Is paddle actually better

So I played in my middle school 3-4 days a week, 30+ weeks until the coronavirus, and spin regularly, mostly backhand and forehand topspin. I used a Butterfly RDJ S2 at school (64,66.5,81 ratings). After the coronavirus, i played with my family, and they are not that good, and they played with the wood paddles that came with the table. So I thought it would be good idea to get a better paddle and give the Butterfly to my family. So I got a Sportout 77-008. The paddle came with a tag that said 90,90,90 rating. It is about 30g heavier and maybe 2mm taller and wider. However, it doesn't really feel any better, spin and speed seem the same. And it is heavier, which makes it a bit harder to play since I am a kid (I have pretty big hands but still). Also, I still miss a lot with forehand topspin on the new paddle even after a week, with the butterfly I hit fine. Should I maybe get a cheaper/different paddle? I don't know much about TT oof any help appreciated. 

Edited by dolphin2025 - 08/14/2020 at 3:13pm

It depends how much you want to spend on the paddle. From the cost-effective ones, a good option is the Palio Expert 3 for beginners, Palio Master 3 for intermediate, and Palio Legend 3 for advanced players (these are competition legal, see Amazon.com). I use the Expert 3 as my guest/wife racket, it is pretty slow but has spinny (but not tacky) rubbers.

Edited by ejprinz - 08/14/2020 at 10:59am

Your best bet for $15-25 in the USA is to buy a 2nd hand racket from an experienced player who is upgrading, with still decent rubbers. Read the review at:

If your parents can afford it, I strongly suggest that you become an EJ , as early as possible in your life.  This is a great lifestyle and once you get addicted to rubbers and blades, the fun and sleepless nights never end. 

I like that the rubbers on the Expert 3 are said to be replaceable.  Lots of premades are glued such that you can not remove the rubbers once they age to the point of not performing.  For $16 to $24 dollars you can replace the rubber with even better ones and essentially have a brand new paddle once the original rubbers die.

dolphin2025 wrote: Thanks everyone for the advice! I'm thinking of getting a Pailo Expert 3, but it's a lot of money, what are your thoughts?

pm you...i might find a blade for you collecting dust somewhere in the garage

Or you could order a Yinhe N9, N10, or N11 with 2 sheets of Palio CJ8000  from princett.com and get it assembled and shipped to your door (in the US) for about $25