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Butterfly 8252 Derek May Table Tennis Racket | 
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| Brand: Butterfly
Category: Sports
List Price: $29.99
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Rating:  10 reviews
Sales Rank: 362
Color: Red/Black
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 11.5 x 6.5 x 0.5
MPN: 8252
Model: 8252
UPC: 043907082526
EAN: 0043907082526
ASIN: B0008G2V3U
Release Date: June 1, 2005
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| Features:
| • | Lightweight, well-balanced design | | • | Rubber and sponge combo offers spin, speed, and control | | • | Anatomic pro-style handle | | • | Five-ply Basswood | | • | Pan-Asia rubber and 1.5-millimeter sponge |
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Product Description
Designed for the control player who uses a variety of backspin and topspin shots in their game, the Derek May table tennis racket from Butterfly has an anatomic pro-style handle and high-end Pan Asia rubber.
Product Description
Designed for the control player who uses a variety of backspin and topspin shots in their game, the Butterfly Derek May Table Tennis Racket is constructed of a high-end Pan-Asia rubber and 1.5-millimeter sponge that gives you a great combination of spin, speed, and control. Lightweight and well-balanced, the Derek May racket is constructed of five-ply Basswood and has an anatomic pro-style handle. 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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| Customer Reviews: Read 5 more reviews...
 Good upgrade from hard paddle August 18, 2008
If you have been playing with a cheap hard paddle and want to switch to a soft paddle, I recommend trying this paddle. It offers great control but the sponge is a little too thin to produce an adequate amount of spin. The anatomic style handle is a bit uncomfortable to hold after using a straight handle for so long. If you've never played with a paddle with an anatomic handle, I would suggest you find a friend that has one and try it before buying this paddle. Overall it is a decent paddle and has improved my game.
 Great Step Up From Beginner Play January 5, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
If you're ready to step up from the simple paddles you got with your table or in a set with a net, this is the paddle to get. The "Derek May" type of Butterfly paddle is thick and squishy. The paddle takes a lot of speed off of the ball so you are able to put the ball where you want on the table. It has nice spin on it too. The paddle teaches you to be a bit more gentel with your shots and more percise with your placement. When switching from this paddle to a more "powerfull" paddle, I noticed that I was able to place the ball on the table easier. It's a great paddle by a great company.
Excellent November 28, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
For $25 I thought this was a very nice paddle. I am an amateur player, I didn't want to spend too much, so I was hesitant about buying it. But after I got it, I was glad I got it. The sponge is pretty thick, and the rubber is awesome, a lot of spin!!! Which is what I expect in a paddle. So, buy this it's a very nice paddle.
Derek Rules November 21, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
The Derek May racket is ideal for defensive players who like putting the ball back in play and not making any mistakes. With the acquisition of this racket, you'll notice a great improvement in control play, as Derek guides your shots precisely all around the table. Derek leads to clean and high - quality play, and is one of the best defensive rackets out there. Points will be extended and offensive players will have to hit some brilliant shots before winning a point. The spin is also not bad at all, despite it saying that it's only 45. The speed is good, superior to Derek's bretheren racket Kassam, which is only a piece of plywood.
If you're an offensive player who likes heavy topsin and attacking play, then, unfortunately, Derek is not for you. And remember: Defense Wins Championships!
Control: 100
Spin: 45
Speed: 50
 Weak Paddle, only for beginners. November 3, 2007
7 out of 8 found this review helpful
This blade should only be used by those very new to the game who have no intention of playing competitively. I am a strong amateur who read the reviews here and purchased the paddle. When I played against people who used stickier high-spin rubber, the rubber on this paddle was so weak that the rubber could not grip the ball. When this happens, it causes the rotation on the ball to reverse and the ball goes down into the net. At first I thought I was doing something wrong, however I let an 1800+ player use it and he could not get the ball over the net when I was using his own sticky paddle against him due to the spin reversal.
One thing worth knowing on this paddle is that the black side is stickier than the red side. This means if you do use it, you'll definitely want to use black as your forehand.
The weight of the paddle and the handle are both excellent.
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