New racket too thick for rpb?

[Scifer]

Hi!

I just got a YSE penhold with 2mm Rakza Soft and 2mm Vega Europe. The vendor did not leave a gap between handle and FH rubber. My first racket (right) had a gap and so feels thinner in hand. I notice that the newer thicker YSE setup feels a lot more awkward to hold it in the rpb position. I'm not able to twist it as much, resulting in my backhand being too closed and facing right, often sending the ball into the net.

Suggestions? Was thinking about slicing a strip off the FH rubber with a knife, but I'm scared I'd fuck it up. Or sand the wood down somewhere?

 

[PenHoldSandro]

Can't you just pull it off and repaste it?

 

[Tony's Table Tennis]

Can't you just pull it off and repaste it?

position will be off
i doubt OP knows how to glue if need vendor to do

if not for competition, remove rubber, and cut off the label part and stick back on

 

[netdriver]

did you sand your blade?

it looks like you didnt sand your blade in the pics u sent

sanding is mandatory for penhold

 

[PenHoldSandro]

position will be off
i doubt OP knows how to glue if need vendor to do

if not for competition, remove rubber, and cut off the label part and stick back on

fair enough

or buy new rubbers XD

 

[PenHoldSandro]

did you sand your blade?

it looks like you didnt sand your blade in the pics u sent

sanding is mandatory for penhold

I don't sand my blade

idk where you get sandpaper and my racket works well as it is

 

[Scifer]

I did not sand my blade. I liked the feel of my first blade so never bothered to consider sanding it.

And. Yes I've never glued rubbers before lol. Would. Much rather not buy new ones, these are soooo new and not cheap..

 

[Silver Server]

Cut that shit

 

[zhzhzhz]

if you have decently sized hands you can use your racket like that it just won't feel as comfortable. I use my racket without a gap. it's based on preference

 

[zhzhzhz]

did you sand your blade?

it looks like you didnt sand your blade in the pics u sent

sanding is mandatory for penhold

if they don't sand it it's gonna hurt like crap when training or playing for a while
they WILL get calluses on their index finger

I did not sand my blade. I liked the feel of my first blade so never bothered to consider sanding it.

And. Yes I've never glued rubbers before lol. Would. Much rather not buy new ones, these are soooo new and not cheap..

sand a bit off the place of your thumb and index finger its for your own good
just follow this video

 

[netdriver]

I did not sand my blade. I liked the feel of my first blade so never bothered to consider sanding it.

And. Yes I've never glued rubbers before lol. Would. Much rather not buy new ones, these are soooo new and not cheap..

if it doesnt hurt ur fingers then thats great

however i would still advice you to sand your blade bc it will make your grip more comfortable when doing RPB (when doing anything, rly)

finger gap doesnt matter as much unless you use traditional penhold backhand, so if you're a full on RPB player you can just leave your rubber alone and not potentially mess up your blade

the primo RPB guys felix lebrun and wang hao usually leaves little to no gap on the FH side of their blades

 

[lodro]

A good hobby shop can sell you thin sheets of brass. You can cut a strip off with scissors, carefully lift the rubber and shove the strip under the rubber. Then you can just take a scalpel or a sharp new blade in a box cutter and cut the rubber off using a straight edge.Th brass will prevent the knifeblade marking the wood
You may have to ask some body for a bit of glue that you can apply near the end where you have cut.

 

[zhzhzhz]

the primo RPB guys felix lebrun and wang hao usually leaves little to no gap on the FH side of their blades

they also have small hands, unlike xu xin who leaves a good amount of gap on his fh rubber. but it's all based on preference

 

[zhzhzhz]

A good hobby shop can sell you thin sheets of brass. You can cut a strip off with scissors, carefully lift the rubber and shove the strip under the rubber. Then you can just take a scalpel or a sharp new blade in a box cutter and cut the rubber off using a straight edge.Th brass will prevent the knifeblade marking the wood
You may have to ask some body for a bit of glue that you can apply near the end where you have cut.

why did you react to my post with angry? the "is super zlc too fast for me" one

 

[Scifer]

if it doesnt hurt ur fingers then thats great

however i would still advice you to sand your blade bc it will make your grip more comfortable when doing RPB (when doing anything, rly)

finger gap doesnt matter as much unless you use traditional penhold backhand, so if you're a full on RPB player you can just leave your rubber alone and not potentially mess up your blade

the primo RPB guys felix lebrun and wang hao usually leaves little to no gap on the FH side of their blades

funny enough, I find traditional backhand way more comfortable on this new thicker setup with no gap. It's a lot more natural of a position.

I took your advice and sanded it down a bit. It does feel like it helps with RPB, but I'll wait until I actually hit some shots with it. Thank you!

 

[Scifer]

A good hobby shop can sell you thin sheets of brass. You can cut a strip off with scissors, carefully lift the rubber and shove the strip under the rubber. Then you can just take a scalpel or a sharp new blade in a box cutter and cut the rubber off using a straight edge.Th brass will prevent the knifeblade marking the wood
You may have to ask some body for a bit of glue that you can apply near the end where you have cut.

That's a good idea! I might see if I have other material that could serve as a similar chopping board.. I actually just ordered some glue off aliexpress, yay!

 

[Tyce]

Don't cut it off, because you'll be cutting into the markings that need to be visible for the setup to be legal

 

[PenHoldSandro]

Don't cut it off, because you'll be cutting into the markings that need to be visible for the setup to be legal

unless it doesn't need to be legal, follow his advice man @Scifer

 

[zhzhzhz]

unless it doesn't need to be legal, follow his advice man @Scifer

I think it's better for them just to reglue the rubber. if they go to a club they might get made fun of. and if they want to play in a local tournament they might not get to play.

 

[Dominikk85]

Definitely Sand the blade. Also depending on the hand size a smaller round handle like for example the sanwei fextra might be easier on the hand than a bigger more square handle.

I have the YSE penhold too and first it hurt too but I sanded it quite a bit on both the wing and also some on the backside of my hand where my index finger knuckle sits.