Product Description

ULTIMATE Racket

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #16442 in Sports & Outdoors
• Brand: Stiga
• Model: T0070

Features

• Regulation inverted surface
• Stiga tournament rubber
• Handle; concave Italian with power balance
• Sponge; 2.2mm
• Blade; 5-ply

Customer Reviews

Your first real spin racket
In ping pong, each racket has its advantage. This is one of the first rackets that you can generate a lot of spin with. It's for the player that likes using spin. A key point to keep in mind is that spongy rackets not only generate spin but they absorb spin too. Wooden rackets generate little spin and absorb very little spin, these are the rackets that come in a different set and have a rating of 28. If you are a speed and placement player than you should get one of the lower rating rackets. They will absorb little spin from your opponent, and actually return the spin back to them, but you also will be unable to generate spin on the ball. Personally, I think spin rackets are better because you can return a ball that jumps left, right, forward, or backward after hitting the opponents side. Also, spin rackets let you smash the ball regardless of height. Your ball will initially fly above the table as if it is going out but then arc back down on to the opponent's side. That's something you can't do with a more wooden racket. You can notice a big difference between this 42 rated racket and the 28 rated racket in terms of spin. I've played with a 52 and 56 racket as well and although there is a difference it is not as big as the difference between a 28 and 42.

Feels right
I am just a rec ping pong player. I think theses paddle are very solid and have a good center of gravity. For the price no way i could beat it.

Great for casual players
Have been using it for 4 months now and it's great for the casual beginner -> intermediate player. Not too heavy but with enough weight so you can really feel the oomph when you smash / loop the ball.