How does a $5 table tennis racket compare to a $140 racket?
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I like the fact that they give honest reviews on both rackets instead of making the 1 star one look really bad and their amazing for sales
Yeah i want to buy to 1 star after this review. It looks amazingly good ! The quality/price is way better than the 5 stars mdr
Yeah well usually it is garbage 😂
Thanks Peter, we appreciate your comment! That's really how we wanted it to be, honest. At the end of the day, even though a high quality racket definitely helps you to make better shots and spins, it's more about the player than the racket 🙂 Maybe next time we'll make a comparison video with a $500 professional level racket? 😀
@@Pongfinity humm not for Otto, he misses every shots with the 1 star =p
@@kouignamann8691 Yes, the difference between the two rackets becomes evident in *game-play* as both the blade and rubbers have a lot better technical features in the 5 star, but in many trick shots also the 1 star racket can do surprisingly well as seen! 🙂
I love how objective they are, its not just promotion (like I thought it would be) but very interesting content!
Yeah I was about to puke if this was an infomercial. It still kinda is, and the paddle seems good. But they're good players.
It's a good raquet, don't get me wrong, but there are better options for the price.
@@drdestroy453 which come to mind?
@@barbarictearemedy Something like a Stiga offencive classic with yasaka razka 7's are a good option (for a fast game), but the sensei racquet is pretty good well rounded bat and a great way to support the channel.
@@barbarictearemedy personally in this price category i would go into a table tennis shop. Often they have an table inside and the sales person can give you a hint what fits good for you. In this price category you find a lot of good rackets (or configurations), but nearly non player is using the same .... For 140$ you are also at the lower end, of club players you might also find configurations of pro players you can afford. (often the wood will destroy this calculation at least in germany) Also i think it is important, to have the wood in your hand because there are different shapes and weigth distribution who fits one person but not the other ... One very cheap rubber which is even used by chinese pros (and beginner) is the dhs hurrican, it is very tacky so i am not so sure if it is the best for the beginner but the price/value for this is insane ... With two of this rubber and a solid racket you have a very good racket for 100$ if its fit your playing style, which you could consider into your decision process. If the 'Sensei' is good or bad i can not say, but i find you get few information about it and you only can buy it online which is a knock out for me in this price category. Edit: or ask your coach, i guess most people who buy more expensiv rackets have one ;) Most times the best decisions, and if you start training come with a cheap one, you can often borrow some different rackets, which give you a feeling what fits best for you.
5:18 Love how the sound of the ball matched the rhythm of the song! Haha 😂
Lmao it's perfect
I just barely started getting into ping pong and seeing how good these guys are is insane! Good video guys!
Same
How are your skills now 😊?
They’re still so good even when they have a cheap racket 🔥
They would win with cheap racket and me with expensive racket
be quiet
@@shaanpatel3413 well… obviously
Its not about the racket its about the player mentality
@@Rojaygamer would Ma Long win olympic gold with shitty racket? 🤔
Guys, you all have seriously made my intrest in table tennis, and now it’s my main sport to play with my friends all the time and now I practice a lot of serves from you guys and have fun watching all your gun game and other 50 kinds of wholesome and exciting videos. You guys are the best 👌👏
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Thanks for the kind message! We are very happy to hear that!
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I started playing ping pong in 2018 and now its 2023 i have been playing for 5 years and most of my process would have been impossible without u guys thank u so much!
You guy are awesome - I love the FUN way you go about explaining serious stuff😀
Great job on the video another absolutely great one, keep doing what your doing
Amazing video, it's really nice seeing how far you've got guys, keep up the great work!
You guys are great, you make sure not to sound biased and it makes you guys look great when you are comparing it to your own racket at that, it makes you guys look really good too.
I think we've just proven that Pongfinity are very good, and their racket is irrelevant! Thank you for another wonderful video!
If I didn't know better this comment would sound as if you're discrediting THEIR racket
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Do you know what irrelevant means?
@@SpywareVA Yes thank you :)
@@Mark199201 I don’t think he knows what irrelevant means lol
As a table tennis player I can never epxlain the difference between them to my friends , they always laugh
Yeah same, I tried to explain the difference between table tennis and ping pong but they just didn't believe what I said cuz they are not table tennis fans.
@@jasper8368 ill be so honest, i play table tennis alot but I didn't know they were different
@@abwk6537 mostly its about the feel you develop with the blade and the ball, the way you can get the shot you want
@@abwk6537 The two used to be the same thing then a decadeish ago became different so many really don't no given the sports more casual take on the broader audience (you're either a big fan or you're not kinda deal). The big thing is that pingpong players must use a sandpaper racket which changes the game considerably(slower pace). Then there are a few other rule differences regarding serves and points. Overall pingpong is the less formal version of the sport. Also dispite their name referencing pingpong, Pongfinity plays table tennis
My most heard sentence in school back around 5-10 years ago, my colleagues always said, TT isnt a real sport and its more like a fun game...I hated those sentences, i totally can relate to yours as well, it is so sad
That Sensei racket looks promising! Fast, had some spins and it has good power. I'd like to see you guys doing some comparison with other racket on the same price range. I think it will be very interesting, like comparing their each characteristics and the features.
They're intentionally making their own product look better to sell more.
@@Aardvarked88 marketing
A custom racket will always be better if you are improving rapidly, that one will be great for learning but will limit you once you start to perfect your form
Back when I played competitively our family had an Australian representative player stay with us as he was up for a tournament. My brother and I both played "competitively" and we both struggled to score a point against the player when we were playing with decent quality bats and he was playing on a bat with no rubber. The skill of the player definitely makes more difference than the bat but the bat allows a player to do much more and more easily.
It's always great fun to watch your videos guys, whether you play with cheap or expensive rackets.
Great episode as always!!
It is very nice that you show the difference between good and bad rackets to beginners or people who do not know much about this sport. I guess this video is really helpful for them to understand how important good and individual gear is for competitive play🔥
Thank you guys, I will share it with a friend of mine that is playing with a no spin cheap raquet for five years! Greetings from Perú!
pongfinity, maybe one day you can compare chinese rubber (dhs) vs standard european rubbers (tenergy, bluefire, etc)
Isnt tenergy japanese?
@@christopherchan5245 yea but its popular in europe
Quality fun from you guys this time again :) I would just like to mention, that on your store site, the ESN hardness degree for the Sensei rubber is not specified, and there is no real meaning of "five stars" racket (e.g. some sport stores sold six stars racket, and they were still pretty misdesigned).
This is the start of a lovely Serie of cheap vs expensive
I just love the way that they are always honest and king
I haven’t played TT for over 3 years and this video made me want to get back into it
You forgot the most important factor of them all- aesthetics But all jokes aside, getting a quality racket as a beginner is highly recommended
Personally I still have a cheap racket. I started with a 5 euro one, now a 15 euro one. I do have some nice spin on it. But only play outside with my girlfriend ^^, but I do enjoy it a lot. I think spending 250 euro on 2 rackets to play outside or even as a beginner when you are not sure you are playing long term is pretty expensive. I would say, as a beginner, once you know for sure you are committed to tabletennis you might as well buy an expensive one. You will probably end up with an expansive one anyway.
I mean like there are decent ones at around 50 so like I would start with those and then move up. A cheap racket can influence your play, as if it doesn't have much spin, you would naturally cut or hit harder, and when you fully commit to playing, it would be pretty difficult to adjust.
@@jonathanoh7794 50 euros for a begginner its to much bro. A lot of begginers just plays for fun with friends or people you meet outside. I guess better to start with the cheap ones... If you like a lot the game then go for the expensive.
@@KyoFanDuB depending what is the definition for a beginner, which every beginner should see differently for himself. If you are planning to go to a club to learn the sport, than you should not be too low on the budget, therefore 50 euros is okay. But ofc, if you only play outside without intention of playing in a club than you can go lower, obviously
For the kids in our club, we always tell them that either racket is fine depending on what they want. If they want to properly learn how to play and commit long-term, play league games and such, there's no way they can do it with a walmart type of racket. In this case they're better off buying a professional one rather sooner than later, because it destroys their technique when they first learn to play with a cheap one and then switch to another one too late. Anyways, the Pongfinity racket is far too expensive no matter how you look at it.
These 3 guys are the most lovable guys on KZhead. I’m very glad to have found their channel.
Thanks for the kind message and awesome to hear you've enjoyed watching our videos!
@@Pongfinity Why do I feel like it’s always Miikka who talks? I read your comments and replies with a Miikka accent haha
Your Comparison between the two racket were awesome and honest....every reviews and tactics were very honest and awesome...I too liked that u people didn't make the 1 star racket bad and 5 star pongfinity racket good instead u gave an equal reviews and proved that both are good rackets 👍👍....LOTS OF LOVE FROM INDIA💖💖
I've started playing table tennis because of you guys and I love it. Thanks u r amazing, keep the nice work up
This video made me want to buy a Pongfinity Sensei and start working on my table tennis drills again! I really miss playing! Great Job Miikka, Emil, and Otto Sensei!
Man I could watch these guys volley back and forth all day.
Nothing short of excellent! Respect.
Hello Pongfinity! I’ve been following you for a long time and I love ping pong. I wanted to ask if you could make a video where you explain precisely the rules of ping pong to keep friends from playing with the wrong rules. I would thank you very much. I value you very much for what you do for us communities and thank you for making me love ping pong. Bye!
illegal serves are the bane of table tennis
When i played as a young dude, i had 2 rackets. A light one, with only 2 layers, and a heavy one with 4 layers. IF you are used to the light one, you have more control over your power and direction, because it is less accellerating the ball by its design, but by your input, you choose more, and it does get influenced less by the spin of the opponent, because it has less grip of course. Also it is lighter, so, over a match, your arm gets less tired, and your shots stay the exact same , if you are well trained, whilst with a heavy racket, it can happen, that you don't even get, that you are a bit exhausted, because it still gives you the magic power by its design. A heavy Racket is comfy and better if you work with spin a lot. But if you are a power player, a light racket can be so nice. Also a little trick is, wipe it over the sweat on the arm, and dry it right after on the shirt, so it is super clean, and almost has grip like the heavy one, but it is LIGHT :-p . It is like in Tennis. A soft tension on the racket gives you more power and spin, a hard tension, more control, and spin neutralisation. It really depends on your playstyle. But whom i tell. You guys are cracked af.
I played in my mid teens and got very good with proper rackets and a lot of grip on the rubber. I came back to it 30 years later and all the training was still in me. But I wasn't hitting as well. I played against a good player at a university, and after a couple of games where he beat me easily we swapped rackets. He had my 'good' racket from a general sports store, marketed as 'high grip', and I played with his actually good racket. Suddenly my flick backhands off the serve were going in and past him. I won the game. You can play with any racket, but having a good one truly does make your game better. It felt great because I suddenly was playing nearer my old level. Only problem was his tiny pen-grip handle. I'll get back to it again before long, and I'll be getting a decent racket.
5:18 AMAZING SYNC WITH BACKGROUND MUSIC AND THE BALL PLAYING
They have helped me start table tennis.... Thx a ton guys... Great vid.
CHALLENGE - remember when you did a pongfinity mobile game battle and got interesting combinations. now put them to a real game like otto will play with guitar and baloon, mikka will play with phone and basketball and emil with fourstar racket and beach ball. By the way, you make awesome videos. love from india
Does the blade on the sensei create a difference between the 5 star and 1 star racquets? Is the material in the 5 star better suited for movement/fluid motion? If not, wouldn't you get the same results from placing the pongfinity rubbers on the 1 star blade?
Emil has significantly improved his chops! nice work Emil!
I love this channel, they are so creative and always put a smile on my face :)
Pongfinity be like 5 dollars racket vs 140 dollars We be like 1 dollars vs 10 dollars
Nah, mine's €240 :^)
Blue Heart omg
@@rjisalwayslive8516 Butterfly is expensive... It's like the Apple products among phones
Nope, mine is 130 euros as well, which is even more on the lower side for a more advanced player (not that i play on a high level, hell no), but it could be more expensive, especially the blade (my Andro rubbers are quite "normal")
@@florianbunzel Rubbers are around €40 each, which is €80. And the blade can vary between €35-€200+. Some rubbers cost up to €65 though. My set up is Butterfly Lin Gaoyuan blade (€160), DHS H3 NEO (€35) and Yasaka Rakza 7 (€45)
I also loved ur friendship and bond between u three
5:37 Can we acknowledge this beautiful sync with the beat
really cool objective test! refreshing to see you weren't biased to your own product, which makes me want to buy myself a second pongfinity racket :)
Challenge: Play with a rubik's cube as a Racket while solving it
@@jacobgodwin5418 I've posted this comment so many times now but they never answered 😅
I LOVE to See such Great Scenes; people working hard to achieve a goal for themselves :) Go Ahead Guys and Stay Smilin :)
I am impressed. Just bought my Pongfinity Senesi racket .. excited 😊.. thanks guys u rock..👍
I like the fact their ability to win a point is directly related to them holding their own rackets. Inspiring stuff👍🏻
Challenge to pongfinity: Make 3 bowls with chits of different rackets, balls, place. Pick them one by one and then whatever you get play with it in real life in a tournament way
Love watching your videos. just ONE thing gets under my skin.. is that the side hits that go around the net. if they are returned below the white net line, they should NOT count. Any return that would go under the white line should be a point to the other side. if any side shot that is returned and goes above the white net line, perfect return, and is game on.
love how this is honest
It is a truly genuine review. Appreciate it..👍❤️❤️
I love the sensei racket. A lot of fun!
feel and grip r just about the only factors unless theyre different in weight. im a tennis player my self that knows how to play table tennis and pickle ball and i can play with just about anything. however its usually string tension, weight and overall comfort that usually factors in, of course this is all considering in finding ur absolute match. however, if ur good enuff u can play with anything as long as theyre similar in design
Can you maybe do a serve tutorial video and maybe how to get better at chops and hitting hard and accurate? Please
#Challenge: Play a tournament with DIY LEGO rackets
on the first one I don't think it was the racket's fault. I noticed how you were holding the 1 star racket, and you didn't put as much spin on the ball as you did with the 5 star racket. Also, the way you guys were doing it, it seemed like you have all done the trick before.
You guys inspired me to start a ping pong club at my school, you guys are awesome
2:26, the sound five star racket makes when he spins the bowl in hand🤩
You make me love Ping pong! . My racket is actually like 15 dollars I can’t afford more than this and the racket is still awesome in my opinion.
i was going to say that i was “honestly surprised” that they gave the one star racket fair chances during challenges instead of playing purposefully bad with it. but i’m not surprised. the pongfinity members seem like really good people
Thanks! We tried being as neutral as possible 😊
Thanks for this
2:49 mikkas life flashing before his eyes XD
This will honestly make more people want to buy a more expensive racket in my opinion. Cause people who might have been demoralized believing there is a colossal difference between the 1 and 5 stars can now see the 1 star has potential and as they get more into the sport can opt for 5 star instead of possibly quitting the sport if they couldn't afford a more expensive paddle
if you dig a bit on table tennis sites you can find out that you can make your own bat (a very decent one) for about 60-65$. An example would be a DHS Power G7 blade (around 35$) and Rakza 7 rubbers (around 10-11$ each) from china.
Not a ping pong player, but it’s awesome to see that the equipment actually helps.
Yeah equipment actually makes a big difference in table tennis!
When i started playing Ping pong i was a Noob, but when I started seeing your videos I could defeat all my friends. Your tricks are awesome 😎.
5:19 the music had a sync with Otto and Miikka hitting the ball!
Can u do a new challenge! Every time u win a point your paddle gets progressively bigger or smaller???
That's a good idea actually
Entertaining video as always! Just one concern regarding your racket. Since rubbers usually lose their grip after approximately 100 hours of play (give or take), can you actually rebuy only the rubbers from you? Would be a shame if someone really likes the rubber but cannot buy the rubbers separately as is the case for every other table tennis rubber.
5:18 was in beat with the music, very satisfying
Hyvää duunii, tuosta saitte tilaajaa!
20th, and do one where Mikka plays with his headband.
Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder, and skill is in the hands of the racket holder. It's not always about the racket, these guys are just amazing at what they do no matter what
you should add durability test, a very important aspect for me
I've played ping pong like 3 times in my entire life, yet here we are at 3 am.
1 star racket is also apparently atleast 2kg heavier than the 5 star because in the gameplay test even the sensei himself started panting once he wielded the cheap 1 star racket
If consider the price, the $5 one is a big win, haha. When I started play TT 20 or 25 years ago, most of us used this kind of $5 racket......in China.
Maybe you should have a toturial to how you do that super spinning serve that otto did in that video
Nice Video man
Challenge: Make a Table tennis racket with legos and play with it😀
As lego fan, I recomend you do to it with technic and tiles parts
alternate title: REASONS WHY U SHOULD BUY THE PONGFINITY RACKET
Can Otto make a vid where he shows how to do the super ball spin trick?
This is so smart they were able to advertise their racket while making it into a cool video. Props
When the beat matches the rally at 5:36😂
Hey guys im a big fan! Can you try to play with a baseball bat? (I would like to see how Otto can do around the net shots with a baseball bat :V)
I remember doing this at school. You can get an amazing kill shot if you time the swing right!
at 5:18 the hit sounds went perfectly with the song's synth sound
that quick serve is insane
I thought I was nuts to spend that much money for a paddle/batt but I bought two one for me and one for my wife we enjoy the heck out of them. Thanks pongfinity.
Glad to hear that!
@@Pongfinity Hello Guys. Please help me. Please.
I'd be very interested in seeing them play vr table tennis, as im curious how much skill would translate to vr
Hi Pongfinity! I am a big fan of your channel.
5:18 - check out how beautifully the music matched the sounds of the game
3:17 Otto going “uggghh” everytime he hits Me thinking that’s fake just to show that the 5 star is better
I love how otto mess some stuff up with a 1 star racket, but can play perfectly well with a bicycle or a toaster...
Thanks for that video! Now, I know, that the one-star-racket is the right one for me. :)
I love these videos
Fun fact: these videos makes our days better
They make it look so easy😳, insane level of skill, good stuff!
I want it compared to my 25$ racket, not a 5$ one since I was never gonna get that cheap
They are being so honest I like it very much
5:59 that is the smoothest shot i've ever seen