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
sand a bit off the place of your thumb and index finger its for your own good
just follow this video
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
I have been playing for almost a year and when I first got into table tennis one of my seniors gave me an all wood blade with tenergy 05 and dignics 09c before that I was using a recreational racket. my coach has been teaching me with this set up and he told me to get fanzhendong super zlc ( cs...