This spreadsheet provides you a list of rubber types ordered by best to worst for designing your custom (click link >) smart racket
Some of the items & their position could be confusing for even experienced players.
I will explain them one at a time so it won't be overwhelming.
Also note that this list applies to amateur players in the Click link> all spins Diversity TT domain and NOT top spin only ITTF's Olympic table tennis
Best & worst rubber types for forehand & backhand for custom smart racket design
- N0ppenfreak999
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Best & worst rubber types for forehand & backhand for custom smart racket design
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- N0ppenfreak999
- Posts: 3
- Joined: September 19th, 2025, 5:18 pm
- Country: Deutschland Germany
- City & State: Schlüchtern
- Playing Style: ..
- Grip: ..
- Cohort: .
- My blade:
- Blade Type: .
- Side F rubber brand:
- Side F rubber type: .
- Side B rubber brand:
- Side B rubber type: .
- Orientation: .
Re: Best & worst rubber types for forehand & backhand for custom smart racket design
It is also important that you use a smart blade to design your smart racket.
You can still use a dumb blade to design a smart racket but for best performance in the all spins table tennis domain , you are still better off using a (click link >) smart blade as well
You can still use a dumb blade to design a smart racket but for best performance in the all spins table tennis domain , you are still better off using a (click link >) smart blade as well
- N0ppenfreak999
- Posts: 3
- Joined: September 19th, 2025, 5:18 pm
- Country: Deutschland Germany
- City & State: Schlüchtern
- Playing Style: ..
- Grip: ..
- Cohort: .
- My blade:
- Blade Type: .
- Side F rubber brand:
- Side F rubber type: .
- Side B rubber brand:
- Side B rubber type: .
- Orientation: .
Re: Best & worst rubber types for forehand & backhand for custom smart racket design
Many players may be wondering about wide pips (incorrectly known as short pips or even more incorrectly listed as "out" in ITTF LARC)
Why is it listed as the best forehand rubber but the worst backhand rubber
The shortest distance between two points is a straight line
If you can deliver your returns with the maximum possible speed from your racket to opponents' side, you do not need any spin in table tennis or any other racket sport.
But one has to play a perfect stroke every time & mostly take the ball close to the height of the bounce. This takes incredible natural table tennis talent , athleticism and reflexes.
Problem is that most human do not have this. This is where spin comes into the picture.
Less talented players need spins (top & side spins …side spin is a separate component) to keep the ball on the table or on the court (tennis, pickleball etc. )
This is why wide pips(with sponge) is the best rubber in table tennis but it is mostly theoretical.
There had been few world champions using wide pips in the sponge era but they are all penholder
The highest player was Johnny Huang , who was in the top 10.
There seems to be only one player I can think of now among men , Mattias Falck
So from a practical sense spinny inverted is the best forehand rubber.
Wide pips (with sponge) can also be suitable for some older players as a forehand rubber (strictly a forehand rubber) who never learned to loop in their youth or have some physical or other limitations.
Why is it listed as the best forehand rubber but the worst backhand rubber
The shortest distance between two points is a straight line
If you can deliver your returns with the maximum possible speed from your racket to opponents' side, you do not need any spin in table tennis or any other racket sport.
But one has to play a perfect stroke every time & mostly take the ball close to the height of the bounce. This takes incredible natural table tennis talent , athleticism and reflexes.
Problem is that most human do not have this. This is where spin comes into the picture.
Less talented players need spins (top & side spins …side spin is a separate component) to keep the ball on the table or on the court (tennis, pickleball etc. )
This is why wide pips(with sponge) is the best rubber in table tennis but it is mostly theoretical.
There had been few world champions using wide pips in the sponge era but they are all penholder
The highest player was Johnny Huang , who was in the top 10.
There seems to be only one player I can think of now among men , Mattias Falck
So from a practical sense spinny inverted is the best forehand rubber.
Wide pips (with sponge) can also be suitable for some older players as a forehand rubber (strictly a forehand rubber) who never learned to loop in their youth or have some physical or other limitations.
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