Cleaning the bat with water and garlic

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Shaheda Banu Asked 9 years ago

Hi Alois,

During a recent club tournament, I saw one of the players cleaning of the rubber with water and wiping/rubbing the surface of the bat with garlic cloves. Does it effect the way the rubber behaves such as improving tackiness? Is it legal? will it increase/decrease the life of the rubbers in any way?

Thanks,
Shaheda

Alois Rosario Answered 9 years ago

Hi Shaheda,

I haven't seen this before. Does anyone have any experience with this?

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Johan B Posted 9 years ago

Pretty sure that the ITTF has no explicit ban against werewolf repellants

Alois Rosario from PingSkills Posted 9 years ago

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