Table Tennis

[ikthius]

does anyone here play table tennis?
in a big way?

I want to get back into it, but I am looking for a good bat (not too expensive) that has good tacky rubber, like butterfly shriver rubber.

I have been out the game for so long, I no longer know what is good and what is not.

any hints on buying a bat?
links would be great

ik

[Osem]

I always use double sided tape to maximise spin!

Don't tell my lad that tho

[Alien]

Originally Posted by ikthius

does anyone here play table tennis?
in a big way?

Not for tournaments or whatever, but I used to play it a fair bit, though that was quite a few years ago.

Originally Posted by ikthius

I want to get back into it, but I am looking for a good bat (not too expensive) that has good tacky rubber, like butterfly shriver rubber.

I have been out the game for so long, I no longer know what is good and what is not.

any hints on buying a bat?
links would be great

I can't remember what make mine was, just that it had a German-sounding name that began with an "S". It had quite smooth rubber on both sides, as opposed to the fairly knobbly/pimpled surfaced bats I saw some people play with, but I wouldn't have traded it for 10 of them.

Ah, apparently it was Schildkrot. This 1 looks rather similar to the 1 I had, except my handle was straight instead of flared.

I'd also recommend actually going into somewhere to buy 1 rather than buying online, so you can actually see what they feel like in your hand. It can really put you off your game if you try playing with 1 that doesn't feel right for you, i.e. shape of handle, or the weight of the bat.