Choosing Blades and Rubbers for a Beginner Table Tennis Player

[NextLevel]

a while ago i watched a video from someone doing comparisons on butterfly rubbers and beginner talks and whatnot. He had a point i tend to agree with. A rubber changes your playstyle and the feeling way more than a blade does. Now when you take the approach of playing with a slow rubber and a few months later you want to upgrade, you will end up in a very weird position where changing rubbers changes your entire blades feel and playstyle.

i think, especially with the plastic ball. its just a way better aproach to straight up start with fast rubbers that you like the feel of and then stick to them through your career so you can pretty much grow with your rubbers from the start and even if you hit high levels of play, your rubbers can still be with you.

and instead, simply start on a slower blade to tame them a bit.
its way easier to increase speed by upgrading to a faster blade, while still keeping the same playing feel from your rubbers instead of the other way around.

rubbers play different. you need to get used to way the grip the ball, the arc they play and all sorts of things. so get used to that as early as possible. if you like how a tenergy feels, heck... go with tenergy from the start and really learn and get used to them and go with slow blades if they are still a bit too fast.

Fast is a very broad term. Rozena is a relatively fast rubber, but it is not Tenergy. But if you use it, you will play more like you would if you used Tenergy than you would if you used Mark V. So slower tensors or butterfly rubbers are still relatively fast, especially if thick. You are probably talking about Werner Schlager and he gave this advice in a TTD video, but it is in his main books as well.

 

[spino]

I had the same dilemma not too long ago, and after some research and also talking to 2 coaches I have chosen almost the same route you did - YSE + R7/R7s (2.0 both).

I was advised to chose Rakza7 soft for the backhand because it has more control and that will allow me to stay motivated to develop my backhand not only when training but also when playing in the local club. Psychologically we need to grow confidence, and a bit of control helps a long way.

Regarding the H3 neo advice, I think it is only controversial if someone wants to dismiss the context - it can really be helpful to develop technique, but it really depends on other factors like age, physical shape, mental strength, and also if you use a coach or not. Especially Chinese coaches I was told that use an entire arsenal of techniques complementary to the rubber, that helps overcome its hardships faster. I was told you really need to be in shape and able to kick hard and correct to be able to enable H3 potential. And that can be frustrating at first, especially if trying by yourself.

 

[AcZending]

What even is Boki man 😭

This looks like a real beginner racket, and its good at being one. But I think OP is looking for something slightly more advanced with more dynamics, speed, spin, and control than that...

ill check it out tho

Can you tell me which blade they linked? AliExpress is banned so I can't check

 

[ShakehandJpenCpenEnjoyer]

Can you tell me which blade they linked? AliExpress is banned so I can't check

Boki sounds so wrong in japanese

 

[AcZending]

Boki sounds so wrong in japanese

Tx.

 

[Scarfed Garchomp]

Boki sounds so wrong in japanese

I'm pretty sure the brand name is Boli not Boki

 

[ShakehandJpenCpenEnjoyer]

I'm pretty sure the brand name is Boli not Boki

Oh. The logo is so confusing 😵‍💫

 

[PenHoldSandro]

Can you tell me which blade they linked? AliExpress is banned so I can't check

https://revspin.net/blade/no-brand-boli--cybershape.html?srsltid=AfmBOoptfPimfmaOn-S11xdBKHwRKz8Ib4uSzbDJjFgKJDer7bk2qwpZ

This is it basically

Oh. The logo is so confusing 😵‍💫

I always thought it was boki too. Ill stick with it since it just sounds better