Ping Pong Equipment & Reviews

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A bit over priced but overall product was good. Shipping time was longer than expected.

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I should have figured with it being so cheap but really I ordered graffitti ping pong balls NOT cat toys that are neon spot colored. Literally it says on the package "Cat Toy" on it. Go to the 99 cent store and pick this item up if you really do want it, save yourself a wait time of 15 days for delivery plus they probably have colors that are a little more "graffitti" and a little less day glow. I'd be weary of anything else this company sold.

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The trailer was funny, Christopher Walken was in it, why not watch? There's something funny about a fat ping pong player with outrageous sideburns, which is what Dan Fogler is. There's something funny about equating ping pong with kung fu, and there's also something funny about James Hong. Indeed, he's probably the reason I wanted to watch this film, and I like what he does with those chopsticks he always carries around. He acted circles around Dan Fogler and Maggie Q. But... he's 81 years old, what can you do? The film is about a young prodigee who loses his father when he loses his first match, then he goes into a long slump and turns up in a Las Vegas ping pong show. He is enlisted by the FBI who want to use him as bait to lure him into a confrontation with Feng, played by Christopher Walken, and bring down his evil empire. Shades of Game of Death. Feng's island has something for every desire, including sex slaves; unfortunately, they are male sex slaves... ha ha, there's a couple of jokes there. The film carries on to its ridiculous conclusion. It's good fun, but not great fun.

Christopher Walken and James Hong elevate the movie. Maggie Q and Aisha Tyler are hot and the film knew how to dress them. But I kept thinking: so even the scripts Jack Black turns down are still getting made? There are more laughs in the "Fistful of Yen" segment in 1977's KENTUCKY FRIED MOVIE (a direct parody of ENTER THE DRAGON) than the entire length of this film.

this is not a great movie by any means.but it is a movie that takes ping pong(or table tennis)to the next level.the spoof level,that is. as far as i know this is the first spoof that's been made about the game.there are some chuckles here,but no real big laughs.it's sort of like "Karate Kid" but with Ping Pong.and obviously done with tongue firmly planted in cheek.it's fast paced,and has lots of action.Christopher Walken is the highlight of course,though we have to wait quite awhile to see him.you won't likely be bored while watching this flick.but i wouldn't expect anything resembling comedy of the fast and furious variety.for me,Balls of Fury is a 2.5/5

I liked this movie because it doesn't pretend to be anything it's not. It's "stupid" funny (fart jokes, silly faces, sexual innuendo, etc). There is no deep message or mind-blowing special effects. If you want to watch a movie that you can just shut your brain off for and laugh, then "Balls of Fury" is it! The interviews in the bonus features were very funny!

"Ping pong is not Macarena, it takes time and patience to learn". If you can appreciate the comic genius of this sentence, pronounced by your typical old and blind martial arts asian master you 're gonna like this ridiculously funny movie. If you can like what comes next ".. in fact it 's a like an old prostitute.. it takes years to master all her tricks.. and she keeps laughing at your mistakes.. but you still cannot help coming back to her and why.. oh why... well because it's the only one cheap enough that you can afford!" well then you 're actually going to love this movie :) It's kind of an hybrid between a parody and an homage to various martial arts movies, and what I especially like about it is that it's "overcharged".. I mean.. the jokes and funny moments are just gratuitously jumping one over the other giving that exceptional "overwhelming fun" sensation that you can also find in the "Naked Gun" series. Warning: not for people who take movies, life and themselves too seriously...

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this is the best of the FILM CREWS. very funny, i highly recomend this (despite the high price). i know it's not him, but i could swear the head alien is e.g. marshal. it can't be him of course, because e.g. marshal was a serious actor. all the same it sure looks and sounds like him.

I ended up getting the final round of Film Crew discs after enjoying "The Giant of Marathon" and "Hollywood After Dark". The first one I popped in was "Killers From Space" starring frequent Mystery Science Theater 3000 actor, Peter Graves. Was I prepared for more references to "Biography"? You better believe it. "Killers from Space" has all the hallmarks of a classic bad movie just asking for the riffing treatment. It's a black and white 50's sci-fi thriller that contains not only aliens from another world but atomic mutations! That's right two genre clichés in one film. Peter Graves is a scientist who is popped into a jet fighter and sent to monitor an atomic test blast from above. While flying above the blast zone he notices something shimmering in the desert. As the jet moves to investigate, things go horribly wrong. The jet is downed and the blast occurs. But fear not, Graves miraculously shows up the next day unharmed except for a surgical scar on his chest. His doctor and co-workers are baffled by his condition, and Graves discovers that his dreams are plagued by visions of men with ping pong ball eyes. Could it be that Graves is controlled by some unknown force!?! I've actually made the movie sound much more interesting than it turns out to be. The basic idea is actually good solid sci-fi pulp fodder. With the right approach a nifty little movie could have been made. Instead, turgid direction, slow ponderous acting and some really bad editing sucks all the joy from the film. In particular this movie suffers from a saggy middle section. The opening scenes with the jet and atomic blast are actually pretty good and goofy enough to provide lots of laughs. The ending with Graves running around trying to stop the aliens (or is he controlled by them?) is also pretty solid. But that middle portion with Graves sneaking around and lots of long pointless conversations between grey lumpy faced men just slows the film to a halt. Even the big moment of the alien reveal and the appearance of giant mutated desert beasts doesn't do anything more than annoy the viewer with a very long, very pointless chase scene with poor special effects. Fans of bad movies will enjoy a nice game of spot the actor. Most of these guys have shown up in a Mystery Science Theatre film at some point. I recognized one man from "The Atomic Brain" and another who was in "Miracle on 34th Street". And keep an eye on one of the workers in the power station - could it be Coleman Francis (of "Red Zone Cuba" and "Sky Divers" fame)? Some mysteries were never meant to be solved. So where does that leave Mike, Bill and Kevin? Well this type of movie works pretty well for them. The bookends are great material and they really roll with it. The whole atomic test/jet sequence is riffed perfectly and I was laughing pretty hard. The finale was also really funny. But that middle section, especially the talky scenes was tough. They did their best, but it was a bit of a drag. I was actually thankful that the lunch break popped up when it did. Speaking of host segments there are three. The first is the introduction to the movie with Bob Honcho talking about male body parts and funerals. Then Kevin goes a bit crazy and won't let Mike and Kevin eat their lunches, but insists on discussing some bit of trivia. The final segment deals with a little known film technique that involves reaction shots provided by actors who are completely devoid of any living spark. Are they dead, or are they acting? The extras include a bit about the alien language used in the film. It is followed by outtakes from the film in which the alien language is translated. Not a bad outing all together. Once again the movie itself seems to be the major hurdle here. The saggy middle slows the laughs down, but the bookends are definitely worth seeing. Basically I give it the same score I gave the previous two Film Crew discs.

With the MST3K Alumni now divided into the RiffTrax and Cinematic Titanic camps, it's easy to see "The Film Crew" for what it was...an interim project, and experiment, something that led the team of Mike Nelson, Kevin Murphy and Bill Corbett to bigger and better things (RiffTrax). We all loved the 'bots, and while Cinematic Titanic re-instituted the "silhouettes" gimmick, both teams are 'bot-less. In "Killers From Space," we have MST3K-style cast skits that break up the movie. "Killers" isn't a "so bad it's good" film, it is simply bad and dull. In terms of the "Film Crew" vibe, Nelson and company are just trying too hard. The "Mission Impossible Meets Dr. Clayton Forrester" thing is forced, as if they were trying to copy MST3K's format without looking like they were trying to copy it (which made it look exactly like copying). The three stars in my review are basically a star each for Mike, Kevin, and Bill for getting back on the horse and giving the fans what they wanted...wise cracks over bad movies. Of course, what the fans really want is a full-blown, 'bots-included MST3K reunion, and that remains to be seen...or not. Thanks, Mike and Kevin and Bill. Keep on riffin' in the free world.

This is certainly the best of The Film Crew. You have to go back to MST3000 to find anything this funny. Michael Beitler, Ph.D. Host of "Free Markets With Dr. Mike Beitler"

One of the worst jobs that Mike Nelson and Company have done so far. The movie I expect to be bad, but the commentary usually makes it watchable. Not so with this one. The laughs are few and far between. There just isn't much you can do with this movie. Save your money for a different one in this series such as the Giant of Marathon.

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The trailer was funny, Christopher Walken was in it, why not watch? There's something funny about a fat ping pong player with outrageous sideburns, which is what Dan Fogler is. There's something funny about equating ping pong with kung fu, and there's also something funny about James Hong. Indeed, he's probably the reason I wanted to watch this film, and I like what he does with those chopsticks he always carries around. He acted circles around Dan Fogler and Maggie Q. But... he's 81 years old, what can you do? The film is about a young prodigee who loses his father when he loses his first match, then he goes into a long slump and turns up in a Las Vegas ping pong show. He is enlisted by the FBI who want to use him as bait to lure him into a confrontation with Feng, played by Christopher Walken, and bring down his evil empire. Shades of Game of Death. Feng's island has something for every desire, including sex slaves; unfortunately, they are male sex slaves... ha ha, there's a couple of jokes there. The film carries on to its ridiculous conclusion. It's good fun, but not great fun.

Christopher Walken and James Hong elevate the movie. Maggie Q and Aisha Tyler are hot and the film knew how to dress them. But I kept thinking: so even the scripts Jack Black turns down are still getting made? There are more laughs in the "Fistful of Yen" segment in 1977's KENTUCKY FRIED MOVIE (a direct parody of ENTER THE DRAGON) than the entire length of this film.

this is not a great movie by any means.but it is a movie that takes ping pong(or table tennis)to the next level.the spoof level,that is. as far as i know this is the first spoof that's been made about the game.there are some chuckles here,but no real big laughs.it's sort of like "Karate Kid" but with Ping Pong.and obviously done with tongue firmly planted in cheek.it's fast paced,and has lots of action.Christopher Walken is the highlight of course,though we have to wait quite awhile to see him.you won't likely be bored while watching this flick.but i wouldn't expect anything resembling comedy of the fast and furious variety.for me,Balls of Fury is a 2.5/5

I liked this movie because it doesn't pretend to be anything it's not. It's "stupid" funny (fart jokes, silly faces, sexual innuendo, etc). There is no deep message or mind-blowing special effects. If you want to watch a movie that you can just shut your brain off for and laugh, then "Balls of Fury" is it! The interviews in the bonus features were very funny!

"Ping pong is not Macarena, it takes time and patience to learn". If you can appreciate the comic genius of this sentence, pronounced by your typical old and blind martial arts asian master you 're gonna like this ridiculously funny movie. If you can like what comes next ".. in fact it 's a like an old prostitute.. it takes years to master all her tricks.. and she keeps laughing at your mistakes.. but you still cannot help coming back to her and why.. oh why... well because it's the only one cheap enough that you can afford!" well then you 're actually going to love this movie :) It's kind of an hybrid between a parody and an homage to various martial arts movies, and what I especially like about it is that it's "overcharged".. I mean.. the jokes and funny moments are just gratuitously jumping one over the other giving that exceptional "overwhelming fun" sensation that you can also find in the "Naked Gun" series. Warning: not for people who take movies, life and themselves too seriously...

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We used this for my daughter's 5th birthday party. It was disappointing that instead of actual beanbags, it came with plastic ping pong type balls instead. It would have worked better for the kids to be throwing something that weighed more than these balls do. They had to get really close in order to get the balls through the holes. Other than that, it was easy to set up, and the kids seemed to have fun with it.

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Total crap!!!!!!!!!!! NOT even ping pong balls, they are made of a lighter flimsy plastic that hardly bounces. I bought these in hope of making a cheap smoke bomb that would work fairly well, but as I said you need ping pong balls to make smoke bombs!!!!

I am in a shooting competition,and they are just what I needed to practice,seeing as how I bust about 10 a day.The usual ping pong balls were actually too tough for my own purpose. These are great and will last until July when I will shoot for the prizes.

great ping pong balls for the price good bounce and great for games comes at an amzing price and quanity

The arrived very quickly and were in great shape. None were crushed at time of arrival. they were beautifully white and bounced very well.

Great investment. So many balls for so cheap. If you wanna play a lot of beer pong, get these.

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These balls are not good at all in my opinion. They cling to dust and dirt like its there job. After playing with these balls for a little bit my rubbers looks like I dragged them in the dirt. I even washed the balls but this did not help at all. I wish I could return them but will probably just toss them out. I could not get through one game without needing or wanting to clean my rubbers. These balls to me are just dirt delivery systems and if you have any sort of quality rubber don't use them.

This ball is not approved for tournament play by either USATT (National Governing Body for Table Tennis in the US) or by ITTF (the International Governing Body for the sport). Beware of their claims of 3-star quality. This designation is reserved for balls that have undergone testing by the ITTF or USATT to assure quality for sanctioned tournaments. This ball has not gone through such testing. Convention in table tennis is that only balls that have passed such tests be advertised as 3-stars. These are cheap Chinese balls being marketed to unsuspecting (unknowledgeable) Americans who have no idea how TT balls are rated or approved. Since they have not gone through the quality tests, they can mark the balls any way they want and are obviously trying to make their ball look better than it is by marking them 3-stars.

Like the title says, these are acceptable balls for the money. However, that doesn't mean they're great balls, because frankly, they're not. They are not as heavy, thick, or hard as other 3 star balls, so don't expect to use them for much other than practicing and drilling, but if that's what you're buying them for like I was, then you should be satisfied. If you want a better quality ball for a bit more, go with the Gambler Platinum 3 star balls. They're definitely better in my book, closer in weight and hardness to accepted ITTF balls, and they're still not too expensive, though clearly more than these balls.

This is my first time buying ping pong balls myself. My son got into the game recently and I wanted to support him by playing with him at home. As we were losing Starcraft 3-star balls that came with ping pong table, I started shopping. I didn't look for professional or competition-level balls. GoGo, I have never heard the brand before, caught my eyes purely because of price advantage and Amazon.com review. Other popular ping pong brand such as Stiga, Butterfly, Joolar and etc, their balls are more than $1 per ball. I bought this 144 GoGo 3-star balls and am so happy with its quality. Very durable and look nice. I used the first ball for almost 2 weeks - we played 1 hr almost every day - until my son stepped on it last night. I don't know how long it takes to use all of them! Highly recommended.

I purchased the GOGO 3-Star Ping pong Balls about 3 weeks ago. For the price you can't beat it. They work great for the Newgy Robo-Pong device as they only support 40 MM balls. (My 38 MM balls were jamming up the machine). They seem pretty durable so far and I am pleased with the purchase.

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I ordered this table instead of getting the popular portOpong table. I figured they would be the same and the price was more attractive. Once I received it I found out it is made of a way thinner material, is way shorter, and overall a piece of junk. It is my own fault since I wanted the portOpong that I have seen in many places and just thought I would save a few bucks... s instead I am writting a review to make everyone aware that this table is a piece of junk. You get what you pay for:( As soon as this one pops which I assume will be pretty quick. I am going to just bite the bullet and buy the portOpong here on amazon. My fault but just trying to let my other pong friends know not to buy this one!

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I bought this game for my brother and it's not that bad. It's fun and it's a typical ping pong game. The graphics are not that great, but I really believe that it is recieving way to much flack.

I purchased this game hoping it woud be similar to the table tennis that is on the Mario & Sonic Olympics game. Boy was I wrong....This game is cheap, and the graphics are horrible, if I would have known this game was so terrible, I wouldn't have purchased it. I think that the Wii Sports disc has better graphics than this game! I do not recommend this game, unless you just want to see what its like, but its definitely not worth $28.99 that amazon is selling it for. I bought it when it was $19.99 and I think that price is too high.

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This game can be fun for a bit but it gets tiring very fast. I don't like it very much. It's pretty lame. It can be very hard as well.

I realy don't like this game. It is too hard for an average player that just wants to have fun. I love to play the game for real, I also love my DS games. I just can't play this game for more than like 5-10 min. It is annoying to either keep losing or quitt right after starting because I am not having fun.

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good beginners book covering basic forward hand, backhand, ect. but, does not cover some needed pointers. however, i haven't seen any book that covers all the aspects of each of the strokes adequately. therefore, highly recommended.

This book will tell you everything that you ever wanted to know about how to improve your table tennis game. Easy to read, and has many helpful drawings to illustrate the point being made. Covers the basics as well as advanced concepts. Each chapter contains many drills to help the reader master the different types of strokes and strategies.

I could see that this could be a good book if you were brand new to table tennis and had a coach. Good drills for practicing with similarly leveled players. However, I feel book does not accurately describe how to truely improve your stroke. Descriptions tend to be vague and leave it to the player to experiment to get the result they are looking for. The danger for the player without a coach is that common early bad habits that are effective for begginers will become engrained. Also, the strategy section is not as good as in other TT books.

I found the book to be very helpful and informative. I have just begun playing competitively for the past year and found that the graphics/steps really have helped my game. I'd recommend this book to anyone who is just developing their game. I have bought other table tennis books, but they lacked the graphics this book has, so I am very happy with this purchase.

This book is one of the best book on table tennis that I have ever read. The clear and concise text makes this book very readable. While you may not turn into a table tennis champion overnight, following the instructions by Mr. Hodges by disciplined practice, a newcomer to the sport can learn the game, but it can also be used as a reference for intermediate players to correct their stroke or to improve it. This book is useful not only because it explains the different strokes but it also contains sections on physical training and tactics against different style of play.Table Tennis: Steps to Success is a must-have in any table tennis player's library.

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Got these for a VBS craft project and have plenty left to play with. Took about a week w/USPS but everything A-OK.

Wow, we went through all these balls in one semester. Note, if you draw the CCCP and Hammer and Sickle of the former soviet union, people will go out of their way to crush it.

I bought this golf balls for a game I've seen in "It takes a minute to win it". They were of excellent quality and loads of fun.

Well, I ordered these ping pong balls on 4/5/10 and as of today, 5/7/10, I have never received them. They debited my account within a day of coarse and said I'd have them 7-10 days later. When it had been 15 days, I emailed them (twice) finally got back to me, apologized and said they'd send out another box. Well, as I said it's now 5/7 and still no ping pongs. I've emailed them again 2 days ago and still waiting for a response.

I used these balls at a Cub Scout Packmeeting to do some experiments involving air pressure. They were inexpensive and did the job.

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As another review stated, there really is an odd smell to them. It is quite potent.

We bought these ping-pong balls for our cat to play with. However, we CANNOT let her play with them now, IF EVER! They smell like a chemical waste dump! It is horrible! I have had the box in the garage for several days (opened) in the hope it will air out. So far, after a few days they are still very much like a toxic waste dump! I certainly don't want my cat to get sick from playing with her toys. Just so you folks know, most cats love to chase ping-pong balls on a hard floor. Carpet makes it impractical.

These balls are not round and the material is not uniform so they wobble when they spin. Some are dead right out of the box and break when they are hit. I don't know if I just got a bad batch or what. I have played 1 star balls before from other companies and have had much better experiences. These balls aren't even as good as some no name brand balls we got as company swag a while back. I would advice against these balls for all but the most casual play and honestly if you are that casual a player why not buy a 6 pack of better balls...

I just had a family get together and the ping pong was the center of attention. I just got the balls and broke them out for the guests because I didn't wanna beak any of the pricer balls I usually play with when little kids are around. However, the whole trip I didn't have one ball break. The balls are solid. While they are not as adept at spinning they hold up very well and I will buy another case of these when the time comes. Probably will be awhile though!

I bought these balls for the soul purpose of playing beer pong with them. They seem to be excellent beer pong balls for the price (lot for little $).