A table tennis bat is one of the most important and valuable pieces of table tennis equipment a player can have. If you take early steps to safeguard your bat to ensure it is not damaged it will provide you with many years of service. Most players know how important it is to look after their table tennis bat and how to keep it safe and in good condition. In this article we will discuss how you can protect and properly look after your table tennis bat.
The Table Tennis Bat Case
When someone who doesn’t play table tennis glances at a table tennis bat all they generally see is a round wooden blade that is covered with a red rubber sheet on one side and a black rubber sheet on the other. What that person may not know is the combined cost of this small Fitem of table tennis equipment can run into hundreds of dollars. A good quality table tennis bat case is therefore another essential item of table tennis equipment you should have as it will help to ensure your bat is protected from being damaged.
Without the benefit of a bat case a bat can quickly become exposed to dust and grime if it is left lying around at home. Also if it was placed on a shelf in a room exposed to the sun’s hot rays it could warp the delicate wooden ply blade and if your bat was accidentally knocked or dropped the expensive rubbers could be damaged requiring replacement.
What Type of Bat Cases Are Available
Bat cases these days are supplied by most table tennis equipment suppliers in the shape of a bat or in the shape of a rectangle both of which have room for storing table tennis balls.
In my personal opinion the rectangular shaped case is a better shape to hold a table tennis bat mainly because with a bat shaped case you can sometimes catch the edges of your rubber in the zip if you are in a hurry and careless when zipping it closed. I have found that a metal zip can cause unnecessary damage to a table tennis bat’s expensive rubbers which you will want to avoid.
From my own experience I have found that rubbers are very easily damaged if the bat is not properly protected. Overall, investing in a table tennis bat case is a small investment when you compare the cost of replacing your rubbers because you failed to carefully look after them.