It comes as no surprise to learn that the one indoor game, which the athletic JJ III spearheaded, was an active one: Ping-Pong (or "Table Tennis" as it later become known as in the UK and Europe). John Jaques had originally marketed this game as Gossima, presumably because of the feather-light ping pong ball. Initially it attracted little attention, but JJ III saw its vast and delightful possibilities. He rechristened it Ping-Pong.This Jaques Ping-Pong bat is the finest available.The Ping pong Bat blade from Jaques is coated with natural Caoutchouc 809 superfast I.T.T.F (International table tennis federation) ping pong bat rubber. The Jaques Ultra lightweight Hinoki ping pong blade is hand crafted.