dwell time
Equipment
anthony pham Asked 13 years ago
hello pingskills
what does dwell time on table tennis blades mean?
Alois Rosario Answered 13 years ago
Hi Anthony,
It is the time that the ball stays on the blade.
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Andrew Pape Posted 13 years ago
Hi,
For looping, the more dwell time you get the better. If you play with a carbon bat, you are almost certainly going to get less dwell time. The same goes for any wood that is rigid. If you're a hitter, a carbon blade is fine, but it you want to get topspin (or more backspin), you should go for a softer wood. I've found that the carbon and rigid wood blades take away ball control. I think most of the Chinese National Team are not using the low-dwell-time blades. I made no progress for years at TT simply because my blade was of hard wood, and I missed every ball. After I updated to a softer wood, my shots all started landing on the table, and I could start to enjoy the game.
Cheers,
Andrew,