Intermediate player racket choice

Vishy Ganesan Asked 5 years ago

Hi Alois/Jeff,

I'm Vishy from Chennai, India.

I'm an intermediate table tennis player and currently using GKI EuroStar for more than a year.

https://www.topspin.in/products/gki-euro-star-table-tennis-racket-477/

I'm planning to buy the following racquet.

https://www.donic-schildkroet.com/en/products/bats/waldner-line/single/article/waldner-5000.html

How good is Liga rubber?

Kindly advise on this.

If you've any recommendations, I request to share your thoughts.

Without wax,

Vishy.

Alois Rosario Answered 5 years ago

Hi Vishy,

I think the step up from the GKI bat to the Sonic bat isn't a big enough step up.  They are both basically remade bats.

If you are feeling comfortable with the GKI then you can probably think about moving up a further step to a custom bat with a rubber like Mark V or Sriver.