(Image of bat, from Wiki)
I love to play TT with a variety of bats. Their "Surfaces", commonly known as "Rubbers", Vary enormously! A different rubber can make for a completely different game. I have therefore assembled (eventually) a "golf-bag full" of 14 bats plus a "toy" one given to me. Sad but true. And no apologies from me. I love trying out so many different bats. However, I usually stick to the same bat for official matches. I often have to replace worn rubbers of course.
So here is a copy of my latest inventory:
(Sponge thicknesses are mainly Estimated here.
Most Favoured thickness 1.7MM)
(Bats are roughly ordered from faster to slower)
(AN (Anatomic) Handles unless stated otherwise)
(Most Blades are A\R (All Round Wood))
1) Joola Rhyzm (2MM sponge) rubbers both sides on Donic Persson OFF (Offensive) Carbon Fibre Blade
2) Butterfly Tenergy 2MM both sides on Butterfly Belsa Carbo XS Kode OFF Carbon Fibre blade
3) Butterfly Tenergy 1.9MM Red/Butterfly Tackiness C II 1.7MM Black on Stiga WRB Winner A\R (All Round Wood)
4) Yasaka Mark V 2MM Red/Butterfly Sriver L 1.7MM on Stiga Winner A\R
5) Tackiness C 1.7MM Both Sides (since Butterfly Flextra 1.7MM Black Replaced on one side) on "Named-My Name" Donic Appelgren Allplay A\R
6) Tack C 1.7 Red/Butterfly Feint LPs 1MM? on “Named-My Name” Yasaka Gatien A\R
7) TSP Spin Pips (Short Pimples) 2MM? both sides on Butterfly Grubber Variant FL (Flared Handle) A\R
8) Butterfly SuperAnti Red 1.7MM?\Butterfly Orthodox Short Pimples 1MM on Donic Waldner A\R+
9) Butterfly Feint Soft LPs Black 1MM\Tack C 1.7MM Red on Yasaka Gatien A\R
10) Butterfly Tack C 1.1MM both sides on Andro Gauzy BLS A\R (most recently bought bat)
11) Butterfly Orthodox Short Pimples NO SPONGE both sides on Stiga Winner A\R
12) Butterfly Feint Long Pimples 1MM both sides on Butterfly Timo Boll A\R+
13) Butterfly SuperAnti 1MM both sides on Hans Alser Stiga DEF (Defensive) Wood with F\L (Flared) Handle
14) Hallmark Phoenix LPs with Min Sponge Red/Dr Neubauer Desperado LPs with Min Sponge Black on Donic Appelgren Exclusive F\L (Flared) A\R blade
15) Toy purple\black bat with short pimpled rubbers on – no sponge – given to me as a present and doesn’t really count!).
1) 16) (20\4\24) Sriver L 2.1MM both sides on Andro Gauzy BLS ALL blade (again)
Paul Butters
Written on A4 pad 6\12 and typed up
7\12\2023. Amended 6\2\24 and 21\4\24.
