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I was thinking about building some rackets for my club. A few weeks ago I saw a racket lying around at the club, which apparently is used by people that come to the club for the first time and don't have an own racket yet. But when I took a closer look, it seemed to be not a very good one, and that’s really an understatement. There's something in between the blade and the rubber, but I wouldn’t call it a sponge. It probably is a < € 5 premade one. I can imagine that playing with such a racket doesn't contribute to a good first impression of table tennis.
So to ensure that first timers get a good (or at least a better) first impression, I thought I could build some cheap but decent beginner’s rackets. I already did a bit of research and Dawei 2008 XP rubbers seem to be an interesting candidate. For the blade I found a really cheap 5-ply ALL one, an 'XVT Dragon Wood' (http://www.xvt.cc/xvt-dragon-wood-p-1218.html). I guess most of the people haven't heard about XVT (it looks like they’re copying popular compositions from other brands), but for the price there’s no risk involved.
Because I always like to have at least a few options, I was wondering if you guys have any other suggestions for a cheap, yet decent racket.
So to ensure that first timers get a good (or at least a better) first impression, I thought I could build some cheap but decent beginner’s rackets. I already did a bit of research and Dawei 2008 XP rubbers seem to be an interesting candidate. For the blade I found a really cheap 5-ply ALL one, an 'XVT Dragon Wood' (http://www.xvt.cc/xvt-dragon-wood-p-1218.html). I guess most of the people haven't heard about XVT (it looks like they’re copying popular compositions from other brands), but for the price there’s no risk involved.
Because I always like to have at least a few options, I was wondering if you guys have any other suggestions for a cheap, yet decent racket.