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808ponger 
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 Topic: Outdoor Tables?Posted: 08/31/2013 at 2:04pm |
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I'm considering getting a outdoor table like the Kettler Match or Butterfly Rollaway. Anyone have experience with outdoor tables?
Going to be stored in a carport and used maybe 1-2 a week for practice. My main concerns are durability and if the bounce is way too different from a wood top. |
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Posted: 08/31/2013 at 2:08pm |
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if tis a pvc top dont even bother
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Posted: 09/01/2013 at 1:37pm |
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The whole kettler range of outdoor tables use the same "ALU-TEC" (22mm wooden board encased in aluminium) top which gives a good bounce for an outdoor table. My friend had a Kettler Stockholm (similar to
the Smash 5) and was very happy with it except for the fact that the balls left tiny scratches on the surface
and pin head size dots of paint were left on the balls.
The Kettler tables are roller painted on aluminium with a clear coat on top of that, it's more prone to scratches and dents from bat blows than the melamine resin tables. Most of the other brands use a melamine resin top with thickness's of about 4mm > 7mm, 4mm = 2 out of 5 bounce (better to get a kettler) 5mm = 3 out of 5 bounce (better to get a kettler) 6mm = 4 out of 5 bounce 7mm = 5 out of 5 bounce If you're budget allows I would go for a 6mm or 7mm melamine resin table like the Cornilleau 400m or 500m (best bang for buck & usually get a 10 year warranty on the table tops). The Sponeta S5-73e & Andro Outdoor Compact are essentially the same table and have a decent 6mm top. Personally I'd avoid Butterfly outdoor tables as you're paying too much for the brand and will only get a 4 or 5mm table at roughly the same price point other brands do 6mm tables. At the end of the day, playing table tennis on an outdoor table is better than no table tennis at all. Edited by RoboChop - 09/03/2013 at 5:19pm |
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808ponger
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Posted: 09/05/2013 at 12:28am |
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Thanks for all the info guys. I guess it's like wood tables - thicker the better.
In the end I decided to take my chances with a regular wood table and keep it covered when stored. It wasn't like I was going to leave it out exposed to the elements anyway. |
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Posted: 09/05/2013 at 6:23pm |
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I had a Kettler Stockholm indoor/outdoor table. Its bounce was only 70% of a Butterfly Centerfold 25. Nuff said!
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Posted: 09/05/2013 at 6:43pm |
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I played on concrete tables in Paris and Guangzhou (across the street
from Janet Chen's club, near the stadium); the bounce is so crazy I
wonder if it is a plus to train so when going back to a normal table we
feel like playing a slomo game.
Every city park in the world should have a few; now THAT would be a true promotion of the game. I randomly found the pics below on the web.  
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Posted: 09/05/2013 at 9:38pm |
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I owned an apartment where we had a concrete tables around in the neighborhood (about 6), and the best one was just 50 meters from our building. I will try to dig up a photo.
The only real problem was that the grass and dirt in the areas where players move got ruined/nonexistent such that one had to play at about half foot below the ground level. But that was a ton of fun for the neighborhood kids (and for our dog)...
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