12 things you need to know before you buy a Plastic Table Tennis Ball
Part 2: ITTF Technical Leaflet T3, Quality, Packaging and Appearance
1. ITTF Technical Leaflet T3 and what the ITTF test balls for 0:12
2. Temporary amendments to T3 0:55
3. Will any ball approved under the temporary specifications cease to be approved come 1st January 2016 2:46
4. How do you know if a ball has been tested under the original or temporary T3 specifications 3:27
5. How to tell the date a branded ball was approved by the ITTF 3:45
6. How to tell the date a ball was manufactured 6:02
7. How do you know when a ball has been improved 7:40
8. Possible quality control issues 9:47
9. Where are ITTF approved balls made 11:59
10. Who makes ITTF approved balls13:27
11. How to identify an ITTF approved plastic ball 15:41
12. Differences in packaging17:40
13. Our conclusions 18:57
How similar, or identical does the plastic table tennis ball play compared to the celluloid ball? Although we test Joola's Super P 40+ plastic ball using Technical Leaflet T3 as a guideline, our observations and conclusions apply equally to all two piece plastic balls.
In this 11 part video series, Preston Table Tennis Association conducted random sample testing of Joola's Super-P 40+ plastic ball and for comparison purposes, Joola's Super 40 celluid ball using the same guidelines the ITTF use, Technical Leaflet T3 - The Ball.