About
KonaPong is an awesome, super social, and fun new game and a great way to spend time with old and future friends.
The love child of one wild and crazy threesome that's part table tennis, part pickleball, part racquetball and all fun, KonaPong™ is a game that can be enjoyed by young and old, rabid racquet-sport player and tailgating casual "athlete" alike.
Fast-paced and strategic but also mercifully forgiving and leveling, KonaPong™ is a game that will keep you and your kids entertained for hours.
Play it once and we promise you’ll have a blast, hit (as well as be the victim of) some killer shots, break a sweat and might even be a bit sore (in a good way).
OUR STORY
I was first introduced to a version of this game called Hawaiian Pong by a high school classmate (thanks DM) more than 30 years ago. I’ve carried its torch since, playing various versions of it with scores of friends in dozens of places and have experienced first hand how much fun people have had at it. And have been told too many times to count that I should develop it into a product/game.
Ergo KonaPong™ , which draws on its Hawaiian roots for its name.
We've refined and battle-tested the game and present you with the...
HEALTH, FITNESS, AND MENTAL FITNESS
WE’RE NOT MAKING THIS SH*T UP!
Numerous (more than 1!!) scientists have suggested that table tennis is, in addition to being a fun and active sport, excellent exercise for the brain, with one - Dr. Daniel Amen, calling it “the best brain sport ever” and like “aerobic chess.” Another, Dr. Wendy Suzuki of NYU, points to brain and motor functions used in table tennis such as fine motor control, hand-eye coordination, strategic planning and aerobic exercise as great workouts for the primary motor cortex, cerebellum, prefrontal cortex and hippocampus. And still others claim it’s helpful in diagnosing and/or treating ADHD, autism, dyslexia, dementia and depression. And yet another study, this one out of Korea, looked at 164 women over 60 and found table tennis improved more brain function than dancing, walking, gymnastics and resistance training.
It’s not just scientists - the professional game-meister extraordinaire Will Shortz, editor of the New York Times Crossword Puzzle since 1993, is also a rabid fan of table tennis. In addition to calling it "chess on steroids,” Shortz owns a table tennis club he co-founded and plays every single day (he was vying for the world record of playing for the most consecutive days). Says Shortz: “ … Just like crosswords, [...] you get completely wrapped up in the game. You forget everything else in the world. And when you’re done, you’re relaxed. You’re refreshed. You’re ready to go back to do everything else.”
To run with Shortz's quote, we think KonaPong™ is "table tennis on steroids" and while we’re far from scientists, we feel more than comfortable saying the game is tons of fun, has you constantly moving, thinking and strategizing, and is super social - all good things that make any game of KonaPong worth your time.