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Butterfly 8292 Shido (Japanese Penhold) Table Tennis Racket | 
| Brand: Martin Kilpatrick
Category: Sports
Buy New: $29.76
as of 9/6/2010 20:43 MDT details
Seller: OnlineSports
Rating:  7 reviews
Sales Rank: 43648
Color: Red
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.1
Dimensions (in): 10.6 x 6.3 x 1.6
MPN: 8292
Model: 8292
UPC: 043907082922
EAN: 0043907082922
ASIN: B0008G2V62
Release Date: June 1, 2005
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Lightweight, well-balanced design | | • | Rubber and sponge combo offers spin, speed, and control | | • | Japanese penhold-style handle | | • | Five-ply Maple wood | | • | Pan-Asia rubber and two-millimeter sponge |
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Product Description
The Butterfly Shido Penhold Table Tennis Racket is suitable for play at close and mid-distances. This ping pong paddle features an inverted 2.0mm Pan Asia sponge rubber surface with a five-ply maplewood blade. The Chinese penhold style handle offers added control to your game. The Shido Racket is USATT and ITTF approved for tournament play.
Product Description
Ideal for developing penhold players, the Butterfly Shido Table Tennis Racket (Penhold) is designed for those who desire a control-oriented game. This Japanese, penhold-style racket is perfect at intermediate competition for drive-attacking play at mid distances. The Shido combines Pan-Asia rubber with a special two-millimeter sponge to give you superior spin, speed, and control during your game. Lightweight and well-balanced, the Shido is constructed of a five-ply Maplewood. This racket is approved by the USATT and ITTF. About Butterfly
Hikosuke Tamasu founded Tamasu Co., Ltd. in the small town of Yanai City, Japan in 1950. This was the beginning of a company career which is almost unique in table tennis. A renowned international for Japan, Tamasu fulfilled his dream of a lifetime when he made his hobby his profession. At that time, he could hardly imagine that he would make Butterfly the leading brand worldwide. Creativity, durability, and a profound technical knowledge meant success. 0ver and over again he looked for new possibilities in order to optimize techniques by innovative playing material. Tamasu realized that each player is different and has strengths and weaknesses. By offering individual playing material Tamasu wanted to help players right from the beginning to emphasize their individuality. Since 1983 Butterfly has its own training and research center in Tokyo. Highly qualified scientists co-operate with world class players and coaches for the development of rubber and blade technology. Butterfly's rubbers and blades are used by more than half of the participants at World and European Championships.
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 Ok bat December 16, 2009
Anthony Loh (NY, USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is a beginner's blade - I have one similar to this when I was 6 years old. I saw a comment about this not recommended for beginner. Would a serious player use this pre-assemble blade?
The rubber is designed to be for all round purposes.
I have played competitively in my younger days. I left my own blade, which is Butterfly Senkoh-1 Japanese Style which I paired it with a Yasaka Mark V rubber, in my home country and never thought that I would be challenged a game or two in the US. I thought of having it shipped to me here in the US but it would be too much trouble, and this bat appears to be reasonable for non-competitive play.
If you are a penholder who uses Japanese style blade and you are a beginner (or not playing competitively), this bat is for you. However, if you are a much more advanced player who like either heavy topspin or backspin, you will be greatly disappointed with its ability.
As this is designed for beginners, it does have good control and it is extremely light. The flipped side is they does not give you enough spin, speed and power.
For the asking price and if you just play for fun.... sure, go for it.
 Butterfly Shido Penhold Table Tennis Racket April 17, 2009
William E. Hanson (Winston-Salem, NC USA)
My wife uses the penhold and I use the handshake grip. Previously, we both used the handshake rackets until a gentleman noticed her grip and offered to loan her his new penhold racket to try out. Needless to say, she loved the feel and we immediately searched the Internet for the same racket and bought it. It has made a huge difference, especially that she is a tiny person with small hands and this made the grip much more natural and comfortable for her. The only drawback is that this racket is covered with rubber on the front side only. She is planning on buying another penhold racket for her collection with rubber on both sides.
 Butterfly Shido Japanese Penhold Racket September 23, 2008
P. Pineda
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Ok, so it's not expensively made and looks it. However, I can realistically play with it almost as well as I can with my Senkho Proline, and I actually practice with the Shido to save wear and tear on the Senkho's rubber. The rubber on the Shido is not the best, but I think beginners would actually benefit from the slower, more controllable feel it provides, versus a high-end rubber that is often too fast for them. The average intermediate will play just as good a game with this racket, and after changing rubber it makes a fantastic backup for your main TT weapon. You can't beat it for this price.
Be careful playing all out November 12, 2007
Motenai Ronin
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
This is a great paddle for making desperate shots. Shots from a distance take a little bit of uumph to get over the net, but its worth having those shots drop right over the net. For up close play its good at returning shots and having them go right where you want them.
The one negative I have about this paddle is its extremely weak. I've only had it about a month and I've put several dents in it. The layers of maple cracked on one side and split apart after I hit the table once. So all i have to say is if you're a serious player you probably don't have to worry about hitting the table, but if you're an amateur enthusiast be careful of making wild shots because this isn't exactly the most durable of paddles lol.
Better than using a Shakehand Paddle July 24, 2007
Gem Jao
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
It was a pain using a Shakehand Paddle for the Japanese Penhold grip. I find it much easier using my Japanese Penhold grip paddle than using a Shakehand Paddle because of the shape of the grip, the material of the grip, and the space between the grip place and the rubber. This is worth the buy for a Japanese Penholder looking for a very cheap paddle.
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