August 11, 2012

Custom Blades with Legal Shapes

We recently went through the different grips used in table tennis - but that post actually doesn't tell the whole truth. The handshake grip, the Chinese penhold grip and the Japanese penhold grip are the most common grips used all over the world. But since the rules allow any shape of the blade and its handle, some people choose more unusual variants or modify and experiment their way to optimized playing. What many people don't know, is that blades no longer need to be approved by any organization before being used in tournaments, as long as they follow the ITTF's racket regulations. You can even change the shape of a retail blade yourself as you wish, or replace the whole handle.

Below, some pictures of modified and custom made blades - all legal to use in professional tournaments (assuming that they contain the right amount of real wood, and so on). But one thing worth knowing, is that it is not allowed to use more than one rubber sheet per side, or to cut it in a way that a referee can't identify it or tell that it's approved by the ITTF.

Blade with wide handleBlade with gun grip (1)

Blade with gun grip (2)Blade with gun grip (3)

Scull bladeCustom C-pen (1)

Custom C-pen (2)Custom C-pen (3)


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