{"id":374,"date":"2012-09-30T23:05:39","date_gmt":"2012-10-01T04:05:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tabletennisdb.com\/blog\/?p=374"},"modified":"2012-09-30T23:07:09","modified_gmt":"2012-10-01T04:07:09","slug":"when-asking-for-an-equipment-suggestion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/revspin.net\/blog\/when-asking-for-an-equipment-suggestion\/","title":{"rendered":"When asking for an equipment suggestion…"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Recommendations\"<\/p>\n

In our forum<\/a>, we get a lot of people asking for a recommendation on what rubbers or blade to pick. However the answer I always give is a series of questions. In order to give a helpful recommendation, we need to know more about you, your skill level, your playing style, and other specific needs.<\/p>\n

Next time you ask for a suggestion, try answering these questions to give some context to your situation:<\/p>\n

    \n
  1. What is your skill level?<\/strong>
    \nDo you have a USATT rating? Knowing your skill level is very important. There are a lot of rubbers that you shouldn’t use if you’re not formally trained or aren’t ready for.<\/p>\n

    <\/strong><\/li>\n

  2. What style do you play?
    \n<\/strong>If you’re inquiring about a forehand rubber, what strokes do you play with your forehand? Are you a     looper<\/a> or a hitter<\/a>? A defensive player? What specific strokes are you trying to improve?<\/p>\n

    <\/strong><\/li>\n

  3. What are your goals for this new equipment?
    \n<\/strong>Are you trying to make your loops spinnier? Are you aiming for more consistency all around?<\/p>\n

    <\/strong><\/li>\n

  4. What are you currently using, and what don’t you like about it?<\/strong>
    \nUsing your current setup for comparison is very helpful in knowing specifically what you don’t like about your current rubbers or blade.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    By answering these questions, you can give a lot of insight into what equipment you need. Give it a try!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    In our forum, we get a lot of people asking for a recommendation on what rubbers or blade to pick. However the answer I always give is a series of questions. In order to give a helpful recommendation, we need to know more about you, your skill level, your playing style, and other specific needs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[54,4,1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/revspin.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/374"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/revspin.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/revspin.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/revspin.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/revspin.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=374"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/revspin.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/374\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":379,"href":"https:\/\/revspin.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/374\/revisions\/379"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/revspin.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=374"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/revspin.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=374"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/revspin.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=374"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}