If you are first time hear this name and having no idea at all of what is a table tennis return board, it's generally some sort of board where a player can hit a ball to the board and it will return back the ball like you are playing with a real player. Technically, you can treat the board as your opponent.
In another word, it is actually a board that built to return or bouncing the ping pong ball back to the player if a player is playing alone without any partner. It is good in helping someone to practice and master the skill. As of now, there are many different return board that you can find in the market. Some people would love to get a homemade or DIY their own and it is totally workable. You can learn how to make a table tennis return board by referring to the video.
Now, let's us just take a look of some of these products that are readily available for sale. I tried to search at Amazon and eBay but found there is none of such item for sale on their websites. Thus, I think most of these items are being DIY or homemade by ping pong enthusiasts and they are selling them as something that they think is worth it and can provide value to people who want to practice with the game alone.
TSP RETURN BOARD
This item is very flexible and is adjustable. For those beginners, it is an ideal product for them to use to practice with different playing style and it is really suit for schools. The TSP return board is features with 6 sheets of rubber which is sufficient to help out with coaching simulations. Anyone can now playing alone if they can't find a partner to play with them and this can have them train in good shape. When you purchase of this item, you will at the same time receive a training CD. However, the CD is purely available in German language but this shouldn't be a big issue for you as you can view the video and you can immediate get the idea and know how to use it.
Wally Rebounder Trainer
Wally rebounder is having a great quality of rebound board for you to train your ping pong skill. This product can be ideal piece to aid you to improve your game playing style. It is the sincere and loyal partner that will play consistently compare to a real player and it's constantly down to play steadily.
The Wally Rebound board tend to not as the same compare to other boards as it is built primarily as a supreme training kit. When you purchase this board, you will get the board, tripod stands, as well as a mounting & tilting system. The mounting & tilting system is the uniqueness of the board and it is pending for patented at the moment. So, we can foresee that the company will going to release a better one in future once their patent is being approved and they may become the top product on the market. If you wish to rotate it, it is possible and you don't even need to put an impact detector in it. It is built with advance yet simple technology that it moves back and forth. At the time it hitting an end, the motor will immediate turns around and hit back the ball to the player.
You are going to have a very good practice with the products as discussed above. Either go for TSP or Wally Rebounder is definitely up to you. You can make your own comparison or find out more from the site and make your final decision yourself. Last but not least, there is also another prototype of return board that is under development which is known as P3 Rebound Board that is developed by Table Tennis Partner. You can read more about the board and see what features they have.
