Different rubbers for both sides

Table Tennis Equipment

Last updated 11 years ago

Naor Gilboa

Naor Gilboa Asked 11 years ago

I have never had a custom bat and plan to order one of yours, but I notice a lot of players asking questions about bats and being told which bat of yours to get but the real question I have is a lot of us players (especially beginners) tend to have a much better natural forehand or backhand and play them very differently. For example on my backhand I do nothing but defend and do that pretty poorly* but on my forehand im extremely aggressive.

At what skill level should you consider switching up rubbers for backhand/forehand side to play to your strengths and help out your weakness. Should you avoid this as a beginner because you will develop your strokes improperly?


Alois Rosario

Alois Rosario Answered 11 years ago

Hi Naor,

At the start it is important that you work on developing both sides.  I don't think you need to have different sides on your rubber for the first couple of years of development.

After that you may find that you will get a faster forehand side and stay with the more controlled rubber on the backhand.

For now I would concentrate on developing strokes on both sides especially on the backhand.

Good luck with it all.


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