Does sponge thickness affect spin
Table Tennis Equipment
Last updated 8 years ago
Dorian Olivier Asked 8 years ago
Hello,
Does the sponge thickness affects the amount of spin you can put in the ball,or does it just make it go faster ? 
Alois Rosario Answered 8 years ago
Hi Dorian,
The thicker the sponge the more spin you will be able to generate.
With the thicker sponge the ball will sink further into the rubber. The rubber will wrap around more of the ball and therefore allow it to grip and spin it more.
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Dorian Olivier Posted 8 years ago
Oh ok I thought it only altered the pace of the ball, thanks for aswering :)
martinand bernard Posted 8 years ago
but hard or soft sponge it's not the same thing for spin and also the topsheet, no?
Alois Rosario from PingSkills Posted 8 years ago
The thicker sponges will still give you more spin.