STIGA Ping Pong Paddles - 2mm Tournament-Approved Sponge - Flared Handle for Enhanced Control - Competitive Table Tennis Racket for Family Fun - Multiple Styles & Performance Levels Available

I purchased the Evolution and the Titan rackets to compare to see if there was much difference. I consider my skill level to be very high at this game and I tested the Evolution by playing against another high level competitor and we would switch rackets. After playing around four dozen games, we both agreed that the Evolution was by far the superior racket. The spin control and defense were the most notable. There were several shots I made with enough backspin, that the ball hit on the opponents side and came back the net to my side before he could hit it. We both also noted that we could return power slams easier with the Evolution and it just always seemed to have the softer touch. The Evolution made a difference of about 5-8 point swing in each game. The construction of the Evolution is very solid and feels slightly heavier than standard rackets including the Titan and to me, I wanted to extra weight to assist with control. I have played with the Evolution now for 2 months and it has held up great. I would suggest getting the case for your rackets to preserve the rubber if you are going to spend this much money. As far as power goes on this racket, the Evolution has plenty of control for those fast shots. Compared to some killerspins I have used, I would say you may get slightly more stiffness and overall power on your shots with the higher end killerspins but not as much control and touch as the Evolution. Overall I am very happy with this awesome racket. Looks like I will have to buy another Evolution now because everyone wants to use it over the other rackets I have:)

These were for my son to replace a standard set that came with a net. He says they are much better and he has been enjoying using them.

I hadn't played table tennis in probably 10 years (other than once with the cheap $5 hard paddle). I used to have a paddle that was soft rubber like this, but I'm sure it wasn't at the same level. Long story short, this paddle blew me away. First, I don't play often, and would rate myself as an above-average casual player. I've always been decent with my serves, but hard-hitting volleys were never my thing. But once I started using this paddle, my game play dramatically improved! Suddenly I was able to drop the ball onto the table with a hard hit-- something I had never done before. This paddle gives you so much more control over the ball, and if you literally spend 5 minutes on ChatGPT asking for some tips on how to hit the ball, your game will exponentially improve. If you want to enjoy playing table tennis more-- and be a lot better at it with minimal effort-- then buy this paddle. And while you're at, spend the $15 to get the paddle case... the racket is sticky, so dust will settle on it if it's exposed.

It's too complicated to compare paddles if they are good enough. A billion parameters needs to be taken in to account. I used it for approximately 1+ year. Some of Chinese players almost cried when I beat them with this inexpensive paddle. So, it's well built, the only thing is that the transient inserts want to come off. A droplet of glue will fix it. All the rest is solidly built and lasts long. Speed is good, not extremely good. Control is quite good. Spin is not. I play mostly defensive, I'm quite quick but with nearly zero technique, this pad allows me to to compete with much better (trained) players - the reason is that this pad forgives mistakes and allows to handle any serves and attacks after a little training. I'd call it a "used Mazda Miata" - cheap, not powerfull, but presize, balanced and reliable, and a good driver will show I perfect results driving it and in some roads/conditions will beat M3 or 370Z.

I bought this paddle without expecting much, mainly because of the low price. But honestly? It totally delivers! It’s lightweight, comfortable to hold, and gives you great control over the ball. Obviously not a pro-level paddle, but for casual games – it hits hard (literally!). Perfect for playing at home with friends or family. Bottom line: great value for the price. Highly recommended!

Very good paddle with a moderate price. I owned this same paddle before, but unfortunately broke it when I hit it face down on the table after a missed shot.

1st off this is 100% genuine made in China official Stiga product. There is 2 or 3 reviews that have pictures of a paddle that has a B? on the handle. Now that is obviously a fake because why a B for Stiga Evolution? And the bat is just rewrapped in cellophane. All Stiga bats come in that very distinct Stiga package. If you got this then you got the real deal. The review pointing out missing periods, a couple misspelled words, & some things not being in bold is complete garbage. Don't listen to this person. The missing periods is BS (very likely printer error, my package was missing 1 period, the rest of the package and item were flawless), bolding of certain words vs. other similar paragraphs are only in bold if it's a header and not part of a larger sentence. For instance the 4 boxes he refers to only 1 of those boxes has a bold header because as I said if it is the beginning of a sentence then it's not in bold (makes sense right?) but the 1 "header" that is in bold, says something "blah blah blah technology" then starts a new sentence describing that tech. Formaldehyde was spelled perfect on my package, as far as it being misspelled on his package, I don't have an answer for besides it's China & I, a native English speaker, don't even know how to spell that word so looks like factory error again. My overall point is yes there is a very small chance you would get a fake (that is just table tennis paddles, a lot of fakes) but this previous reviewer is sorely mistaken because the things he points out as wrong are tiny mistakes & the rest of the package is flawless. It would cost less money to sell authentic products than to go to the trouble to recreate a near perfect recreation. And by the way the paddle is the best I have ever played with. Control for days, plenty of spin, optimal weight. Feels like you are catching and throwing the ball rather than hitting it. Going on 10 years of experience. ITTF certified Instructor Thanks

I'm in no way a super ping pong player. I do all right. I got this racket because the ones provided at my work were pretty beat up and I figured if I'm gonna buy one that I'd get a nicer one (and one that looks cool). This one had great reviews and looks awesome. As far as performance, as I said, I'm not a pro or anything but honestly, I didn't notice much difference between this one and the cheap ones at work (as far as my performance goes). It's not gonna make you a great player, but I'm sure it would make more of a difference if you knew what you were doing. Anyway, none of that is the reason for the 3 stars, because really I liked it a lot up until it broke. Granted, I do blame myself, but I feel like it should have held up better. a few months after having this racket, and after a few fairly heated sets one day, and after losing the latest match, in a bit of frustration I did hit the racket against my thigh a couple of times and the handle just snapped right off. I was not hitting very hard. I was very surprised to see if break because many of the people I play against do similar things, hitting their palms, thighs, or even the table in frustration, without consequence, even with the cheapy rackets. So yeah, cool racket, you feel cool using it, it's light and feels good, but perhaps that also contributes to less structural integrity. I couldn't repair it and have since gone back to using the cheap ones provided by my work, like a mear peasant :( (in hindsight I should have taken an image to attach, sorry about that)