When you are looking at “making a business” of beer pong the first thought is invariably to hold a tournament or start a league. But let me pose the question, does being a tournament/league organizer pay? The answer is yes and no.

It really depends on the terms of your agreement with the bar or place you hold the tournaments/leagues and the turnouts. For tournaments, the number of teams that pay admission is the key. It is important to set the prize money high enough to attract enough people while not making the amount too high. The next part is the entrance fee- go too high (no matter what the prize value is) and you will not get anyone. Go too low and you won’t get enough money to cover the prize you advertised.

The kiss of death is to have to go back on your original promises (like not giving certain extras promised for winners or cutting the amount of prize money itself).

Besides picking the right prize money and right entry fee, the next key is to plan things out. Think through scenarios for your break-even. I have been guys put in HOURS upon HOURS into a tournament and all they ended with was about $300 (and that was a for huge $5k tournament with 50+ teams).

Getting sponsors is always a good idea. Get someone to sponsor the venue, get a beer company/distributor to donate beer (or at least give you a better price).

Then when it comes to the day of, make sure to be on top of everything. Don’t sample the beer too much. Keep track of all the beer pong tables (they have a tendency to “disappear” at larger events), and make sure that things run smoothly. Keep these things in mind and odds are you will make more money on the tournaments/leagues that you do put on.

Until next time. Peace.

The Beer Pong Match for World Domination!!!

What is up with the Beer Pong segments on Jimmy Fallon? Don’t get me wrong, I love that they are playing, and at times the back and forth during the segments is funny. The big issue is that they play on a PING PONG TABLE!

If they are really into Beer Pong, then why the Ping Pong Tables? But even worse, they insist on continuing to use Ping Pong Tables. Evidence: We at Pong360 offered to give them a few “official sized” tables (8ft by 2 ft… naturally). Our designs are pretty sweet? Plus they are free for them. We sent them a few tables. We then offered to make custom tables with Jimmy’s likeness or the show logo on it… but… NO. Apparently the correct sized beer pong table “does not shoot well” on TV. Although we have all seen NUMEROUS shows that have the correct sized tables (from Fox News to The Art Mann show to Z Rock). It’s like playing tennis on a volleyball court, or playing baseball in a soccer field.

Anyways, maybe one day Jimmy’s staff will change their minds and come clean, whether or not they use a Pong360 table or not. I know that Betty White or Ivanka Trump wouldn’t know the difference, but you and I do.

Until Next Time. Peace.

Nice Costume...

Hey all!… I am sure by now all of us are either still sleepy after all the turkey we ate this past Thursday, or we are still eating the mountain of leftovers in the fridge (or both!). I am sure that some of you had legendary beer pong mini-tourneys and matches over the weekend as all of our friends from high school gathered at home for the holiday. I remember my freshman year being floored how some of the people from high school who could barely throw a football came back after a few months of college to be beer pong champions. In particular I remember one of the jocks from the high school football team went up against this one buddy of mine (a buddy who couldn’t even make the track team…. I always thought that anybody willing to run automatically got on the team). The jock thought he was hot shit but my buddy wiped the floor with him, three games in a row…. Maybe beer pong is the great equalizer!

Anyways. One thing I thought was cool was seeing the difference in technique and rules between all my buddies who went to school in different corners of the US. From rules about bouncing to how far the elbow was allowed to go over the edge of the table. It’s kinda like Monopoly… which is why I guess house rules tend to work.
I remember a couple years back during Thanksgiving my cousins and I had a pretty awesome beer pong tourney, the loser having to do some stuff with turkey and stuffing that I don’t think I will describe (as not to upset our still full stomachs)…. Well whether you had a chance to get in a few games with some old friends or not, I would get a couple practices in before Christmas, so that if the chance to show off your skills comes us that you will be ready.

Until Next Time. Peace.

Welcome to the Pong360 Blog. Since it is our first post, I figure we would answer a few questions that may be on your mind. First off, you are probably wondering, Why is Pong360 writing a blog? Simple. So we can create an open dialogue with our customer (like you) and so we can make the best products in the beer pong industry.

Secondly, you may be wondering what makes Pong360 different than other beer pong table companies out there? Without getting preachy or anything, we basically think it is pretty clear that we rock! Our products are better than any other company out there, and this really starts with the design.

While having an awesome looking table (from Pong360) doesn’t make you a good player… let’s be honest, it is a reflection of you. Since the table you own and play on is a reflection of you, why would you want to have a plain looking table? (like one that is just all white and blank with just a couple triangles on it, I’m sure we all know what company makes those tables). I mean that is like wearing a plastic bag as a coat instead of a cool addidas or puma jump suit jacket. It does the job of protecting you from rain, but you look like a total moron. Plus if you are looking to impress wouldn’t you want to have an awesome looking design on your table… I mean it is your home turf… Anyways, enough of the preachy “ish.”

Bottom line: The design on your table matters. So pick a sweet design.

Until next time. Peace.