After seven years, my old table tennis rubbers have given way, and there are enough fractures and chips that made me decide to buy a new bat! (7 years is quite a long time, but in European rubbers don’t last as long as the Chinese rubbers…)

(Waiting for the glue to dry before I apply the edge tape!)

New Gear (2020)

Blade: Andro Treiber FO OFF/S Flared
FH (Black): Andro Rasanter R47 Black Ultra Max
BH (Red): Andro Hexer Grip Red 2.1

Old Gear (2013)

Blade: Andro Treiber Z
FH (Black): Andro Rasant Turbo
BH (Red): Andro Roxon 500 Pro

Fun Fact

I originally purchased the Andro brand rubbers because it sounded like my name!
Also Butterfly was too expensive

Comparison

Forehand Rubber

The Rasanter R47 feels much more bouncier than my previous Rasant Turbo.
I feel much more control with it too, but there is less observed spin.

Backhand Rubber

The Hexer Grip is fast, and while I feel less of a grip that my Roxon 500 Pro, it definitely provides sufficient spin.

New Bats for Church

My church has 3 table tennis tables, but all of the bats there suck.
Then again, you wouldn’t want to leave good bats lying around for children to smack the edge of the table with.

I went ahead and ordered four Xiom MUV 4.0 S pre-made bats, and batcovers all for around $180.

Trying them out, I could definitely feel a big contrast from my own blade.
Less spin, needs more force, rubbers aren’t as spongy.

But compared to the ones that used be at church, it’s a massive improvement.
Spin can actually be generated, and every ball isn’t just a flat ball!

My main pet peeve with this bat, is the placement of the Xiom MUV logo on the handle of the blade.
It’s debossed in the wood, creating a depresion on the blade.

As I hold the blade, I can feel my ring finger and pinky falling into this crevice, and it’s abit uncomfortable.

I might end up taping them over, so they feel smooth.

Otherwise, it’s not a bad training bat!