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Hello all,
This is my first post here.
During a recent vacation, one of my 7-year-old daughters (I have twins) became curious about table tennis as she watched some children play at the hotel.
When the children left, we took the rackets (made of plastic and rubber) and started playing.
In five or ten minutes she wanted to quit, just as she was starting to throw some balls back.
But from that day on, she wanted to play every day and to this day I think she has become fond of it and has a certain competitive desire.
When I got home, the first thing I did was try to locate a club and a coach, but despite living in a large city, the COVID issue makes things very complicated.
At home we don't have room for an official size table, but I have bought a 1m x 2m (3ft x 6ft) table for her to practice a bit.
I have also bought a pair of 25 euros rackets at a local sports store, just to have something to play with, but I would like to buy my daughter a decent racket to start learning and maybe another one for me too. I understand that the logical thing would be for a coach to recommend us what equipment she needs, but at least until after the summer that will not be possible.
The last time I played must have been my last year of college in 1990. I still have my racket from then, in good condition and in its original blister. It is a Butterfly Primorac Attack with Flextra rubbers. I have played with it for a while and was surprised that it still works better than either of the two new rackets.
Any suggestions will be appreciated.
Rod
This is my first post here.
During a recent vacation, one of my 7-year-old daughters (I have twins) became curious about table tennis as she watched some children play at the hotel.
When the children left, we took the rackets (made of plastic and rubber) and started playing.
In five or ten minutes she wanted to quit, just as she was starting to throw some balls back.
But from that day on, she wanted to play every day and to this day I think she has become fond of it and has a certain competitive desire.
When I got home, the first thing I did was try to locate a club and a coach, but despite living in a large city, the COVID issue makes things very complicated.
At home we don't have room for an official size table, but I have bought a 1m x 2m (3ft x 6ft) table for her to practice a bit.
I have also bought a pair of 25 euros rackets at a local sports store, just to have something to play with, but I would like to buy my daughter a decent racket to start learning and maybe another one for me too. I understand that the logical thing would be for a coach to recommend us what equipment she needs, but at least until after the summer that will not be possible.
The last time I played must have been my last year of college in 1990. I still have my racket from then, in good condition and in its original blister. It is a Butterfly Primorac Attack with Flextra rubbers. I have played with it for a while and was surprised that it still works better than either of the two new rackets.
Any suggestions will be appreciated.
Rod