At beginner level you need a flexible blade that is easy to handle and gives a good ball contact also at low impact shots. When your level increases - depending on your style of play - you might need a blade that supports the increased power in your game.
The Galaxy racket is perfect for an attacking style of play with good power in most shots. It is stiff and quite springy. If you play with good power, it is a good choice, but it works best with medium and high impact shots. For players who uses less power, we recommend the Columbia blade instead.
Also, for less experienced players - no matter their style and power - we recommend a more flexible and less springy blade, because it requires quite a bit of training to handle this blade especially in more passive shots like service returns.
At Inzone we have 6 different handle types, and choosing the right one isn't always easy. Not all handles are available for all blades and rackets - eg. Flame Series is made for children, while Safe Series are made for adults, and both are only made with the recommended handles.
Here is a little information about the different kinds of handles:
The Inzone Galaxy is a hard and stiff blade made for a powerful attacking game. We especially recommend to combine it with Vizion LC Power 2.0 mm and AR Accel 2.0 mm. It can also work with other rubbers in our range, but if you have the power in your game to get the most out of the Galaxy blade, you also need really powerful rubbers to match it...
A table tennis racket consists of 1 blade and 2 rubbers (usually one red and one black). All Inzone rackets are assembled in our workshop i the Inzone Table Tennis Center in Aarhus. So when you buy an Inzone racket, it is ready to use at delivery.
It you decide to make your own combination of blade and rubbers, we can also assemble the racket for you. Just leave a note when you make the order. Racket assembly is free of charge.
You are of course also welcome to assemble the racket yourself, or to buy rubbers and blades to combine with equipment from other brands.
Anyway: All Inzone rackets are delivered fully assembled and ready to use, but if you order separate rubbers and blades, you need to tell us to assemble the racket - if that's what you want.
We use real table tennis glue, which means that the rubbers can easily be removed from the blade. This is a big advantage, since this makes it possible to change the rubbers on the racket. The life time of the blade is usually many years, while the rubbers will need to be replaced sooner.
During your development as a player, your needs change as your level increases. This way you don't have to change the complete racket, but can upgrade the rubbers - this is usually quite a bit cheaper.
To see how it is done, we have made this video:
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Kasper Michelsen