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Great racket with surprising speed and spin
By Priscilla Segar on Reviewed in the United States on June 15, 2013
If you're like me, you've mostly used lower end paddles, especially the ones that come with the table or net. This racket is in a whole different league, and you'll feel it. This is not something you buy and say, "Oh I think I notice a difference". Once I got used to the racket I was averaging 10 more points each game. Why is that? First of all, the speed is incredible. The ball bounces off as if a magnetic field is repelling it: it's so quick. So if the ball comes quickly you can simply hold the paddle there and it'll go across the net. This does take a bit of getting used to. When I first got it, I would keep hitting it over the side. But no worries, you quickly will get used to it and the speed will be to your advantage. Because it's so fast, defensive shots often become offensive. If your opponent smashes and you just hold the paddle in front of the ball and angle it to one side, it'll definitely catch them off guard. If you want to see how effective it is, just ask someone to play you at first with a bad paddle, and then let them use this one for a bit and you'll see how quickly the ball comes back. It doesn't give you enough time to respond with a good shot, which is essential. Second, the spin is awesome. I used to have pretty good spin even with a lame paddle. I had mastered the movement required to make opponents miss my serves or hit them into the net. Once I re-learned those movements with this paddle my serving got dramatically better. For example, if I concentrate on a backspin serve, I can easily get my opponent to miss 3 out of 5 serves (they hit it into the net). The rubber is quite sticky so it really turns the ball. What's great about the combination of these two features is that you can do some crazy forehand smashes. Just learn how to do them and you can get several easy points. Also, you can easily hit the ball from under the table and surprise your opponent because of the speed of the racket. Trust me: If you want to up your game and you're intermediate to really good, you want this paddle. If you're a pro there are more expensive paddles you can buy but for this price this paddle is very very good. One last thing to mention: The paddle comes smelling really bad (like a fishy type of smell). It'll take about a week and a half to go away. But even then your hand might smell weird after playing a while with it. It didn't bother me too much after two weeks though.
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7 people found this helpful
Killerspin jet 600 vs others
By MattB on Reviewed in the United States on July 26, 2021
I’m going to start out by saying I’m a big fan of killer spin products, and also a team member LOL. I purchased this 600 jet series paddle after owning three other lower level paddles in the recent past. I’ve purchased the 600 before and loved it. Just like any other premade paddle it wore out on me after about six months use. During that six months I enjoyed it very much because of the light weight and tremendous spin it puts on the ball. I would consider myself a intermediate player who favors spin and control over speed. It puts great touch on the ball and is one of the better light weight wood paddles. When I purchased the new 600 jet series it felt different and it was a lot heavier than what was listed as the product weight. It felt different and there was a much more noticeable “doink” sound when contact is made with the ball. That noise is common with wooden paddles compared to something with carbon in it. But this seem to be very loud compared to my other jet 600. I ended up returning the paddle and purchasing a much more expensive paddle after only paying $67 for the 600 series, I even saw it listed as high as $100 right before I purchase my most recent one. I decided to go with the kido 5A with my new purchase. It was considerably more expensive at $117 but it plays tremendously great. Very lightweight, seven layer wood which puts great spin and control on offensive shots. Right out of the boxes thing was like putting a magical wand in my hand. I know it will probably only last six months until it starts wearing out as far as the rubber and strength of the sweet spot goes but it’s understood. I’ll probably go with a new wooden bat, and have killer spin build the paddle for me. That way I can just replace the rubbers myself when it is needed. Killer spin is a great product/company and I was able to return my 600 series with no problem. It even came with a backpack that is very cool and has plenty of pockets to carry things along with my paddle, considering I play all my table tennis at a friends house. There was no mention of this backpack until I went to purchase the item and was told there was a gift to come along with it. Not sure what the different quality or changes that have been made to the 600 series paddle but it definitely was different, which is understandable because they are all made separately and probably a little bit of a quality control issue. Can’t go wrong with killer spin
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