Ready-made bats for the neighbour kids

[boretennis]

hi

where i live we have a small community place in the cellar for the neighbours to meet, talk, play games etc. There is also a table for (mostly) the kids to play table tennis. we have a few very old supermarket bats which by now are so spin-less and dead that they are not even ok to play with on this level. so i wanted to donate a few cheap but new bats.

i was thinking of getting a few of either the Meteor or the Palio 2-star bat from this site

Bats for Beginners - TokSpin.com | Chinese PingPong | Best Table Tennis Online Store

tokspin.com

any opinions / better ideas?

thanks!

 

[Tyce]

Hard to beat 10 euro. For slightly more, you can get something like a Yinhe N10/N11 with Mercury or tornado v5.
It's all about the intended purpose though

 

[PenHoldSandro]

You can do that for sure. You can even buy from all of them for variation

Even some custom ones for the truly dedicated ones

 

[greenbeanmachine]

This is the best deal I've ever found for cheap rackets:

Kokutaku 6 Star Racket (2pc)

Plays better than the $70 premade Stiga bats

 

[PenHoldSandro]

This is the best deal I've ever found for cheap rackets:

Kokutaku 6 Star Racket (2pc)

Plays better than the $70 premade Stiga bats

hey you sent that to me!

I think it'll be a great addition @boretennis

 

[boretennis]

thanks! i will also have another look at the old bats there, in the unlikely case i can remove the old rubbers without too much hassle i was thinking of getting a few packs of "training rubbers" and glue them together with the kids, this might spark some more joy.

 

[Tyce]

That's a nice idea! I'd advocate for a non tacky training rubber because the initial deadness and tack of cheap tacky training rubbers will not spark much joy in most recreational players.
I remember my first experience with 729 super fx and getting completely caught off guard by the sheer effort needed to get a ball over the net

 

[NetProphet]

thanks! i will also have another look at the old bats there, in the unlikely case i can remove the old rubbers without too much hassle i was thinking of getting a few packs of "training rubbers" and glue them together with the kids, this might spark some more joy.

I've tried that in the past but never found a cheap bat where the rubbers came off easily.
Actually, the rubber came off fine but it was as if the sponge was the glue!
After 5 minutes of trying to remove the sponge from the blade and getting nowhere I had to give up!
There are solvents I'm sure that would make things easier but we just bought replacement rackets

As you're in Denmark, maybe something like this would be enough

One of The Best Table Tennis Shops in Europe | TT-Store.eu

Online store specialising in table tennis products. Rubbers, Blades and any type of equipment for table tennis. Shipping throughout Europe.

tt-store.eu

 

[Egon]

I've tried that in the past but never found a cheap bat where the rubbers came off easily.
Actually, the rubber came off fine but it was as if the sponge was the glue!
After 5 minutes of trying to remove the sponge from the blade and getting nowhere I had to give up!
There are solvents I'm sure that would make things easier but we just bought replacement rackets

As you're in Denmark, maybe something like this would be enough

One of The Best Table Tennis Shops in Europe | TT-Store.eu

Online store specialising in table tennis products. Rubbers, Blades and any type of equipment for table tennis. Shipping throughout Europe.

tt-store.eu

I agree with you that it is not so easy to remove the rubber on most cheap rackets. A glass scraper will help to remove it well and quickly.

 

[Tyce]

I agree with you that it is not so easy to remove the rubber on most cheap rackets. A glass scraper will help to remove it well and quickly.View attachment 34735

*shudder* that will help remove the top layer of wood, too... Maybe use something plastic instead?

 

[boretennis]

That's a nice idea! I'd advocate for a non tacky training rubber because the initial deadness and tack of cheap tacky training rubbers will not spark much joy in most recreational players.
I remember my first experience with 729 super fx and getting completely caught off guard by the sheer effort needed to get a ball over the net

yes, i agree. was thinking something like the Sanwei T88-III or the Blütenkirsche 868, both are available cheaply in packs of two and should be bouncy enough. so far the kids are more playing some hitting game holding the bats with fists

 

[Egon]

*shudder* that will help remove the top layer of wood, too... Maybe use something plastic instead?

Very often, rubber is glued with a very strong glue, which is so strong and viscous that it itself protects the surface of the blade even from such a sharp scraper. At the same time, the sponge of the rubber itself is quite soft and is easily separated by a scraper.

 

[PenHoldSandro]

thanks! i will also have another look at the old bats there, in the unlikely case i can remove the old rubbers without too much hassle i was thinking of getting a few packs of "training rubbers" and glue them together with the kids, this might spark some more joy.

Training rubbers, eh?

Inverted:
Friendship GeoSpin
Yinhe Mercury
Friendship 729 Cross
Yinhe Earth
Reactor Tornado V5
DHS PF4
Double Fish Volant-Phoenix
Sanwei T88 ULTRA SPIN

Short Pips:
Meteor 845
Friendship 729 802 (any version will do)
Yinhe Uranus (any ver.)

Medium Pips:
Friendship 749 563 (any ver.)
Yinhe Pluto

Long Pips:
Yinhe 955
Yinhe Neptune
Friendship 729 755

 

[Egon]

Training rubbers, eh?

Inverted:
Friendship GeoSpin
Yinhe Mercury
Friendship 729 Cross
Yinhe Earth
Reactor Tornado V5
DHS PF4
Double Fish Volant-Phoenix
Sanwei T88 ULTRA SPIN

Short Pips:
Meteor 845
Friendship 729 802 (any version will do)
Yinhe Uranus (any ver.)

Medium Pips:
Friendship 749 563 (any ver.)
Yinhe Pluto

Long Pips:
Yinhe 955
Yinhe Neptune
Friendship 729 755

Add
Inverted
Loki Rxton 1
Loki Rxton 3
Kokutaku 868
Long pips
Dawei 388D

 

[PenHoldSandro]

Add
Inverted
Loki Rxton 1
Loki Rxton 3
Kokutaku 868
Long pips
Dawei 388D

Perfect additions 🔥🔥🔥

 

[olive-nguyen]

This is the best deal I've ever found for cheap rackets:

Kokutaku 6 Star Racket (2pc)

Plays better than the $70 premade Stiga bats

This one is actually very good for value and performance. Try this.

 

[olive-nguyen]

Dhs

Training rubbers, eh?

Inverted:
Friendship GeoSpin
Yinhe Mercury
Friendship 729 Cross
Yinhe Earth
Reactor Tornado V5
DHS PF4
Double Fish Volant-Phoenix
Sanwei T88 ULTRA SPIN

Short Pips:
Meteor 845
Friendship 729 802 (any version will do)
Yinhe Uranus (any ver.)

Medium Pips:
Friendship 749 563 (any ver.)
Yinhe Pluto

Long Pips:
Yinhe 955
Yinhe Neptune
Friendship 729 755

Pf-4 is nice but if you can go for doublefish volant. Much more options for sponge hardness and 2.1mm rubber may suit modern games better than thinner rubbers. Plus they go for 12 SGD or less. Excellentvalue.