Buying a new racket

[Katsu854]

I’ve been playing table tennis for around 4 yrs now not consecutively but around once a week consistently. I’ve researched some blades and found the zjk alc to be a a potential choice. However, I also found that the DHS H301 is another good blade for a much cheaper price while it may still lack some quality. Which would be the better investment? Please help me choose! Also planning on using the goldarc 8 for the rubber

 

[Michael Zhuang]

If you're looking for return on your dollar, certainly the DHS is the better investment. They are both excellent blades, but ZJK ALC is not 3 or 4 times better blade.

Of course, Yinhe or Sanwei ALC clone is even better investment, with many ALC blades costing $40-$60.

Maybe the best return on your dollar is Sanwei CC for $12.

 

[lodro]

maybe i do not understand the term """Investment""" the way everybody else does but the way i
understand it, the Sanwei CC for 12 dollars would be the worst investment because its value
will never grow and when it comes to selling it the return will be NIL, so a total loss.....😁

 

[Katsu854]

maybe i do not understand the term """Investment""" the way everybody else does but the way i
understand it, the Sanwei CC for 12 dollars would be the worst investment because its value
will never grow and when it comes to selling it the return will be NIL, so a total loss.....😁

oh by investment i didn't mean like making money off of it after. I meant as in like which would be worth the money

 

[SFF_lib]

I’ve been playing table tennis for around 4 yrs now not consecutively but around once a week consistently. I’ve researched some blades and found the zjk alc to be a a potential choice. However, I also found that the DHS H301 is another good blade for a much cheaper price while it may still lack some quality. Which would be the better investment? Please help me choose! Also planning on using the goldarc 8 for the rubber

ZJK ALC and 301 are two very different blades, very different feel. I’ve played both.

ZJK ALC is among the softest ALC blade, thin, responsive, clear feedback. This is an outer ALC blade.

301 has a hard top ply and has an inner ALC structure. It means it requires more effort to unleash the real power of the blade.

However if you have good technique and can generate a decent amount of power, 301 can produce more powerful shots.

 

[Katsu854]

ZJK ALC and 301 are two very different blades, very different feel. I’ve played both.

ZJK ALC is among the softest ALC blade, thin, responsive, clear feedback. This is an outer ALC blade.

301 has a hard top ply and has an inner ALC structure. It means it requires more effort to unleash the real power of the blade.

However if you have good technique and can generate a decent amount of power, 301 can produce more powerful shots.

Would you say zjk alc is worth the price?

 

[Michael Zhuang]

If you want zjk alc, you can get almost identical blade for far less money.

Yinhe v14 pro, 01 pro are pretty much identical.

Sanwei 75, paramid, froster, F3 pro are near substitutes.

For cost performance, these are better investment. So in that sense, i dont think zjk alc is worth it.

 

[Michael Zhuang]

If your talking about zjk alc, you might as well just get the new super alc viscaria.

 

[Katsu854]

If your talking about zjk alc, you might as well just get the new super alc viscaria.

But super alc viscaria is quite more expensive around $80 i believe.

 

[Michael Zhuang]

Well again, if you want the best "deal" and cost performance. If you want to save the $80, you can also save an additional $120.

Just get Sanwei 75, nearly identical to ZJK ALC for $50.
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005003422879295.html?spm=a2g0o.productlist.0.0.145a3deebiynzj&algo_pvid=dfc89fdb-8995-4feb-860e-1f9df3b79895&algo_exp_id=dfc89fdb-8995-4feb-860e-1f9df3b79895-0&pdp_ext_f=%7B%22sku_id%22%3A%2212000025717360567%22%7D&pdp_pi=-1%3B49.88%3B-1%3B-1%40salePrice%3BUSD%3Bsearch-mainSearch

Or Yinhe 01 Pro, nearly identical to ZJK ALC.
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005003361846824.html?spm=a2g0o.productlist.0.0.6a794909AMV6cz&algo_pvid=eb528700-cf04-4296-a015-e3819c879c64&algo_exp_id=eb528700-cf04-4296-a015-e3819c879c64-4&pdp_ext_f=%7B%22sku_id%22%3A%2212000025407252076%22%7D&pdp_pi=-1%3B57.89%3B-1%3B-1%40salePrice%3BUSD%3Bsearch-mainSearch

 

[DukeGaGa]

I would say come checkout my post, but I just sold the ZJK ALC lol still have the LGY ALC though. 🤣

 

[Michael Zhuang]

So did you decide what blade to get?

 

[Marilynchildress]

Although i not a pro player but use this expert ping pong paddles with my son.
Killerspin Jet800
Gives a great spin for an intermediate level player. It’s a little heavy but that’s because of the different layers this racket has.