Table tennis rubber clicks, as a result makes a click sound. The serious and professionals know how much the click sound matter to them.
What is a click sound?
The serious table tennis players use custom rackets assembled with a custom wooden paddle with two rubbers on it. The table tennis rubber has two part to it - top sheet and the sponge. In the picture you see the topsheet in red or black and the sponge in black.
Rubber & Sponge
The rubbers are attached to the paddle with water based glue (after glues with high voc content have been banned by ITTF).
The player strikes the table tennis ball with the racket, and at the impact the racket generates a click sound. The serious players rely on this click sound to make sure they have done a right shot.
Where does the click sound come from?
I have asked this question to experts in science since I’m not a one. There are few theories including mine also.
1. The click sound is generated by the internal activity of glue inside the rubber sponge. This was true for rubber glued with speed glue.
2. The click sound is generated by the mechanical operation of the topsheet on the sponge.
3. The click sound is generated by the blade itself and not the rubber.
In a noisy environment, I can’t hear click sound. In our testing lab, I try to listen the sound. The room is quite and I can hear the sound. In my test, I have found the blade itself can generate good sound irrespective of the built-in-speed-glue effect rubber is being used.
You can rely on the click sound to develop consistency in your strokes.
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