

The vast majority of players should choose a blade and rubbers which are in the category " Allround". If you haven't yet determined your style of play, then you should buy a racket which is categorised as Allround, or just buy a ready-made, recreational racket until your game has developed further. So therefore you need to first determine your style of play, and then choose rubbers only from the category which matches your style of play.Īll the specialist table tennis equipment suppliers categorise their rubbers, so as long as you choose a rubber from the right category, you can be confident that it'll be right for you.

I recommend that you use reverse rubbers.Īdditionally, you should use the same type of rubber on both sides of your racket as this will help you to develop your strokes.Ĭhoosing table tennis rubbers is all about choosing ones which complement your style of play, and not about choosing a particular brand, because choosing the right type of rubber is imperative if you want to maximise your chances of improving your game. So you'll never perfect a good stroke technique. You see, many beginners and intermediate players continually change the rubbers they use, looking for that "magic" ingredient that they hope a different rubber will give them.īut constantly changing your rubbers means that you'll also have to constantly change how you play your strokes. However, this is completely the wrong way to choose rubbers and it'll probably damage your game more than help it. As I said earlier, many players mistakenly believe that using certain rubbers will elevate their game to new heights, so they'll only buy the latest or "best" (and most expensive) rubbers.
