The DHS A4002 is the most popular premade table tennis racket produced by DHS and part of their premade series. DHS is the most well-known and established table tennis brand in China. They usually produce very high-quality equipment. Here is our full review of the racket.
You can buy this racket on Amazon for really cheap – it’s about $20 or £15. There are lots of sellers competing with each other and pushing down the price. That means you can pick up a DHS A4002 for pretty close to the actual wholesale price!
DHS A4002
Here’s everything you need to know about the DHS A4002 table tennis racket…
The rubbers used on the racket are the ITTF approved DHS Hurricane 2 and DHS G888. These are decent table tennis rubbers that you can buy individually. They are both quite hard, tacky Chinese rubbers. Great for fast topspin but not as good for blocking and control.
The DHS 4-Star blade is a 7-ply wood blade. It is still a bit of a disappointment in my mind. Not a very high-quality blade to match the good rubbers. It means this racket has good rubbers stuck on a cheap blade.
THE REVIEW
The DHS A4002 is really good value when bought from Amazon. It might not be perfect but it is still a lot better than most of the premade table tennis rackets available.
DHS Hurricane 2 is a really well-known rubber. The Hurricane series of rubbers are used by many of the top Chinese players. This will be a lower quality version of it, but it is still decent. G888 isn’t the best rubber you can buy but it is good enough. Together you get two good rubbers on this racket. It would be nice if they were a little bit softer – to better suit beginners – but nevermind.
As I said earlier, it’s the 4-Star blade that I believe lets down this racket. It would be nice to see a higher quality blade but I guess you need to pay more for that and buy the A5002 or A6002.
To learn more about what to look for in a table tennis racket please read my popular article The Best Table Tennis Bat for Beginners, which is available on my Expert Table Tennis blog.
OTHER OPTIONS
If you are thinking about buying a DHS A4002 table tennis racket I would personally recommend paying a little bit more and going for the Palio Expert 2 instead. The Palio Expert 2 has a much nicer feel to it. The rubbers have a softer sponge which helps with control and feeling when learning new strokes. This is especially helpful on the backhand side.
The wooden Palio Expert 2 blade is also much better quality and more similar to the professional blades you can buy individually. If you were to compare the DHS A4002 to the Palio Expert 2 side-by-side you would immediately be able to notice the difference between the two rackets. The Palio Expert 2 simply feels a lot better to play with.
BUY THE RACKET
You can buy the DHS A4002 table tennis racket from Tabletennis11.com or you can get some really great prices on Amazon.
- Tabletennis11.com: The DHS A4002 racket costs €29.90.
- Amazon.com: It’s only $21.91 with free shipping!
- Amazon.co.uk: It’s only £14.54 with free shipping. It’s the #1 best seller too.
Or why not check out our favorite table tennis rackets, the Palio Expert 2, Master 2 and Legend 2!
- Palio Expert 2: The best bat for beginners. Only £29.99 (Amazon.co.uk) or $39.99 (Amazon.com)
- Palio Master 2: The best allrounder. Only £34.99 (Amazon.co.uk) or $49.99 (Amazon.com)
- Palio Legend 2: The most powerful bat. Only £39.99 (Amazon.co.uk) or $59.99 (Amazon.com)
You might be interested in reading Ben’s popular article The Best Table Tennis Bat for Beginners, which is available on his Expert Table Tennis blog. And don’t forget to check out all of our other Table Tennis Racket Reviews as well.
Have you used the DHS A4002 racket yourself? What did you think of it? Please share your experiences and leave a review below in the comments.
