Rally Bandit Paddle
A PRE-ASSEMBLED PADDLE BUILT FOR LOOPING
This blade/rubber combination is ideal for players who love to attack with Spin and Loops!
BLADE PERFORMANCE
RUBBER PERFORMANCE
GENERAL INFO
PRODUCT SUMMARY
BLADE INFORMATION
Rally Bandit is an exceptional mid-to-deep looping blade with an extremely high performance potential. For this blade, there is no shot it cannot handle. This is due to the carbon layers being placed closer to its wood core (instead of near the outer ply). The control this blade has for offensive shots and loops is absolutely spectacular! This table tennis blade was built for those who are confident in their strokes. So if you are, you will love what Rally Bandit brings to your game.
Rally Bandit is an extremely dynamic blade that specializes in looping.
RUBBER INFORMATION
Spin Mystic is made for players that want tremendous spin without surrendering speed or control. Players that love to play with backhand and forehand pushes will find that there is no place on the table this rubber and sponge combo cannot direct their ball. Spin Mystic brilliantly uses your opponent’s spin against them when blocking. Because of its porous sponge and rubber composition, Spin Mystic excels at Looping while still providing exceptional ball placement. Players will see remarkable spin and accuracy, not only in their rallies, but also in their service game.
This rubber is for players that love spin and want loads of it!
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SPECS
BLADE INFORMATION
Weight: 90 grams
Number of Plies: 7 Plies (5 Wood & 2 Carbon)
Thickness: 5.6mm
RUBBER INFORMATION
Sponge Hardness: Medium
Sponge Color: Red
Rubber Thickness: 2.1mm
Rubber Style: Pips In (Smooth)
Weight (Full Sheet): 66 grams
(Actual weight will vary based on blade head size and cut)OUR TESTING PROCESS
Here at CounterStrike Table Tennis, we take our testing process extremely seriously. Each product is reviewed by our testing team for a minimum of 10 weeks. They are studied in both game-like scenarios as well as relentlessly tested with a table tennis robot in order to ensure consistent results.
Whether you call the sport Table Tennis or Ping Pong, CounterStrike does not believe in gimmicks or fake technology. Like our customers, we understand that no product can do it all. We take pride in breaking down every aspect you want to know about each of our products. We will tell you where our products are most proficient as well as what our products are not made for. We give you as much information as possible so that you can make the most informed decision possible. We definitely don’t want to ship you something that wouldn’t fit your game or play style.
BLADE STROKE PERFORMANCE
SPEED
This may not be classified as an OFF blade, but Rally Bandit has tons of potential for speed. One of the advantages of this blade is that it does not only have the potential for speed when you smash or flat hit the ball. This table tennis blade can really bite into the ball when looping. This blade allows you the flexibility to play your loops at multiple speeds. You will also see this flexibility in your pushes, chops, and serves!
CONTROL
One of the best attributes that Rally Bandit has to offer is its control. That being said, because it is so versatile as a blade, if you are not skilled or practiced in all shot styles, you may find Rally Bandit difficult to wield, as it takes some time to get used to. For those that are proficient and confident in their strokes, they will find this blade incredibly controllable. Our testing team found that this blade wildly accurate when testing against our robot and one tester even claimed it as their new favorite paddle due to its versatility and control!
TOUCH
Typically, harder blades (especially using carbon) reduce the touch/feel of the ball while it is making contact with the blade. Our research and development team was able to mitigate a lot of this by placing the carbon layers closer to the core so that the ball retains touch/feel from outer layers of soft wood, while still preserving the speed qualities of carbon.
CONSISTENCY
Much like Rally Bandit's control, its consistency is very reliant on the skill level of the player using it. For those that are confident in their strokes at varying speeds, this blade will be a joy in regards to consistency. For table tennis players that would deem themselves as beginners, this blade may be more difficult to be consistent with.
RUBBER STROKE PERFORMANCE
SERVE
Our testing team fell in love with the serving capabilities Spin Mystic brought to their games. Whether top, flat, under, or side spin, they had fantastic results with placement as well as ball rotation. This rubber really shines with short underspin serves. The porus sponge also allowed them to put some incredible pace on their serves when required.
TOPSPIN
Spin Mystic was specifically designed for players that want astonishing amounts of topspin. Though this rubber and sponge combination was created for ball rotation, our testers found that it can still generate high speed and accurate ball placement on topspin shots.
LOOPING
If you are a player that is confident in your looping ability, Spin Mystic will take your looping game to the next level. The complete confidence our testing team had in their loops was very noticeable. Even advanced angled loops consistently found the opponents side of the table.
PUSH
Our testing team was most impressed with was the placement and control Spin Mystic brought to their pushing game. High spin focused rubbers can have the tendency to launch the ball off the table and lose control. The rubber sponge combo in Spin Mystic allowed our testing team to direct the ball in strategic locations accurately, while maintaining a great deal of underspin.
CHOP
Chopping with Spin Mystic might be difficult for Beginner to Intermediate players. It does have a bit of a learning curve if you do not know how to properly control and counter the spin of opposing players. Players that are Intermediate+ or higher will be able to return lethal amounts of underspin to their opponents with a properly executed chop.
BLOCK
Spin Mystic is perfect for using your opponents speed and spin against them. Because of the porous sponge composition, our testers found that, when angled correctly, typical defensive blocks quickly became offensive assets. In numerous cases our testing team found their blocks had the ability to shift the offensive/defensive dynamic of the point.
FLAT HIT
The Spin Mystic rubber and sponge combo was primarily developed to produce ample amounts of spin. Understandably, because of its composition, it does not excel at flat hits. Like all rubbers, our testing team did become familiar with the rubbers characteristics over time and were able to produce flat hits fairly consistently. That being said, this rubber would not be for players that primarily utilize flat hits in their game.
FLICK
Simply put, Spin Mystic can/should be used by players that deploy a great deal of backhand flicks. The rubber sponge combo allows the ball to sit on your blade for optimum table placement, spin, and power. Whether it is close to the net or behind the table, our testing team found Spin Mystic to be second to none when it came to offensive flicks.
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