Looking for balls "on the wire"

[Kurt]

Not sure what they are called, but it's the big plastic balls you use that hang on a wire above the table in order to keep score of games or sets.

Traditionally, the middle ball is grey and doesn't move, as it separates the two sides. The rest of the balls are white with every 5th ball being orange.

Does anybody know if there's a place that still sells these? I've seen scoring systems on the wire that use hundreds of little pegs, but I'm looking for the one with the large plastic balls.

 

[Tablemechanic]

Most of the one I have seen or put together are practice golf balls with the holes in them. Go to any golf shop or sporting goods store and you should find them.

Steve

 

[Redneck Jim]

Not sure what they are called, but it's the big plastic balls you use that hang on a wire above the table in order to keep score of games or sets.

Traditionally, the middle ball is grey and doesn't move, as it separates the two sides. The rest of the balls are white with every 5th ball being orange.

Does anybody know if there's a place that still sells these? I've seen scoring systems on the wire that use hundreds of little pegs, but I'm looking for the one with the large plastic balls.

What you want are called "scoring beads" and are availible at many online sites. Not sure about the colors of the beads, though.

 

[jbravo2984]

Why don't you just make it with some ping pong balls and fishing line?