What is the throw angle

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Manfred Rolfsmeier
Manfred Rolfsmeier Asked 8 years ago

After some backhand topspins into the net my training-partner recently mentioned that my rubber seems to have a low throw angle. Now I´m wondering whether something's wrong with my equipment. Could you please explain what the throw-angle is and what impact it has? Thanks


Alois Rosario
Member Badge Alois Rosario Answered 8 years ago

Hi Manfred,

The throw angle is how much angle the ball will lift or spin off your racket.  A low throw angle means the ball will tend to come straight out rather than lifting up when you do a topspin stroke for example.

There is nothing wrong with that, it is just a preference that some players have.


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Manfred Rolfsmeier

Manfred Rolfsmeier Posted 8 years ago

Thanks Alois - one more question:

Do it understand it right that with a low throw angle the ball doen´t curve that much? I have the feeling that with this flatter curve it´s easier to block and counter but harder to play topspins - at least for me.


Alois Rosario

Member Badge Alois Rosario from PingSkills Posted 8 years ago

Yes that is correct Manfred.


D K

D K Posted 8 years ago

So the throw angle is the angle of the bounce of the ball off the bat while playing a loop?

 

I would say I like a very low throw,as my blade is said to have a very low throw and I really love playing the ball extremely low,extremely slow and extremely spinny.


Jean Balthazar

Jean Balthazar Posted 8 years ago

If you play the exact same stroke against the exact same incoming ball, a racket whit a high throw will propell the ball higher than a racket with a low throw. You can use both for any type of play if you adjust your strockes accordingly, but in general, a blocker will prefer a low throw setup, and a top spin attacker will prefer a high throw setup.

I never believed too much in this "throw angle" thing, until I switched from a Xiom Vega Pro rubber on a Butterfly Maze T-tec all+ blade to the exact same rubber on a Dr Neubauer Bulldog blade. All my forhand topspins landed in the net with the secon setup. I could adjust a bit, but not enough, and even hurt myself trying to put more speed in my stroke to compensate. So I switched back to the previous blade and everything came back to normal. Conversely, the second sertup was much easier for blocking, but not enough to compenseate the topspin degradation (it was much less fun playing, too). I'm not saying that you need to test a hundred blades and rubbers until you find something that suits your strokes exactly as they are. You can adjust. But if you're mostly blocking, or mostly topspinning, it's worth seecking information about the throw angle of the equipment you want to buy to not end up with something that favoures an opposite style. Like you wouldn't normally buy an OFF++ racket if you're mainly defending, or a very slow blade with long pimples if you're mostly attacking.


Mike Deubig

Mike Deubig Posted 8 years ago

I play with two blades which are two different "throw angles". One is low and the other is medium to medium-high. There are three noticeable differences for my style of play. One is the distance from the table. My blade with the low throw is not that easy to topspin away from the table. The other blade which has the higher throw is easier. The other noticeable difference is the fact that you need a better technique with the low throw. The third difference is power, the one with the higher throw has less power than the one with the lower throw. I like playing with both. If I play doubles, for example, I normally don't play as close to the table as I do in singles so I use my blade with the higher throw. Whatever you feel comfortable with, go with that! :) 


Imre Gorog

Imre Gorog Posted 8 years ago

The  rubber specifikation   (see tabletennisdb.com)  contain   the  throw angle  but  not the

blade specifikation  ! How   can you  decide  about  this  feature at  the  blades  ???

From  hearsay  rumour  or   from  common  gossip  that  comes  from the  players  ??

Ha ha ....

Common gossip is not evidence !

You can not  buy all  the blades  testing  them .

And  what is  more important  :  THE BLADE WITH THE RUBBER  is  a complete system to decide

about  your  equipment's  throw angle .

The question once  more : what about  the  blade's  throw angle  ??

It  would be exist  a  measure  method  to  determine it .

 


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