Blade + rubber suggestion for beginner

JeffM · Mar 31, 2018

Hi guys,

My friend just began learning table tennis, and he is quite keen to get better in this awesome sport!
He recently bought a $20 pre made donic bat, but that bat is not good for his learning, as the rubbers are dead..

I would really appreciate if you guys can give some suggestion as to what blade and rubbers he should get to assist him with learning the sport!
He is an adult, plays around once to twice a week.

Budget $100 combined for blade + rubbers.

Thanks so much!

Lightzy · Mar 31, 2018

Yasaka sweden extra, yasaka mark5 on both sides.

In about a month he'll be beating all the club players playing with bats way too fast for them and will be having a lot of fun.

perham · Mar 31, 2018

Carl has a great list of beginner equipment which you can find in the other beginner equipment threads. Tibhar Stratus Powerwood + 2 sides of Mark V or Vega Intro or similar should be a great setup for a beginner.

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JeffM · Mar 31, 2018

Lightzy said:
Yasaka sweden extra, yasaka mark5 on both sides.

In about a month he'll be beating all the club players playing with bats way too fast for them and will be having a lot of fun.

perham said:
Carl has a great list of beginner equipment which you can find in the other beginner equipment threads. Tibhar Stratus Powerwood + 2 sides of Mark V or Vega Intro or similar should be a great setup for a beginner.

Thanks for the feedback guys.
perham, just wondering if you know how I can find that thread?

perham · Mar 31, 2018

JeffM said:
Thanks for the feedback guys.
perham, just wondering if you know how I can find that thread?

This one for example:

Recommending a bat to a beginner.
https://r.tapatalk.com/shareLink?sh...com/forum/showthread.php?t=13254&share_type=t

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lugi2000 · Mar 31, 2018

perham said:
Carl has a great list of beginner equipment which you can find in the other beginner equipment threads. Tibhar Stratus Powerwood + 2 sides of Mark V or Vega Intro or similar should be a great setup for a beginner.

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I have seen a topic on Carl giving some great advice on this before. Search upsidedowncarl's posts

JediJesseS · Apr 2, 2018

Yasaka Sweden Extra, Vega Intro on both sides.

Ilia Minkin · Apr 2, 2018

perham said:
Carl has a great list of beginner equipment which you can find in the other beginner equipment threads. Tibhar Stratus Powerwood + 2 sides of Mark V or Vega Intro or similar should be a great setup for a beginner.

Powerwood is not a beginner's blade at all.

perham · Apr 2, 2018

Ilia Minkin said:
Powerwood is not a beginner's blade at all.

It’s a fast wood blade which works pretty well with plastic balls and any medium hard rubber, and it has a large sweet spot due to its large head size. If this is not a good beginner blade I don’t know what is.

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yogi_bear · Apr 2, 2018

Stiga infinitybwith sanwei taiji both sides
Xiom All around s with xiom intro both sides

perham · Apr 2, 2018

If you want a cheap option Yinhe N-11s with Palio AK47 yellow both sides also works pretty well.

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Herbert · Apr 2, 2018

If the budget is 100$ you could start with a more expensive blade and cheaper rubbers. When you improve you can upgrade to faster rubbers. A blade can last for a decade. What about a Korbel with some Dawei or Friendship rubbers?

Ilia Minkin · Apr 2, 2018

perham said:
It’s a fast wood blade which works pretty well with plastic balls and any medium hard rubber, and it has a large sweet spot due to its large head size. If this is not a good beginner blade I don’t know what is.

I think it is a bit too fast for a beginner.

21kangc1 · Apr 3, 2018

You should get a blade that is good at everything because you probably don't know your playing style yet.

Paw · Apr 3, 2018

I can suggest
Yinhe T9S
Big Dipper and/or Moon
Should cost around 55/60$

Medax · Apr 3, 2018

There is the Der-Echte special...
Yinhe 896, Dawei 2008 plus something for the FH.

as the OP is from the US, What about ColesTT.com Combo's page ?
http://www.colestt.com/

OrienteTT · Apr 3, 2018

Wood: DHS magician (green handle)

Rubbers: Dhs Tin Arc 3

very good combination

perham · Apr 3, 2018

Ilia Minkin said:
I think it is a bit too fast for a beginner.

It's not that fast. It's OFF-.

Lightzy · Apr 3, 2018

perham said:
If you want a cheap option Yinhe N-11s with Palio AK47 yellow both sides also works pretty well.

Haha that would indeed be a superb and low cost setup but possibly a bit fast?
Definitely a great recommendation for anyone with a bit of touch

perham · Apr 3, 2018

Lightzy said:
Haha that would indeed be a superb and low cost setup but possibly a bit fast?
Definitely a great recommendation for anyone with a bit of touch

Seems like I'm not a good judge of the speed of a setup

. I have a N-11s with Mark V and AK47 red and I really love it. It is a tad slower than my main setup, but it's a lot of fun in the training sessions. I noticed that I can play fine with slower setups, but they're just not fun enough.

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