Table tennis blade and rubber

pushkar deo Asked 15 years ago

Hi,

Should the speed, spin, control rating of TT rubber match with that of the Blade. I have this question because I have a pair of Mark V which is balanced across speed, spin and control and I have a old Joola carbon blade which has a Extreme high speed rating and low-medium control rating. Does it mean that if I use Mark V with this blade then it will almost nullify the control characteristics of the rubber?

Alois Rosario Answered 15 years ago

Hi Pushkar,

It is not necessary t match the speed of the blade with the rubber.  Many players use a faster rubber with a slower blade.  Not many of the tp players will do the opposite though.

The most important thing though is find something that feels comfortable for you and then stick with it and train hard.