No I haven't tried them. It just feels like an unnecessary change
Jeff Plumb from PingSkills Posted 10 years ago
I haven't tried these but I can't imagine they would be better than a traditional blade. Has anyone had any experience with them?
Micka TT Posted 10 years ago
"Broadmann Blades are not yet approved for international competition, although they apparently received a good reaction when recently presented to the International Table Tennis Federation. Company representative Fredi Brodmann told us that they expect the ITTF to approve the Blades later this year."
Uh oh
John Manning Posted 10 years ago
where can one see the new blades and where can one get one?
Certainly more forward energy-speed can be imparted into ball, but less spin because there is no handle or rather it becomes difficult to rotate your whole wrist to play spin, but heavy backspin can be imparted on the ball.
Also short balls can be received a bit easily I guess because all we need to do is to bend our hand over the table and just throw the bat under the ball.Blocking shot would involve side-on action with this bat, and with handled bats it is a bit square on.
Not to forget that sticking the rubber also becomes easier, and bat becomes a bit lighter since handle part is not present.
Those blades actually may transform this game into boxing.
Micka TT Posted 10 years ago
Need to make a separate game for those bats, like hand tennis or something
Tim Stephens Posted 10 years ago
A set was given out as one of the prizes in a tournament a couple years ago, but I thought they were only a novelty gift...was I wrong???
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Micka TT Posted 10 years ago
No I haven't tried them. It just feels like an unnecessary change
Jeff Plumb from PingSkills Posted 10 years ago
I haven't tried these but I can't imagine they would be better than a traditional blade. Has anyone had any experience with them?
Micka TT Posted 10 years ago
"Broadmann Blades are not yet approved for international competition, although they apparently received a good reaction when recently presented to the International Table Tennis Federation. Company representative Fredi Brodmann told us that they expect the ITTF to approve the Blades later this year."
Uh oh
John Manning Posted 10 years ago
where can one see the new blades and where can one get one?
Jeff Plumb from PingSkills Posted 10 years ago
Google Brodmann blades and you'll find them!
Micka TT Posted 10 years ago
Info for blades:
Official website: http://brodmannblades.com/
Advert video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uc11hXsENIk
Article: http://www.gizmag.com/brodmann-blades-wearable-table-tennis-paddles/14373/
Image: https://www.google.com.hk/search?q=brodmann%20blades&bav=on.2,or.&bvm=bv.55819444,d.dGI,pv.xjs.s.en_US.OVAlLoE6fvY.O&biw=1366&bih=681&dpr=1&um=1&ie=UTF-8&hl=en&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi&ei=kelxUvHsD4WKlAW9sIDYDw#facrc=_&imgrc=igmtgnBt4Ku2TM%3A%3BfuhgdBKyIYwsoM%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Funcrate.com%252Fp%252F2009%252F12%252Fbrodmann-blades.jpg%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Funcrate.com%252Fstuff%252Fbrodmann-blades%252F%3B635%3B600
ganesh burra Posted 10 years ago
Hi Ppingskills,
Certainly more forward energy-speed can be imparted into ball, but less spin because there is no handle or rather it becomes difficult to rotate your whole wrist to play spin, but heavy backspin can be imparted on the ball.
Also short balls can be received a bit easily I guess because all we need to do is to bend our hand over the table and just throw the bat under the ball.Blocking shot would involve side-on action with this bat, and with handled bats it is a bit square on.
Not to forget that sticking the rubber also becomes easier, and bat becomes a bit lighter since handle part is not present.
Those blades actually may transform this game into boxing.
Micka TT Posted 10 years ago
Need to make a separate game for those bats, like hand tennis or something
Tim Stephens Posted 10 years ago
A set was given out as one of the prizes in a tournament a couple years ago, but I thought they were only a novelty gift...was I wrong???