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| Butterfly 8252 Derek May Table Tennis Racket | 
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| Brand: Butterfly
Category: Sports
List Price: $29.99
Buy New: $19.50
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (12 reviews)
Sales Rank: 993
Color: Red/Black
Media: Sports
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
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 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 9 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.
 Not Bad !! July 10, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
For the price, I bought 2 for my new table. Its a good racket for beginners and intermediate. Definitely not a competition caliber. But for a casual player like me, its not bad at all.
Good beginner racket June 29, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This racket is great for beginners, due to its low cost and great control. The speed and spin is low compared to other rackets, but it does not claim to have great speed and spin. I got what I wanted out of it.
Just ok June 2, 2007
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Its not strong in any area, offense or defense. But its a good enough racket to start with. I also found off board playing with looping was ok and its light.
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