Table Tennis Backhand Topspin

i agree

u shouldnt raise ur bat in the air so much

hmmm.. im glad they that banned speed glue as well. Companies are developing water-based glues and improving on these type of products! fantastic!

I've spilt some speed glue on my hands before and it never caused me a problem. There is a lot of debate about the health risks of using speed glue. I'm actually quite glad about the ban. It used to take a lot of time to glue up the rubber before every match. And now the Table Tennis companies are developing some really good high tension rubbers.

Why did the glue get banned? I heard from my friend that some guy accidently spilled some onto his hands and he had to go to hospital or something to get rid of it ...

We have just filmed a lesson on getting sidespin on your forehand topspin. We will be uploading it to YouTube in the next few days so keep an eye out for it.

Do you have lessons on hooks? or may be blocking those crazy sidespin hooks?

I'm not sure about all of the reasons but the health reason has definitely been mentioned a lot. There is some skepticism about the real health dangers but I think it is better to be safe than sorry!

the ban was supposedly due to comas caused by the glue's toxicity

IS THAT TRUE?

Since the ban on speed glue I have been using Butterfly Tenergy 05 on both sides. Still you can't go too wrong using Sriver or Mark V. In fact don't worry too much about your rubber. Choose some rubbers from a reputable Table Tennis brand and then focus on improving your technique. If you have any other questions try our Ask the Coach section on our website.