Am I too predictable

Isak Nylund Asked 8 years ago

Hello Alois!

For a long time I have been playing with a normal racket from STIGA with the same rubber on both sides. I recently decided to "build" my own racket with a blade and two rubbers. I used a carbon based blade and on one side I used a rubber with a very high speed and spin and on the other side I used an anti-spin rubber. When I play i use my forehand to play long topspin balls and my backhand to push. Its good at the start of matches but when my opponent realise that I only do hard hits with my forehand he avoid hitting the ball to my forehand.

What shall I do? Can I swith sides to the anti-spin to my forehand between serves to I can attack with my backhand? Are there any good strokes you can make with the anti-spin? Should I switch back to my old racket? 

Thanks! With love Isak

Alois Rosario Answered 8 years ago

Hi Isak,

It is good that you have progressed your racket however, the anti spin is probably not the best thing for you at this stage.  I would change the rubber on the backhand to a normal rubber that you can attack with.

This will give you more options to play and develop your game.