Ping Pong Equipment & Reviews

Reviews

It took two of us about three hours to put this table together. I would have taken a lot less time were the instructions better worded and illustrated.The finished product is terrific. Its the third table weve bought over the years and this make is our favourite. Previously we paid to have the table put together - for a few hundred dollars. What we saved in money we lost in sweat stress and anger. Surely the head of the instructions dept at Kettler could hire a better translator and illustrator!

Reading the reviews prior to buying this table, I figured I was in for a nightmare assembly process. While it did take me almost 4 hours, I didn't think it was unreasonably hard. Maybe they (Kettler) have improved the instructions since the other reviews were written. Yes, it's a hundred pieces if you count every nut and bolt. And yes, a few washers and bolts don't match their illustrations in the assembly guide, but really there was no question about which ones replaced them... nothing else would fit. And yes, there are only illustrations to follow for the most part, but it was actually pretty easy... I used two pairs of pliers (crescent wrenches would have been better) and two screwdrivers. It wasn't totally clear to me how to put two braces on at the beginning so I took my best guess and got it wrong. It was a 5-minute fix at most. If I was giving assembly advice, I'd say don't tighten things up until you have the whole thing pieced together. And it helps to have another person hold the table up at one point, for maybe 5 minutes until things are secure again. Otherwise, it's a one-person job. As for the quality, I'm really impressed with the fit and all... not to sound like an ad, but I guess I would describe it as German engineered (since it is). Nylon washers, specially-designed bolts, and the plastic pieces seem like they're going to last awhile, even outdoors. But I just finished building this thing... how it holds up is a future review.

I bought a Kettler blue top all weather ping pong table in 1996 or so. We use it outdoors but pull it into a garage when we are not using it. The only thing we have had to do is replace the nets as they wear out after a while. The table itself is still like new. This item costs more than some other tables, but if you plan on keeping it for a long time it is worth the difference and then some.

Though it says nothing about it in the product description, this table comes in over 100 pieces. The instructions are quite poor. Most images have no verbiage detailing what the diagrams refer to, individual parts have changed without the instructions being updated, and English is an afterthought and poorly translated. The overall experience so far has been terrible. Several parts don't fit and the instructions say ridiculous things like, "To do this (step) the braces for the frame must be bent slightly to the side. Proceed with care when doing this." Really? I am about 1.5 hours into putting it together. And I expect it will take another 4 hours at this rate. About 60% of the time is trying to understand what the instructions refer to -- 20% of the time is trying to find the correct parts because many bolts have been substituted without updating the instructions. Once you know what to do, it's probably 10% of the time in effort. So you'll probably only spend 1 hour actually working on it IF you have the correct tools. Two small wrenches are provided but you will need your own flat head, Phillips, rubber mallet or hammer, and ratchet set (because the little wrenches provided are not very efficient). Of course, the description does not mention this. I suggest a power screw driver -- many of the screws (an bolts) are 40 - 60 MM -- that's a lot of twisting ;-) Anyone can go to their local sporting goods store and purchase an assembled table for 1/2 the price. So far "German quality" is a complete rip off and there is absolutely no value that I can see over a model of 1/2 the price with the SOLE exception that the bottom of the table is supported with metal to prevent warping of the top. Other than that -- it's a ping pong table in pieces that you're on your own putting together. And it costs 3 times any others. I'm going to put a few more hours into it and then update.

Reviews

This table tennis is perfect if you already have a pool table and want a ping pong table but don't have the space for both!! We just took it out of the box and put it on the pool table and the kids were playing in a matter of minutes!! Best purchase ever!!!

I ordered this conversion top to use on our pool table and it works great. Very pleased with the shipping and service from this vendor. My husband & his friends play pool and now me and my friends can play ping pong.

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The Portable Table Top is great. We get it out when all the younger kids are here for the family get togethers - they like it and it keeps them busy. Really glad it comes with Bag, Paddles, Net, Posts and Balls

This product works perfectly on top of our 84x42 dining table and provides surprisingly satisfactory play even though it is not full size. It is also very easy to remove and store when we want to use the table for other purposes. The supplied paddles, however, are extremely hard and dead and need to be replaced.

As I opened the table the green coating came off at the seams. Although it looks very bad, it is usable and not worth the effort of returning.

This game table is more than I had expected. It is not only a great sized table tennis game but is also has backgammon, chess and checkers on it. We have a small house and having a table tennis game that fits over our dinning room table is awesome. It is not as big as a regulation table but we are just playing for fun.

I've had this for a month now. My nine year old loves it. He has gotten quite good and has asked for a full-sized tennis table. It's great if you have limited space. But your family may out grow it pretty fast depending on the age of your kids. I figure this will be good for my son until he is ten or eleven.