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 Safe blade is perfect for an allround style of play, where most shorts are made with relativ low impact. It is both a good solution for beginners and more experienced players who don't hit the ball that hard. Most experienced players however use more powerful shots, and could have a better result with a slightly stiffer blade - e.g. Columbia ALL+.
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 Safe blade works quite well with most rubbers, but especially well with rubbers that is made with the same kinds of players in mind as the blade. It could be our Evolve, Spin and Progress rubbers for those with less experience or maybe a style with lots of backspin shots, but also rubbers from our Vizion-series for those with more experience and an attacking style. We often combine the Inzone Safe with Vizion LC Spin or AR+ with both 1.7 mm and 2.0 mm sponge. We also like the combination of Inzone Safe with Vizion LC Power 1.7 and Vizion AR Accel 1.7 - but the 2.0 versions of those rubbers work better on a stiffer blade.
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