How to choose a table tennis racket

First you need to decide who you will be in the game as a striker or defender. Since the style of play is different and the thickness of the overlays and their properties depend on it. If you like fast paced play, like aggressive play, then you need to buy a high speed racket. If you like a more relaxed style, using undercuts, twists, then the racket should be chosen with a predominance of twisting properties, they usually have thicker pads. Having chosen the style of play, you can proceed to the next stage.

There are classes of table tennis rackets, ranging from beginner to professional! Let's take a closer look at these classes:

Rackets with one star are intended for beginners.

Rackets with two or three stars are intended for amateurs.

Rackets with four or five stars are designed for experienced players.

Rackets of this class, consisting of a base + overlays, (that is, the overlays are glued to the base before the game, and removed after the game) - are intended for professionals.

In the kit, you can have both attacking and protective pads. You can stick an attacking one on one side and a protective overlay on the other.

In the classes described above, there are three indicators: speed, rotation, control. There is a different scale of points for measuring these indicators, pay attention to this too. There is a 100-point system, but there are also 10, and possibly others.

And depending on the manner of play, choose a racket with characteristics that are more suitable for you. If defensive style of play, you need to take a racket with a high rate of rotation, for an attacking style, choose a racket with a high rate of speed. But I believe that you need to be able to both attack and defend, so for myself I chose the optimal ratio of these characteristics. But there is also an equally important factor in choosing a racket, this is its handle, they come in different shapes. The handle should lie comfortably in your hand so that with a strong blow it does not jump out of your hand, there is also a concept of the weight of the racket itself, here, too, everyone selects a suitable weight for themselves.

The main leading firms are: Stiga,

Donic,

Joola,

Butterfly,

there is also Adidas and Cornilleau, but of course there are others.

Conclusion.

My advice would be to start with 2-3 stars and as your skill progresses to acquire rackets with more stars. If you take a racket for professionals right away, it will not be very convenient to play, you must first understand the physics on a simpler racket, and then take a racket for experienced players, you should not immediately buy which is more expensive. It is advisable to store the racket in a case so that external factors influence it less, then the rubber will better maintain its torsion qualities, etc. This is of course all the basis of choice, now you know where to start choosing your racket. Good luck with your selection.