Re : Kindly suggest best blade for Wheelchair Para Table Tennis player

[Stofoulos]

on Saturday October 18, 2025 at 5:11 PM #1
Hi friends, I am a wheelchair (para) table tennis player (Class 3). I am spinal-injured, so paralyzed from the chest downwards with basic trunk control. My hands are decently strong. I play close to the table by putting the brakes on my wheelchair. I play mostly on my BH...through pushes, chops, and smashes. On my FH, I do chops, counters, and topspins. I have a good reach for side and short balls.

If you do only pushes , chops and smashes on your backhand why are you using a spinny inverted rubber ?
Spinny inverted rubber is primarily a looping rubber.

Switch to OX slim pips or long pips on your backhand. You can still smash with that & is far more effective than smashes using spinny inverted rubbers (mostly because everyone knows how to play against spinny inverted without thinking) .

You may also want to consider a (click link >) smart blades instead of a dumb blade

[Conxita]

On Saturday October 18 , 20254:47 PM #3
if you play close to the table in a wheelchair it makes total sense to have a blade that has a good basic speed but is not too hard in the higher gears. so a fast flexible blade would be the best.

stiga allround classic and timber 5 ALL are way too slow, especially combined with rakza 7 soft.
the andro timber 5 OFF would be better, because it has easy speed and is easy to control so this would be my first choice.
tibhar powerwood is even faster but has a bigger head, so could be a bit harder for quick changes, but be still my second choice.

rakza 7 soft is a good rubber for what you looking for. in case you want it spinnier you could try tibhar fx-s and if you want it faster you could try xiom omega 7 euro. but all of them have a good and controllable catapult and will fit the style you are looking for

You advice is based on the crazy assumption all para players can play (click link >) Top spin ONLY Olympic version fake table tennis .
The OP (sk159) clearly stated that he only chops , pushes & hits on the backhand. Spinny inverted rubber is meant primarily for looping.

I hope you can deprogram yourself from brainwashing by the ITTF & its coaches

Wish you the best

[Endrik]

on Friday ,November 14, 2025 at 9:03 PM
just a general observation; apart from choosing any blade which a wheelchair based player feels comfortable, I wonder if an elongated handle, say 10 or 12 inches will make any difference in his/her

Not bad thinking pornstar .

How about a telescoping handle
Sounds funny but it is not bad if you consider the fact that a wheelchair player has limited reach in general