about rackets

Paul Unknown Asked 15 years ago

Im just new in field of table tennis and I like to know what is the best racket for me, and i would like to know more about rackets.  What is a rubber? what is a flare? and other stuffs.. thx coach..

Alois Rosario Answered 15 years ago

Hi Paul,

Firstly welcome to the wonderful and confusing world of equipment.

The basics are that you shouldn't get anything too fats to start with.  The 2 bats that we recommend as starter bats are the Stiga Energetic and the Stiga Carbotech.  These are 2 bats with good control and also allow you to generate some spin.

As you progress you can start to customise your bat and get something a little faster with more spin.

The rubber is the rubbery covering on your blade.  The Blade is the wooden part of the bat including the handle.

Flare is just a term used for the shape of the handle.  Handles can be Flared which means they flare out at the bottom, or straight or Anatomic which means they have a ump in the middle of the handle which fits into you rhand.  These are just a matter of preference of feel and don't affect the perfornamce of the blade itself.