Good Spin. Better Speed. Even Better Control. Butterfly RDJ S1 Shakehand Table Tennis Racket | RDJ Series | Recommended For Beginning Level Players | International Table Tennis Federation Approved The Butterfly RDJ S1 Shakehand Table Tennis Racket is designed to offer a great foundation for novice level players who are learning the basic strokes. Spryer offers good speed, spin and control for any style of play. The 1.7mm sponge will help to keep the pace of play a bit slower than a thicker sponge. Blade Construction: 5-Ply Wood Handle: Flared – Concave At The Center – The Most Popular Style Rubber: Spryer – Sponge Thickness (mm): 1.7 & Rubber: Spryer Sponge Thickness (mm): 1.7 Recommended For Beginning Level Players International Table Tennis Federation Approved --- Product Features Butterfly RDJ-S2 FL is a Flared handle Preassembled paddle Shakehand style grip The paddle is preassembled with Spryer rubber ITTF approved rubber SPRYER rubber with 1.7mm sponge 5-ply wood For Good Spin. Better Speed. Even Better Control Designed for leisure play and beginner. Description: The RDJ series from Butterfly is designed for the beginning recreational player The ITTF approved rubber produces more speed than spin and is ideal for those just starting to learn the basics Shakehand style is possibly the oldest surviving grip since the table tennis racket took its current shape. This is similar to a tennis grip with the index finger extended over the racket head perpendicular to the handle. This grip allows almost even power distribution over forehand and backhand shots, but has a wider crossover point in between. Features Rating: SPIN : 66.5 SPEED : 64 CONTROL : 81 SP2-4LP2-4OP0-0