Table tennis has become increasingly more common with ordinary people. As the sport of table tennis has gradually become more understood and known.

Over time as the various skills of the players increased as did the improvement and quality of the equipment used for table tennis.

The amateur players generally did not change their style or the original standard equipment they used. This is because majority lacked the basic understanding and knowledge of how the different equipment had effect on their playing standards. More than just understanding the game of table tennis it is important to understand how to choose the appropriate equipment to accommodate skills, which in turn will provide twice the result with half the effort.