Yinhe Y-4

It’s a quality inexpensive blade with very good control. However, there’s a pretty strong vibration in the handle when flat hitting, so it’s not for everybody.

Topspin is simple and easy with this blade, but soft rubbers are not well-suited to it. The ball stays in contact with the racket for too long, and the game becomes slower. Topspin is covered by a high trajectory.

I recommend medium-hardness rubber. With it, the game becomes more powerful without losing control.

Bear in mind that the handle is smaller than the standard circumference, so if you have big hands, you may not like this blade.

Overall, it’s a perfect blade for all-around players and beginners for practicing topspin techniques.

Great blade. It offers acceptable speed and good control. During topspins and smashes, some vibrations appear, which helps control your strokes.

The blade’s head is slightly heavier compared to others, but this might be due to the use of heavy rubbers. It seems to work best with soft to medium rubbers.

Upon hitting, a solid click sound is produced.

Good wood for all-around players, economical and resistant.

This blade is excellent, especially for all-around players. The best choice is to pair it with a hard rubber for blocking and a softer one for topping.

I switched to this paddle when I could not handle my first off-paddle. This is an all-paddle, and it feels like one. The control is great, and the price cannot be beat. I bought it for eight dollars and put on Friendship FX 5 rubbers at 4 dollars each.

I have since switched back to my off-paddle because I felt that this paddle was hanging shots in the air. I could have lived with this except that I recently joined a club where everyone was smoking me.

Anyway, this is a good all-paddle and a great first paddle. It is also very comfortable.

I’ve been building a lot of bats lately, each to suit the person. This Y4 was to be a fairly offensive upgrade for an older person who had played very casually for many years, but had zero technique. It turned out to be perfect. The Y4 has the dwell time to be effective and seemed to provide quite pleasant feedback. I don’t know why exactly, but the handle was quite comfortable. I find most Yinhe flared handles are nice, but this was especially so. This behaved like an ALL+ version of the T8s. Though, the T8S has much nicer, smoother feedback.

It’s a really solid choice, and I’m surprised more people aren’t using this. B2P Soft 37 backhand, B2P 38, forehand.