Table tennis rubber is a type of rubber used as covering on a racket in table tennis.[1] Modern table tennis rubber is usually composed of two layers: a layer of foam ("sponge") underneath and a layer of actual rubber on the surface.[2] There are four common types of table tennis rubbers: short pips, long pips, antispin, and inverted.[1] The thickness and density of the sponge layer underneath also affects how the rubber will handle the ball.[3]
Because of the large variety of table tennis rubbers, there are a larger variety of playing styles in table tennis than in other racket sports.[1]
- ^ a b c McAfee, Richard (2009). Table Tennis: Steps to Success. Human Kinetics. ISBN 9781492584223.
- ^ Seemiller, Dan; Holowchak, Mark (1997). Winning Table Tennis. Human Kinetics. ISBN 9780880115209.
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