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By Greg Letts, About.com Guide to Ping-Pong

How to Choose Your First Table Tennis Bat

Thursday September 4, 2008
Be sure you pick the right racket! Photo © 2007 Greg Letts, licensed to About.com, Inc.
Nothing confuses new ping-pong players more than trying to decide what their first serious bat should be. It's an important milestone when you are ready to graduate from your sports store no-name paddle to a real racket that will allow you to develop your own style. Making the wrong choice for your first bat can greatly slow down your rate of improvement.

So with that in mind, let's talk about what to look for when you are ready to buy your first real table tennis bat.

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