Advanced blade
Equipment
jiri Simacek Asked 6 years ago
Hi, I bought probably to „advanced“ blade and rubber. (butterfly inerforce layer zlf + andro rasanter r37) Im just beginner (50 years old) im trying to start with table tennis.
Shall i play with my blade or shall i start with something more suitable for beginners?
Thank you
Alois Rosario Answered 6 years ago
Hi Jiri,
I would probably buy something more suitable. Keep the other one for when you are more advanced and will be able to cope with the speed.
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Rohan Keogh Posted 6 years ago
Jiri, having just completed a little over a year of TT (had never played before) and having started at a slightly more advanced age than you, I can fully endorse Alois' recommendation. Your blade and rubber combo is more suited to an intermediate (or higher) player and will make learning the correct strokes and technique somewhat more difficult. The blade in itself should be OK as it is rated for control but combined with soft rubbers, especially if they are thicker than 1.8 mm, will reduce the control and increase the speed too much. The Rasanter R37 are rated highly for control but also very high for speed. This isn't really what you need. As a beginner it is especially important to have control and touch, while having enough spin to learn how to impart it and receive it. Speed is the least important factor at this stage.
You will be much better off, and will progress more quickly, with a bat designed to help you develop new skills. I found the Ping Skills Rook an excellent bat for me during that stage (6-9 months). There are plenty of other choices of course but I found making that choice was confusing with so many options so I went with Alois' and Jeff's offering. I'm glad I did. I have since replaced the original rubbers with Mark V and this upgrade suits my current level of play. So the blade itself has longevity and can take you from total beginner to intermediate player. If you don't go with a Rook, try to get a similar all wood blade rated ALL-/ALL and rubbers rated most highly for control, then spin, then speed. Alternatively, keep your blade and add some new, control oriented rubbers - something like the Ando Backside or Joola Topspin could work well on your blade.
Good luck and enjoy your TT.
jiri Simacek Posted 6 years ago
thank you wery much for ansver.
Wich one from this rubbers would you advice me to buy - Andro Plaxon 350 / andro bacside 2,0c (im asking about andro, because i suppose that Joola its not common on market in my city)
Thank you a lot. Jiri
D K Posted 6 years ago
Greetings,seems like I have a countryman here :D