Is my racket legal to play with?

[Topspinslinger]

I'm playing with official umpires for national championships.
My forehand is fine, but I reglued my backhand because there was too big of a edge without rubber. Now it looks like this😅
You can't feel any bumps besides the obvious 2 fingers on the right side.

Can I play with this?🙂
@igorponger you know a lot about rules haha

 

[Lazer]

🤣🤣🤣
It will be a random ball dispenser, doubt it’s legal..

Cheers
L-zr

 

[ttarc]

With official umpires and racket control? I highly doubt it.
https://equipment.ittf.com/#/equipment/manuals -> T9: Racket Control
"Surface Regularity – The racket covering must be flat, continuous, and have a regular
appearance such as in texture and colour. The racket covering should extend up to the limits of
the blade, though the referee may provide guidance regarding the tolerance to be permitted...

3.1. Manual flatness device – Net gauge
A striking surface must be flat. A net gauge laid down with its straight edge on the rubber and observed
against the light should not show a gap between it and the rubber. In the call area, if an umpire is
satisfied with the flatness there is no need to perform a measurement. When measured, the magnitude
of curvature may not be more than 0.2 mm when the shape is convex, and 0.5 mm when the shape is
concave...

3.2. Electronic flatness device...
The measured flatness must be ≥ -0.50 mm and ≤ +0.20 mm."

 

[NetProphet]

How did you do it so badly? 😂
I don't know if there will be objections to it but reading from ttarc above there may be cos 0.2mm isn't much at all.
Tbh I'd be more worried about some of my shots maybe being weird with the rubber all ridged like that.
I'd take it off and apply the glue perfectly if it were me 🤷‍♂️

 

[Topspinslinger]

Haha thanks for the reply everyone😅🤣
I bought a new rubber so it's fine.

I stretched it out significanly to not get a illegal edge, worst gluejob I've done ever.
During training it felt normal, slightly faster but not irregular.


Thanks @ttarc @NetProphet for reply + tips

 

[NetProphet]

When I have this issue I slide the rubbers up a cm, leaving a straight 1 cm gap at the bottom and it usually fixes the issue.
A layer of this also puts a natural expansion on the rubber, just a few mm but sometimes enough.

 

[Tony's Table Tennis]

the 2 finger (where you can feel) will be the problem
the other part that looks like a problem, but if you can't feel it, won't be

 

[pingpongpaddy]

Evidence that you seem to hold the racket a bit too tight. Worth a rethink IMHO

 

[Topspinslinger]

Evidence that you seem to hold the racket a bit too tight. Worth a rethink IMHO

Can you explain your post, I don't get it🙂

 

[pingpongpaddy]

I have the impression that you seem to press very hard with those two fingers.

 

[Topspinslinger]

I have the impression that you seem to press very hard with those two fingers.

Haha for sure, my specialty is killer forehand drives which require hard grip and soft flexible arm and body motion🙂

 

[igorponger]

Dear friend,
Since legality of this given racket is very iffy, you had better to not enter a national stage with such a bumpy covering. Safety first, you must know 😷

Yours respectfully
Igor Novick
in charge of racket control

 

[Topspinslinger]

Dear friend,
Since legality of this given racket is very iffy, you had better to not enter a national stage with such a bumpy covering. Safety first, you must know 😷

Yours respectfully
Igor Novick
in charge of racket control

Thanks Igor,
I'll be receiving new rubbers to glue.
🙂