Thursday, September 17, 2009

Ping Pong Paddles Are Hard To Find In America

By Jeff Stoney

Any good player knows that there is no one best ping pong paddle. There are many different paddles with various grades of rubber and what may work well for you may not for me. There are paddles that are best for beginners though, and they are the ones that have little to no rubber. The more advanced you are the more you will want a paddle with thick rubber so as to be able to spin the ball better.

Expensive paddles are made with better wood and rubber which give the player much more control and a better feel. If you pick up and play with a ping pong paddle that is for beginners and then use one that is for an advanced player, you will notice a big difference. Some of the more expensive paddles can cost well over $100 and they are custom made to fit the players specifications.

There are only a handful of ping pong companies out there and Butterfly is a leading manufacturer of both paddles and tables. At any major table tennis tournament, the odds are the table and many of the paddles in use will be Butterfly made.

Although Butterfly makes a wide variety of paddles, it might be hard to find the selection you want in a store. This is because ping pong is not a very popular sport in America and sporting outlets usually only carry a limited selection. Children in America dont dream of growing up and being a professional table tennis player like they do in some other countries and so the demand for equipment is not high.

In China or Japan you would not have this problem because the sport is much more popular and large selection of paddles, balls, and tables is easier to find. In America, if you want a really good paddle, you best choice and only choice might be to go online. Luckily you can find and order almost any paddle online including custom made paddles. The only drawback might be that you will not have an opportunity to try it out first.

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