Butterfly Timo Boll CF 1000 Table Tennis Racket

A shakehand racket that mixes wood and carbon fibre: a thin carbon layer sits just under the wooden outer plies, making the blade lighter, stronger and stiffer, with a bigger sweet spot and more consistency than an all-wood blade. Pan Asia is an entry-level rubber that puts control first while keeping enough speed and spin to do the job; Butterfly fits it to many of its recreational rackets because it is dependable in every situation.

• Part of the Japan Series
• Blade: 5 wood plies + 2 carbon plies
• Handle: flared, concave in the centre, the most popular shape
• Pan Asia rubber on both sides, 2.1 mm sponge
• The rubber is glued on permanently, to stay on the blade for the racket's whole life