Should begginers use the same rubber on both sides

Hi All,

Srivers L on both sides will do. Maybe get a thinner sponge like 1.7 or 1.9 for the BH.

i dont think beginners should even worry about their equipment, they should be worrying about their techniques 

I would definitely recommend starting with the same rubber on both sides. Same thickness too. I used to twiddle so much, and could never deside on what rubber to have on fh/bh. Vario Soft is a great rubber for beginners IMO. A little softer than Sriver and Mark V, and a grippy topsheet without being tacky like chinese rubbers.

I always say to kids, get sriver FX on your forehand and sriver EL on your backhand, choose same thickness, 1.7mm but if you want faster on your forehand go for 1.9.

But what I learned here, is that you don't have to change your equipment to get better, what I see at my club, that beginners get new equipment in a short time.
The funniest thing that a beginner bought Tenergy, he said to me, that he plays better with it... Ok.. Play against me! And he realize that I was right that Tenergy is bad for him, cause his technique was worse. (It's still worse after one year.) He has changed his rubbers for 5 times a year with  different thickness.
But I think, just start with Sriver and get a new blade what you like, not the rubbers. I think the blade is very important, because that's how you want to feel it; Do you want it fast and hard, or slow and soft.. More important than new rubbers.

What's the best beginners blade? And don't say Timo Boll Off- or Timo Boll All+, many beginners have broken that blade (see it 3 times happening at 4 months, and it was a new blade, no longer used than 2 months)

Hi All,