Blade and Rubbers

asherd · Apr 6, 2014

Hi! I'm an intermediate player and I need a new bat. I have a forehand that is much better than my backhand, I loop and push and smash a lot with my forehand. With my backhand I can also loop and push, but it's much slower. Mostly, I use my backhand to block or hit with backspin. I'm neither very offensive nor defensive. What would you recommend?

agold · Apr 6, 2014

Price range?

ronaldcmho · Apr 6, 2014

I would recommend a blade with Zylon Carbon since it has good balance between offence and control.

Rajah* · Apr 6, 2014

Hi there I would recommend an all around blade pref a stiga all wood blade, a not so expensive rubber medium (hardness). You need to improve and try to balance your skills both bh and fh. Rubber pref i would not recommend a brand it will be on you, aspects on ball feel should be on you to decide.

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asherd · Apr 6, 2014

I could spend max 200 US Dollars.

tabletennis11.com · Apr 7, 2014

You could try a blade with allround offense with a bit more kick but good feel, maybe a Stiga Clipper CR and for rubbers perhaps look at using Rakza 7 which has good spin levels and control but also allows you to drive the ball hard.

Burns · Apr 7, 2014

Honestly, you probably don't even need to worry about your skill level when buying a new blade.

If you have access to other blades, I would suggest trying them, and buying one that you like.
If not, you can buy one that would fit your style, or the style that you want to learn.
Companies like stiga and butterfly have many reviews for their blades that you can read online to get a feel for the blade plays before you buy one.

Then once you get a blade, you will learn the game with your new blade.

Shiro · Apr 8, 2014

I agree with Burn. Buy any blade and rubber of your choosing and you will slowly get good at the game with your equipment and also get used to it too.

mahomedy13 · Apr 8, 2014

a good blade to start with-Stiga Allround Classic. Not expensive,very good feel and control and speed.At the end its all your choice.But whatever you use,you will always be improving.Your strokes will become more efficient but you have to control your backhand.Practice improving a bh as many exploit weak bh in a game.

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