagues. | | | | leading producers of well respected table tennis |
| So when looking for trusted and well-known equipment | | | | equipment. |
| brands you can be sure you'll encounter a few of the | | | | After finding yourself some trustworthy and reliable |
| names mentioned here. | | | | equipment to hone your skills with, you may run into |
| Take for instance Butterfly, a company that was | | | | some trouble finding a practice mate that shares your |
| founded in 1950 in Yanai city, Japan, by a man named | | | | enthusiasm. So why not look into a practice partner |
| Hikosuke Tamasu. Today it produces some of the | | | | that never gets tired? |
| finest and most trusted equipment by enthusiasts and | | | | Try training with a robot! Finding a good training robot |
| professional from all over the world. Another brand | | | | takes more than just buying a machine that's going to |
| synonymous with table tennis today is STIGA. They've | | | | propel balls across your table. There are many |
| been successfully creating, designing, and | | | | elements to consider when choosing a training robot |
| manufacturing quality bats, blades, rubbers and | | | | such as: Is the head adjustable? How many different |
| everything else related to the game for more than half | | | | angles of spin can it replicate? Will it produce lob |
| a century now. | | | | shots? What is its maximum velocity? Is there a |
| When continuing on the journey to finding great brands, | | | | remote control, and can it be programmed? |
| you'll be sure to run into JOOLA. Pronounced | | | | After having considered all the possible combinations |
| "YOH-LAH," this German based company has also | | | | and key elements necessary for your own specific |
| been building a fine reputation for itself in all things | | | | training needs, you'll definitely not want to miss out on a |
| related to the tabletop game since the 1950's. By | | | | brand like NEWGY, which produces a line of quality |
| including German and foreign top players in their | | | | training robots known as the Robo-Pongs. These |
| designing process, they pride themselves with the | | | | particular practice machines have been carefully |
| ability to understand what athletes look for in | | | | designed and engineered since 1972, and Newgy |
| exceptional equipment. | | | | proudly delivers top-notch table tennis training machines |
| If you see a Giant Dragon flying around in the sky, or | | | | that offer fully digital controls and a variety of |
| more specifically on the rubber that has just ripped a | | | | programmable options. |
| forehand smash back at you, you've had the luxury of | | | | SMARTPONG offers some well-designed and quality |
| being in the presence of the Giant Dragon Stationary | | | | machines as well. They offer a fully |
| & Sporting Goods Co., ltd. Although their tradition in | | | | computer-automated table tennis robot that gives |
| this game doesn't reach as far back as some of its | | | | users the ability to control the practice machine through |
| direct competitors, they still makes some good quality | | | | a wireless remote. Their automatic ball recycling |
| equipment. Keeping in line with Asian heritage is Double | | | | system also makes practicing for extended periods of |
| Happiness, which is a brand that has been long | | | | time an easy and fun task. |
| revered for making high caliber products and is known | | | | Another table tennis training robot brand option is |
| worldwide. | | | | PRAKTTISMATE. This particular brand should |
| TIBHAR was founded in 1969. The name itself | | | | definitely be thoroughly considered because it offers |
| combines the first and last name of Tibor Harangozo, | | | | users the ability to practice returning loops without any |
| an internationally known table tennis coach and former | | | | spin, not to mention its four minute set-up time from |
| player, and the company has been steadily developing | | | | start to finish. The various programmable options also |
| its fine reputation and tradition of delivering world-class | | | | add to the allure of this wonderful practice robot that |
| table tennis products all over the world. | | | | delivers a total package. |
| Killerspin is an American based company with its | | | | So be thorough when conducting your own research |
| headquarters located in Chicago Illinois. It recognized | | | | on table tennis equipment, and try to find the brands |
| the growing popularity of the sport of table tennis | | | | that best suit your needs, skill set, and goals. |
| within the United States and throughout the world and | | | | |