The ITTF officially reversed their mandate and we are keeping our celluloid balls. This victory belongs to everyone who refused to back down despite the odds. Keep your gear ready and monitor the upcoming USATT board meetings to ensure they follow through on this commitment.
October 17, 2013
Final supporters
THE PETITION IS NOW CLOSED!
Thanks to all that participated in trying to stop the "money grab" of the ITTF.
The ITTF has mandated a change of the existing Celluloid table tennis balls to a new material and slightly larger tennis ball made out of plastic.
There is not a good reason to make this change and WE THE PLAYERS DEMAND to keep the existing 40mm Celluloid balls with no changes whatsoever.
The early poly balls were not so good and reviews were rather on the poor side. However.......
There is a new seamless poly ball that is the closest and is supposedly in the USATT and ITTF pipeline for approval. It is made by Xushaofa.
Keep signing the petition and maybe at least, we can be proud for trying to stop something that most do not want.
I am somewhat dismayed this petition couldn't even garner 1K signatures, let alone the goal of 10K. Thanks for all those that took the time to sign the petition and to spread the word. Really appreciate your efforts.
I know for a fact that the ITTF and USATT has/had been monitoring this. Wish we could of gotten more. As it is, USATT will probably go to the poly ball after the first year for their tourneys too, which means...probably death of the celluloid ball in SANCTIONED tournaments.
Updates
Reached 500 supporters
July 28, 2013
January 2, 2013
The momentum behind this effort shows that players are finally paying attention to these forced changes. Call your local league representatives today to demand they explain why we are losing our preferred equipment.
June 18, 2012
We just hit 100 signatures on this push against the new ball mandate. Post the link to your club Facebook page right now so we can keep this momentum moving forward.
Reached 100 supporters
June 15, 2012
June 14, 2012
We are approaching the one hundred signature mark and need to build momentum right now. Post the link on your Facebook wall today to bring in new people who care about the game. Send a direct text to three fellow players and urge them to add their names before the week is out.
139 Comments
Pls do not pass a policy just for change's sake just to look gd without practical consideration of the public's opinion. The great excitement of table-tennis lies in the speed, spin and dynamic nature of the sport. Plastic balls takes away all of this which make TT a boring,one dimensional game now. Listen!!
Once again, the ITTF is changing the rules for what appears to be for nothing other than making money. I've played with the plastic ball, and its characteristics for speed, spin and roundness are pathetic. We need to stop the ITTF! They are ruining our sport!
You keep changing the Table tennis Equipment and you lose the authenticity of the sport. teweaking is fine however significant changes, that effect changes in many years of trained skills are frustrating and degrade the sport.
The new ball is taking away the most essential, unique, and fun aspect of the game - aka spin. Just this alone I can rest my case. In addition, the production process is nowhere near the current balls we have, such as 3-star Nittaku, where the balls are so perfect. Why re-invent the wheel for no apparent gain?
Still a commercial operation ... Passing the ball 38 mm to 40 mm ball was not a success, the game has not slowed, table tennis has not become more telegenic, but we consume ten times more balls ! Besides the initial investment to change all the balls!
The year 2006 was when NBA incurred massive protest against new basketball of synthetic materials. [url]https://sports.vice.com/en_us/article/wnmz79/the-nba-ball-that-everyone-hated-throwback-thursday[/url] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZ-VUvGDHh8 Why do we hear no protest from table tennis professionals? The plastic ball is horrible.
Shame I just came across this petition now,but to say the truth, I didn't want to be against without having given it a fair trial. And this new ball really sucks. It is a real scandal to have such a material, and the purpose of it is simply money. Let's not give up and create a mini-revolution. I am sure, we can get much more people. From what I've read on various forums, 99% of people are against it. So why should we give up and follow as sheeps?
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The ITTF officially reversed their mandate and we are keeping our celluloid balls. This victory belongs to everyone who refused to back down despite the odds. Keep your gear ready and monitor the upcoming USATT board meetings to ensure they follow through on this commitment.
October 17, 2013
Final supporters
THE PETITION IS NOW CLOSED!
Thanks to all that participated in trying to stop the "money grab" of the ITTF.
The ITTF has mandated a change of the existing Celluloid table tennis balls to a new material and slightly larger tennis ball made out of plastic.
There is not a good reason to make this change and WE THE PLAYERS DEMAND to keep the existing 40mm Celluloid balls with no changes whatsoever.
The early poly balls were not so good and reviews were rather on the poor side. However.......
There is a new seamless poly ball that is the closest and is supposedly in the USATT and ITTF pipeline for approval. It is made by Xushaofa.
Keep signing the petition and maybe at least, we can be proud for trying to stop something that most do not want.
I am somewhat dismayed this petition couldn't even garner 1K signatures, let alone the goal of 10K. Thanks for all those that took the time to sign the petition and to spread the word. Really appreciate your efforts.
I know for a fact that the ITTF and USATT has/had been monitoring this. Wish we could of gotten more. As it is, USATT will probably go to the poly ball after the first year for their tourneys too, which means...probably death of the celluloid ball in SANCTIONED tournaments.
Updates
Reached 500 supporters
July 28, 2013
January 2, 2013
The momentum behind this effort shows that players are finally paying attention to these forced changes. Call your local league representatives today to demand they explain why we are losing our preferred equipment.
June 18, 2012
We just hit 100 signatures on this push against the new ball mandate. Post the link to your club Facebook page right now so we can keep this momentum moving forward.
Reached 100 supporters
June 15, 2012
June 14, 2012
We are approaching the one hundred signature mark and need to build momentum right now. Post the link on your Facebook wall today to bring in new people who care about the game. Send a direct text to three fellow players and urge them to add their names before the week is out.
139 Comments
Plastic balls are very fragile - our team break about 5-6 on every training. They are slower, they have less spin and we don't like them. Keep good old celluloid balls alive!
Pls do not pass a policy just for change's sake just to look gd without practical consideration of the public's opinion. The great excitement of table-tennis lies in the speed, spin and dynamic nature of the sport. Plastic balls takes away all of this which make TT a boring,one dimensional game now. Listen!!
Once again, the ITTF is changing the rules for what appears to be for nothing other than making money. I've played with the plastic ball, and its characteristics for speed, spin and roundness are pathetic. We need to stop the ITTF! They are ruining our sport!
You keep changing the Table tennis Equipment and you lose the authenticity of the sport. teweaking is fine however significant changes, that effect changes in many years of trained skills are frustrating and degrade the sport.
The new ball is taking away the most essential, unique, and fun aspect of the game - aka spin. Just this alone I can rest my case. In addition, the production process is nowhere near the current balls we have, such as 3-star Nittaku, where the balls are so perfect. Why re-invent the wheel for no apparent gain?
Still a commercial operation ... Passing the ball 38 mm to 40 mm ball was not a success, the game has not slowed, table tennis has not become more telegenic, but we consume ten times more balls ! Besides the initial investment to change all the balls!
The year 2006 was when NBA incurred massive protest against new basketball of synthetic materials. [url]https://sports.vice.com/en_us/article/wnmz79/the-nba-ball-that-everyone-hated-throwback-thursday[/url] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZ-VUvGDHh8 Why do we hear no protest from table tennis professionals? The plastic ball is horrible.
Shame I just came across this petition now,but to say the truth, I didn't want to be against without having given it a fair trial. And this new ball really sucks. It is a real scandal to have such a material, and the purpose of it is simply money. Let's not give up and create a mini-revolution. I am sure, we can get much more people. From what I've read on various forums, 99% of people are against it. So why should we give up and follow as sheeps?
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Plastic balls are very fragile - our team break about 5-6 on every training. They are slower, they have less spin and we don't like them. Keep good old celluloid balls alive!