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I've played table tennis for so long but never understand how they work.
Please explain like im 5 (ELI5) how things work in table tennis equipment.
You can sticky this thread once they're all answered to help others.
Blade
Specific blade question:
What blades need to be sealed?
I heard from my friend that u need to sand-paper almost all STIGA blade? why?
Rubber and Sponge
That's all for now, I hope someone will answer these questions. Thank you
Please explain like im 5 (ELI5) how things work in table tennis equipment.
You can sticky this thread once they're all answered to help others.
Blade
- Number of ply? I dont understand why more ply = better drive; less ply = better spin... How does it work actually?
- What is 'flex'? 'dwell time'? How can wood dwell the ball?
- Carbon: What are types of carbon used? How do they feel in general?
- Why carbon = larger sweet spot?
- Wood: What are most common wood used? How do they feel in general? (Carbon (Butterfly ULC and T5000,Yinhe T Series), Zylon (ZLC) Kevlar, Aralyte, Fiberglass)
- What are the major differences between all wood vs carbon? Why carbon gives u less spin and feel?
- WRB blade? what are the advantages?
- Straight vs Flared? From what I feel straight allows tiny amount of better wrist action (esp on BH), then what are the adv of flared?
Specific blade question:
What blades need to be sealed?
I heard from my friend that u need to sand-paper almost all STIGA blade? why?
Rubber and Sponge
- Hardness for Chinese rubber? I bought H3 neo 38 degree (softest) and my friend told me: wth that will be harder to loop the ball, and I was like: wait wut? isnt softer means easier to loop?, and my friend err that's kinda different on chinese tacky rubber, usually 39 or 40.
- Sponge thickness on pips? I really have no idea how sponge on pips rubber works (long medium short pips)? no sponge << this one illegal but some players use it, 0.5mm, 1.5mm, 1.9mm, etc)
- Glue: How many layers of WBG? What are the advantages? So far I always do 1 on blade and 1 on rubber, but recently I watch video telling that it's good to put 4 layers on the blade.
That's all for now, I hope someone will answer these questions. Thank you
