Great video my friend. After years of playing , I can say is the best video I´ve seen about this topic. TY VERYMCH.

THANK YOU. Man. It's been so annoying trying to find good info on what kind of bat to get. Really appreciate this video.

This is the most useful video I've found on how to pick rubbers and blade for your table tennis bat. Thank you so much for this video!

Amazing video. Great tips and wide coverage in relatively short time. Many thanks Jin Jeon!

Hi, well done for your comments. Simple and precise. I wish I had a comment on the thickness of the rubbers and the hardness. Thanks you

Your explanation is like a brilliant bonus to Emratthich's channel's video on choosing a racket setup. Keep up the good work!

You would make a great TT coach Jin! Thanks for the vids.

Great video! You nicely simplified all the complexity associated with getting a custom paddle. I wish I'd seen this four months ago when I returned to table tennis after a long hiatus. I'm an intermediate player and wanted to get your thoughts on Nittaku G-1 2.0 as a forehand (and possibly backhand) rubber. It's the perennially best selling rubber in Asia (and also #1 on tabletennis11, the website you recommended). Also, hope you post new videos soon!

Not played for many years now but always remember how novices made the error of buying too powerful a rubber. I was a fairly average club player and my rubber of choice was 2.0 Friendship 729 which was tacky but not too slow and had great control. I always loved playing people with Stiga Mark V. Invariably they loved being able to put loads of spin on their serve but if you had that worked out it was relatively easy to return and you almost gave them back their own spin with interest.

Wow! I would recommend this video to anyone planning to build their first rackets.

One of the finest video! Needed your recommendation for blade thinking of using Mark V on both sides. Intermediate player with shakehand grip(European style).

This was just so amazing thanks a lot

Really well explained. Great video!

So short, but how helpful is it! Thank you!

Great video. Any suggestions on sites to build your custom paddle. Also any recommendations on blades and rubbers that meet the criteria in your video?

The best video, great explanation.

Heartiest Thanks this is helpful

Excellent Video. Coming back to this sport. Where do you recommend shopping online for a Custom paddle?

bro, you are so good!!!! Your explanation is very good, I think im getting the chineese one since it can produce a crazy amount of spin and not very fast which is controllable, thank you so much for the explanation. Im thinking to get a Forfar rubber but im not sure if it as good since they didn't really talked which type of rubber it is. We would like to see a review about that rubber please ;)

What an excellent explanation, thank you so much. Subscribed. I am coming back to TT after 45 y. hiatus. Don't know anything about modern bats and rubber tbh, don't even remember what bat did I play with when in the Uni. Bought a Nittaku Violin with 2 mm Fastarc G-1 rubber on both sides ( Won't lie, half price offer was a factor :). Impressions after the first 2 hour session: a bit faster than expected (the rubber?). But the feel is interesting with flex, but control is here, feels and sounds like a quality paddle. Feedback is so strong, I never experienced it before. Still overhitting at times. The blade looks like a keeper, the rubber - I have no idea. Any thought on this blade/rubber combo for and old geezer coming back to TT after half a century in the wild and feeling like a beginner, trying to get my basics right again despite lots of inconsistency? I heavily rely on spin in my game.

Love the video! The amount of choices is overwhelming but with your help it narrows it down a lot. What do you think of the Stiga Infinity VPS? i have been training 2 times a week for six months and my coach recommended a get a faster blade. I want to learn to play with chinese styles rubbers, tacky and hard sponges

Very informative. Thank you Jin !

Hi I am new to your page and find your clips very helpful. Thank you for all of your explanations. I appreciate you haven't mentioned any names so as to not advertise and keep this educational. But Can you recommend what's the best blade and rubber and where to purchase it for beginners? Thank you.

I have always bought whatever blade or rubbers I fancied and then just learned to play with them. I believe if you are a reasonably competent player you can adapt your style to any kind of set-up

Wow that was really help full thanks

Fantastic tips covered. Wish I had known this years ago. But it's never too late.

Hey man love thw vids! Question what non tenser rubber should i buy from stiga. Thanks. All love.

Great advice...i subscribed

Great video, I’m looking to go with the joola classic all tennis blade, joola max 450 table tennis rubber for backhand, and Joola Dynaryz ACC rubber for forehand. Any thoughts? Also do you know where I could get this setup put together instead of doing it myself?

Great Video, thank you :)

good video! very informative.

Excellent explanation, sir!

Hi Sir, very informative video. Even though I am playing TT since 4 years, I am still beginner in this case. My dealer had given me few options and I am totally confused. What would you suggest. Thanks in advance. The options are Backhand rubber Rakza 7 Good spin with nice speed Forehand rubber Andro rasanter r42/r47 Bluefire m2 Mxs M2 is my recommendation Nice spin with control Blades Tibhar stratus power carbon Stiga carbonado 145 Timo boll alc Viscaria

honest recommendations, thx!

Great Video. Do you consider the ALC weave to be to fast? I am approaching the 2000 level here in the US (currently 1888 as of last summer). I use the DHS 301 with Hurricane 8 on FH and Xiom Omega 7 Asia on BH.

Nice video with good explanation. There are not so much videos on this theme (I mean quality videos about table tennis), so keep doing it) Could you please help me with choosing blade and rover too. I am not a beginner, played a lot, but didn't assemble rackets before. My style is kinda combined: I like defending but quite often do top spins and some attacks. So I thought to get more attacking forehand and defending backhand, maybe even with thorns. What do you think about that? My budget is around 70-80 dollars :)

Like very much your video. Can you please advice best FH sticky rubber and BH rubber like yours. Can't wait to test it.

Hi, nice review and nice tip. I am intermediate player and I play lot of fh with Butterfly Rozena tenser rubber. What chinese rubber do you recomend foe forehand? Pls put name of brand and model.

Great video! I wish I had watched it before I purchased my first custom racket. Tenergy 05 on both sides on an OFF blade for a beginner... Gosh, I suffered a lot and had INSANELY slow progress. Then I downgraded to an ALL+ blade with a hybrid Chinese rubber on my forehand and my level went up fast. Have you tried Nittaku Acoustic and/or Acoustic Carbon inner? Will they an intermediate player? Thoughts? :)

Hey Jin Jeon. First of, really helpful video! For my dad's birthday, I want to buy him a proper racquet, but I don't want to spend too much money. He plays with shakehand grip and prefers forehand. After scrolling through the comments and your advices I want to buy a Yasaka Sweden Extra FL, but I'm not sure about the rubbers yet. I'm considering the Friendship 729 on both sides, maybe a thicker version on the forehand side. It's cheap and has many good reviews. What do you think? Is it a good option? Edit: Actually I think that rubber is a chinese rubber, right? Can you recommend any good european rubbers for BH and FH in the same price class?

As a many year player, medium/advance level I fully approve your tutorial. Cheers.

This is great but I wish you would put some links to bats and rubbers that you suggest. Im so confused on what to purchase.

Sir, greetings from India. I just found out your channel n started watching it. Your videos are really helpful. I started playing TT since 1.5 year back n but somehow I feel till date my basics are not okay. After playing a year, my coach suggests me for a custom raquet n I bought a Tibhar CCA Unlimited with MX-P on FH n Genius Optimum + on BH. But I feel that due to my incomplete basics my shots are very inconsistent n I feel very bad while practicing with fellow players. Can you please suggest me a set up. Sorry for the long paragraph. Thank you

This video was awesome. I dedided to change my old Wakaba 2000 for A Maze performance and 2 Butterfly Roundell soft rubbers¿What do you think? I'd to hear your opinion.

Could you make a vid on how to brush the ball and produce spin?

Which one would be better : Stiga allround classic or yasaka sweden classic? Would love your recommendations for a good racket setup. I am an amateur and i use reverse penhold grip ,but I prefer a flared grip(it is comfortable) and I am forehand dominant . Also please do include any alternatives for Chinese rubbers. Your help is much appreciated. PS: Love your videos❤️

Hello, Thanks for the video, very interesting. After reading the comments, I will take as blades: Yasaka Sweden Extra. In terms of the handle type, do you have any advice? For rubber, Xiom vega europe 1.8 on both sides? I am a beginner, I will go with the European style, And other question, In terms of maintenance / lifespan, at a rate of 2-3 hours a week, how long does the racket survive? Thanks

Hi I am from uk and I have m1 turbo from donic on both sides and I have the donic blade and I am a attacking spin player what could u recommend thanks

Great tips, Do you have any suggestions for an aggressive intermediate player, around 100-150 dollars?

Thanks your information .

I have never played with an actual good quality bat, the best I have used is about $15 U.S. from a regular sporting goods store. I can play forehand and backhand pretty consistently but I struggle when I play against people who have high quality paddles. How much of a difference did you notice when you first started playing with higher end equipment? I have noticed that I feel I have reached the point where no matter what I do with this cheaper paddle I am not able to generate any more spin to manipulate the ball like I have seen done by good players. I am sure that much of it is technique, but how much of a difference would you say is made by the better bat/paddle ?

Hi ! Thanks for this video. I'm sad to see that you haven't posted for several months ... It won't be my first racket but following your advice I chose a Tibhar Stratus Power Wood (I was hesitant with the Xiom Offensive S), FH Rubber: Rakza Z because i'm boring to boost my H3 Neo, but I don't know what to take on backhand ... Rakza 7/7 soft? or maybe Xiom Vega Asia? ... i'm lost.

Great video! I'm having a hard time deciding on which rubbers to get for my first racket. It's easier to find a blade since there are less options once I filter for ALL or ALL+ blades, but it's harder to filter for rubbers and there are just so many! Are 1.8mm Mark V sponges a good option or are they too fast for a first custom racket?

My recommendation rubber/blade for European style play Yasaka Sweden Extra Yasaka Rigan for both sides. Really great for beginners and can carry you into intermediate levels no problem, a bit slow for higher competitions but will still do emotional damage to loopers .

Love the explanation... Can you recommend me a setup for beginners? Blade and rubber. Many thanks.

Thank you Jin!

I have took on table tennis after 30 years. Was an intermediate level, so I got myself a Stiga offensive classic equipped with yasaka mark 5 on both sides. Trajectories are very high and balls are flying all around. So I got a Yasaka Dynamix just for comparison (rated offensive+, 11 layers of wood and 6 of carbon) equipped with Yasaka Rakza 7 soft bh and Rakza X medium-hard on the fh and with this combination I can really play well, lot of control, spin and speed. With this combination I do nearly what I want. I still can't figure how the Stiga-MarkV combination that is supposed to be much more friendly in reality is... too much. In the end probably it is necessary to try few combinations before finding the right one.

Planning to buy my first one . Pls advise between these 3 blades - Stiga All Round classic/ Stiga Energywood/ Xiom Aria Lite ? Tnz for quick response

Nice video! Do you know anywhere which sells the rubber, for less than $50. Everything I find is just so expensive.

Hey Jin Jeon what sort of sponge thickness should the rubbers have for the forehand and backhand

Im thinking to get the stiga allround classic with butterfly flextra rubber on both sides

Sir ur videos very helpful for me Sir i play play tt regularly from 6 months I want to buy my first custom made racket I choose stiga all round classic blade With mark 5 with both sides. It is good combination for me plz suggest me

New player - with descent skills - what do you think about a Donic Persson Power Allround and a FH Juic 999 attack and BH Juic Air Condle?

Hi Jin, thanks for this video. I'm a beginner learning penhold style, do I need to buy a penhold bat? I've seen products with the control and rubber you mention, but it has a shakehand handle. How important is it that I start learning with a penhold specific racket?

hi .thanks for your video. what is your recommendation for beginner player ? blade and rubber that is somehow sticky .can you tell me those names ?

Hi! I'm considering buying a new racket and wondering if it would be good to buy Xiom omega 7 europe on BH and Vega X or Rakza Z on FH. wich ones are recommended? I like playing with a lot of spin and I am trying to develop more consistency and speed. I am beginner to intermediate and would love to get some feedback!

great video. Just started table tennis again with my 25 years, I played when I was 15 years old. I will get a 5-Ply-Wood from andro. I will follow your channel. My question: to relearn i want to go with Forehand DHS Hurricane 8 and backhand Andro Hexergrip SFX (42,5 ESN sponge). Is that fine or are they to too intermediate level when I just started to relearn table tennis? You can recommend me another DHS Forehand rubber if you want : ) Greetings from Germany

Hi, I have a Nittaku Violin five plywood blade, and found it to be excellent for control and feel. It is a real pleasure to play with it. However, judging from your advice, I feel that the TEnergy 05 FX 1.7 for both my forehand and backhand are too fast and not ideal for a beginner. Indeed, I love a playing style that favours control and feeling. Please I’d be very grateful if you could advise which rubber I should get; I struggle returning backspin with pushes so perhaps a Chinese rubber might be best. Grazie! Gaetano

Hi. I’m an 1800 ish long pips attacker and play with 05 thick sponge tenergy on a jo se hoek blade. What would you recommend for my forehand if I am to take the next step to get to 2000. I play to get better, technically. I feel that I’m not good enough to play the tenergy.

Nice vid. Got some questions. 1) I already have a blade but I do not if it is a good one, how do I check? It’s from an already existing bat but that one has a dead rubber and sponge. 2) I like both European and Chinese play styles, where can I find good rubbers for both play styles and should I put both on one racket or make two different ones?

Good video thanks. About 35 years ago I played 1st division standard, county junior level. Used a stiga stellar bengtsson offensive blade with butterfly rubbers, can't recall but sticky on backhand, normal forehand. I'm looking to play again after all these years, but things have moved on so much. What would you recommend I chose blade and rubber wise. Back then my game was fast forehand loop, not so sure now. Thank you very much

Thank you jin . Very nice video. I m am intermediate level player who plays in a local club. Can you please suggest a few nontensor rubbers for forehand and back hand for me. It's going to be my first custom racket and I need alot of control please. There are so many brands out there and rubbers and u don't know which one to choose. Can you please help

Hi ,can u give ur comment about mark v rubber for bigger or intermediate player. Player with forehand strength

Question, for the blade how to determine the forehand side particularly hand shake grip . Please reply, thank you

Nice video Can help to share European tensor soft sponge rubber in market?

What rubber do you use in the forehand?

Hi jin i am a new- ish player have been playing for a year anc a half but am already playing at bottom end national level i use dhs h2 neo on forehand and stiga mantra h on backhand i am using a timo boll alc but i feel that i lose matches due to a lack of consistency, could you recommend blades with good feeling for an advanced level player?

Do you have the stiga Infinity vps v in your hand in this video and if so how is or was your experience with this blade?

What brand would u recomment starting with? Is Nittaku good?

Hello, I would like some advice. I am a beginner to intermediate player and i would like to know how a 3 ply wood + 2 carbon compare to a 5 ply wood? I play half defensive and half offensive when i can. I am a European style forehand dominant player. For my first customized racket, i decided to go with 5 ply all wood Palio B-11 blade with Palio 40+ AK47gold forhand rubber and Palio 40+ hadou backhand rubber.

I am an intermediate player who wants to create my first custom-made paddle. I want to play defensively hitting mostly slices on my backhand and forehand. Any recommendations?

Hello, thanks for the video , also I am looking for a beginner paddle, I was looking over your comments and I was thinking for this setup " Yasaka Sweden extra, Xiom Vega Europe 1.8 on BH, and DHS H3 Neo 2.0 on FH" . I play european style, what do you think about this dhs h3 neo 2.0 , is good for me (i am a little confuse) ? also may you tell me where i can find this rubber(dhs h3 neo2.0) ? on tabletennis11 is not for 2.0 , i saw just for 2.15 thank you

great video !!! can u recommend me the best blade and rubbers both FH AND BH i should go with??

Hello Jin, what kind of blade and rubbers you use in these videos ? Thank you

i got a timo boll 3000 as a started paddle is it ok? i think is kind slow but efficent

Hello, what would you recommend for a player stuck in the lowest league with 1100 TTR Points in Germany? A yasaka sweeden extra or xiom offensive s? And what rubber? xiom vega europe or bluestorm z3 for the backhand and for the forehand vega pro, mark v or friednship bloom power? I am sick of losing i hope you can help me. I am 27 years by the way

Hi like the video. Just wondering what you recommend for a cheap setup. About 35-40USD. Thanks! Again great videos!

im thinking of getting the yasaka sweden extra and Jupiter II for FH, but I can't seem to find a reasonably priced backhand rubber on amazon, any suggestions, bh rubber budget is 15$

Are there not any pre assembled paddles worth it I saw a nice butterfly one , I am I guess intermediate been playing for years but just now getting lessons and wanting to improve my game

Thnx for the video. What paddle do you recommend for an amateur who uses chinese penhold, and is wanting to improve?

What would you recommend for an intermediate player. Have been playing for over 10 years now. I previous setup was Xiom strato blade Andro Rasant Power grip FH Sriver G3 But I noticed missed lots of shots.

What is a good website to use to build your bats!?

As someone who just started playing a few months ago should the forehand and back hand rubber both be 2.0 thickness? My bh rubber is xiom Vega intro and my fh rubber is DHS H3 like you recommended.

When is it an appropriate time to step up to a carbon blade? I have been playing for around 4-5 years now with a Nittaku Violin (with DHS Hurricane 3 Neo on forehand). I feel like my blade is too flexy when I hit hard and I can't land high quality forehands. I tried my clubmate's viscaria and the speed + spin I was able to generate was crazy. And also felt more controlled in a way.

can you provide some of the name to the Chinese sticky rubber your would recommend to a beginner ?

Hi Jin, so my situation is when I joined the club I got recommended a basic 5 ply wood OFF- blade with sriver fx on both sides (I think 2mm sponge i measured it). I played with it for about a year. Im still a beginner player but I have decent strokes and for me this setup just feels way too slow. I ordered a new blade the Butterfly Primorac because my old blade had a weird anatomical handle which I didnt like that much. So my question is what rubbers do you recommend for forehand and backhand and what thickness for each with this blade. I want to imitate chinese forehand style. Best Regards.

can you please recommend a cheap set up (chinese style) for a begginer? i need the specifics because i'm totally a newbie.. thank you.. new subscriber here

Does the 5 ply and sticky rubber also apply to penhold? Thanks! Also, I only need to put on 1 rubber side, right?

Hi Jin Jeon, I was thinking for myself a yasaka sweden classic, (FH) dhs hurricane III 2,15 mmnon neo and a (BH) Xiom vega europe 1,8 or 2.0 mm. what are your thoughts on this setting? great video BTW.

Thanks for the video mate, where would be the best place to find these rubbers and blades?