OOAK Table Tennis Forum

Hi to all,

My Name is Barbaros Gecer and I live in Istanbul. I have begun to play 1 year ago because there was an interruption of more than 25 years. I played more than 10 years when I was young. Table Tennis changed very much due to the kind of playing when I was a child. Faster and more powerfull. The choice of so much different ruubers and blades iritate me very much. because of that I joined to this forum to get good hints for me.

Thanks all

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Racket:
Stiga Offensive Classic WRB
FH and BH Xiom Pro II

Hi Barbaros Gecer, my name is Dima I live in Almaty Kazakhstan. I played table tennis like you about 10 years in youth then was long break and now I have been training for 4 years again. I had the same problems , tried many rubbers and blades. My style - attacking , strong top spins fH and BH. Please depict your play style and what kind of blade feeling you prefer - soft ,medium or hard. I will be glad to help in rubbers and blade selection which I have already tried. Also I have one question to you. Is there in Istanbul Butterfly official
table tennis shop ? Pls give me it address , I searched in the net but found nothing.

Hi Barbaros from Yavruvatan.Nice to see friends like you here.I hope and hope to see more Turkish friends in this nice form and be sure that you will learn a lot from this form like me.Welcome again.

Welcome, Istanbul! If you have any questions or concerns you've come to the right place. Table tennis can be a complicated game with so many things to consider. If you go slow and ask the right questions, it doesn't have to be too complicated.

If you're not 100% sure of how you want to play, then make sure you don't go out and buy the most expensive offensive gear. Stick to a good budget - there are many, many good options that don't cost very much. I always reckon that a player coming into this modern form of the game should focus on control and feeling. So, start with a blade and rubbers that are not too fast. When buying your first custom blade go for one that is rated ALL (all-round). Even if you like to attack and be aggressive this won't be a setback. There is no point using a bat that is too fast, until you develop good strokes and technique.

BTW, I love Turkish food, culture and people!

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Weapon 1: Andro Kinetic Supreme Hinoki/Zylon OFF-; Andro Hexer HDs (FH 2.1/BH 1.9)
Weapon 2: Ross Leidy 'Smokey'; Friendship 729-5s
Club1: Daylesford - since 2010
Club2: Ballarat - since 2011
Blog: A Naked Bear

Yes and he usually only eats the first one

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S/U 2: Blade: Bty Gergely . FH Black Hexer+ 2.1 . BH Red GD Talon
S/U 3: Blade: Bty Gergely . No rubbers...thinking of adding Red Dtecs and Black Rasant
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Hi all,
Please advise me where in Istanbull I could buy Butterfly products.
Who knows shop adress?
Thank you

I think you're underestimating my eating ability. When the banquet arrives I just say, 'Bring it on!'

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Weapon 1: Andro Kinetic Supreme Hinoki/Zylon OFF-; Andro Hexer HDs (FH 2.1/BH 1.9)
Weapon 2: Ross Leidy 'Smokey'; Friendship 729-5s
Club1: Daylesford - since 2010
Club2: Ballarat - since 2011
Blog: A Naked Bear