attacking pimple rubber

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christian larsson
christian larsson Asked 15 years ago

Hi!

There is one player who has long pimple rubber on one side and anti rubber on the other and attacks almost every ball.

How should I play against a player like this, I don't even understand what spin is on the ball when he plays topspin.

Please help!

 

Alois Rosario
Member Badge Alois Rosario Answered 15 years ago

Hi Chris,

Sounds like a tricky player to play.

I find the best way to play these sort of players is to play with backspin initially and then attack the next ball.  You need to keep the first ball short so that he can't attack.  This will gib=ve you a tospin type ball coming back which is easier to attack.

During the rally don't give them too much speed or spin.  It is difficult for this sort of player to generate any spin themselves so you can wait for the right ball to attack.

Remember these players are difficult to play because you don't play against that style very often.  Try to play them as often as possible and learn with each time.

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andrew brand

andrew brand Posted 15 years ago

Try to use their long pips to your advantage, whatever spin you put on will come back the opposite. so i might topspin serve to their long pips side, expect a slow backspin return which you can play a strong loop against. or if you serve to their long pips with no spin at all they find this difficult to return low. then you can attack the high spinless return with a flick. play around with it and eventually you will look forward to playing against these bats and using them against them instead of fearing them. watch the ball closely to see if it has backspin or no spin on it as well.
christian larsson

christian larsson Posted 15 years ago

Thanks for the tip.

Just one more thing; if the opponent is playing a topspin out of no spin, is there going to be a backspin on the ball then? That's what's usually happens.

andrew brand

andrew brand Posted 15 years ago

you cannot really generate any spin with long pimples if there is none on the ball already. so if you have given a no spin ball and he topspins then really it should still have no spin, or negligible if any. it is different to play your strokes against a ball with no spin on it, so you may be going into the net and mistaking it for backspin. you have to brush more upwards to topspin a ball if it has no topspin or any spin at all to start with. if you get someone to hit with and start a topspin to topspin rally with a topspin serve, you play a normal topspin to get going. but if you get them to flat serve with no spin you will find you have to brush up more on your first stroke to get the topspin on the ball. that should help you understand i hope.
christian larsson

christian larsson Posted 15 years ago

Yeah, that really helps! Thank you Andrew and Alois!!

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