Using a bat with no grip
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Max Weidl Asked 12 years ago
How do I play table tennis with a bat with no grip?
Jeff Plumb Answered 12 years ago
Hi Max,
The strokes and techniques that we teach here at PingSkills mostly require a good bat with decent grip. We recommend the PingSkills Rook and PingSkills Touch.
Table Tennis is all about spin. If you can't generate spin it makes it difficult to compete. Some defensive players use long pimples on their backhand and this can work well for defensive strokes like the Backhand Chop.
You certainly can't play aggressive strokes like the Forehand Topspin Against Block unless you have a grippy rubber on your bat.
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Make sure you buy a table tennis bat that is suitable for your level and allows you to develop your technique. For your first bat we recommend the PingSkills Rook, and when you upgrade to a custom bat we recommend the PingSkills Touch with Mark V or Rakza 7.
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Max Weidl Posted 12 years ago
I can't afford a new bat so it's pretty hard to play I just wanted to know if there is a special way to play
mat huang Posted 12 years ago
HOw much is your budget?
Hi Max,
Just try to get any bat that has a bit of grip to start with. as long as it has some grip on the surface.
Dilena Kulasinghe Posted 12 years ago
the bat I reccomend is called butterfly yuki series (2) ii
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