DHS P145S Table Tennis Net Set

The ITTF specify a playing surface 2.74 m long by 1.525 m wide, 76 cm above the floor. The net is 15.25 cm high along its whole length, suspended from posts whose outside edges sit 15.25 cm beyond each side line - which is why a regulation net spans 1.83 m, or 72 inches. The ball is 40 mm across and weighs 2.7 g.

Because a regulation table is 1.525 m wide and the ITTF require the posts to sit 15.25 cm outside each side line. Add those together and you get 1.83 m, which is 72 inches. A shorter net leaves a gap at the sides.

15.25 cm - six inches - along its whole length, with the bottom as close to the table surface as possible. Adjustability on a net set is there so you can reach that figure accurately, not so that height becomes a matter of preference.

Worth checking. Clamp capacity varies between net sets and it is the single thing that stops one fitting. Tell us your table edge thickness and we will confirm before you order - a clamp that will not close is an immediate return.

Better than you would need to elsewhere. Heat roughly doubles the rate at which rubber oxidises for every ten degrees, so a bat that lasts a year in a European club can be dead in months here. Never leave one in a parked car. Use protective film on both rubbers after every session and keep it in a case - that single habit does more than anything else. Clean with a proper rubber cleaner or a damp microfibre cloth, never with detergent or solvent, and let it dry fully before sealing it away.

They are the manufacturer's own tier within their own ready-made range, and nothing more. They are not an ITTF rating and they do not compare between brands - a 6-star STIGA and a 6-star DHS are different scales. More stars means a better blade and better rubbers, and usually a faster, less forgiving bat. STIGA put it well themselves: more stars mean a better bat, but also one that is more difficult to play with.

Yes. We deliver across Dar es Salaam and send nationwide to Arusha, Moshi, Mwanza, Dodoma, Zanzibar and beyond by courier. A table is a bulky item, so tell us when you order and we will arrange the right transport.

The modern plastic ball. Table tennis moved off celluloid from July 2014, mainly because celluloid is highly flammable and increasingly restricted for shipping and storage. Plastic balls are made to a slightly wider tolerance window and marked 40+ to distinguish them. They bounce a little higher, travel slightly faster and take noticeably less spin than the old celluloid ball.