Table Tennis Cover Central

If you have already purchased or are considering purchasing a table tennis table for your home, you will know that one option for a table tennis accessory is to get a cover for your table.

Traditionally, tables weren’t covered with anything special. In fact, older table tennis tables were stationary tables, with legs that fold in like a card table. They could not be folded in half and easily stored vertically like the newer tables on the market. (And even older than that, table tennis was literally played on tables, like a kitchen or dining room table—with books lined up as the net, cigar box lids as the paddles, and the round ends of champagne corks as balls.)

Of course, now, the game is much easier and convenient to play in the home, and now we also have the option of a table tennis cover for when the game is not in use. This modern flexibility is what makes the game even more popular, and also what makes a cover useful.

In fact, buying a cover for your table is a good idea whether you play indoors or out (and whether your store your table indoors or out, as well).

Covering a table you keep outdoors makes perfect sense. You want the tarp-like cover to protect your table from precipitation, sun, wind, dirt, and even animals. (No one wants a bird’s leftovers on their serving court.)

But covering an indoor table is also a good idea, even though it’s a little less obvious. But think about how it is stored. When folded in half, the table tennis is upright, with its playing surfaces exposed. If you slide it next to a wall it can easily be scraped just by that act of putting it away. If it sits along side a pool table or along a wall, countless things can bump into it and leave scratches and gashes, all of which will damage the playing surface.

The best way to take care of a ping pong table is with a table tennis cover. For indoor or outdoor use, this is a simple and effective way to keep your table clean, protected, and in good shape.

When you’re in the market for a table tennis table, you’ll also be exposed to a lot of different options for accessories. Some of these may seem silly and extraneous, but one that you really may want to consider is the table tennis cover.

A table seems like a durable thing, and a silly thing to need to buy a cover for. After all, it’s not fragile or breakable as long as you use it in a normal way. It really is just a simple, flat surface.

But that surface needs to stay flat, and smooth, in order for it to fulfill its purpose. Today, most table tennis tables fold in half upwards, and are stored vertically (rather than horizontally, as they rest in play). Thing how easy it would be to be carrying a heavy object and bump into the table, or hit it with the end of a pool stick, or for your kids to hit it with something while they’re playing.

This is even more true outdoors. Many ping pong tables are designed for both indoor and outdoor use, and outside, the table is susceptible to both humans as well as animals and the weather.

From precipitation (even though the table may be weather-proof to some degree, it’s still safer when kept dry) to animal droppings to errant toys, balls, and lawn tools, there’s no telling what a ping pong table can be damaged by when stored outdoors, even on a patio.

Any of these things can cause a knick or gash in the playing surface, and that’s all it takes to change the function of the table. While most of the surface will stay in fine shape, the small, lightweight ball hitting that gash will completely change its course of direction and will disrupt the play of an otherwise successful game. If you had a table tennis cover, though, the likeliness of this happening is much reduced.

That’s why as simple as they are, table tennis covers are still important. They’re relatively inexpensive compared to the cost of buying a new table, so for most people, it’s an investment you may want to consider making, especially if you plan to store the table outdoors or if you have children.