Butterfly Timo Boll TJ Pro-Line Table Tennis Racket

Butterfly's patented Tamca 5000 carbon gives this blade more power, consistency and a bigger sweet spot, while a slightly smaller head and handle make it easier to manoeuvre, well suited to children or players with smaller hands. Sriver, the leading rubber for more than 25 years, gives good spin, and better still speed, so the attack stays balanced.

• Handle: flared, concave in the centre, the most popular shape
• Blade: Timo Boll TJ, 3 wood plies + 2 T5000 carbon plies; reaction 10.5, vibration 11.4
• Both sides: Sriver, 2.1 mm sponge: hardness 38; speed 38, spin 23, arc 23
• Assembled with a glue that lets a worn rubber peel off cleanly, so the blade can be re-covered with the same sheet or a faster or spinnier one, by hand or professionally