Can long pimple rubber do looping

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Gregory Chan
Gregory Chan Asked 9 years ago

Hello Coaches:

Can I use long pimple rubber to do looping, if it can, what is the technique to do it.  Thanks

Best regards,

Gregory Chan from Canada


Alois Rosario
Member Badge Alois Rosario Answered 9 years ago

Hi Gregory,

The long pimple can't generate much spin of its own so it is no good for looping.  You can attack if they give you a heavy backspin ball like we show in the lesson on the LP Attack Against Backspin.


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D K

D K Posted 9 years ago

Watch Carl Prean

He could do a "topspin" with pimples.

I do not know what spin was on it but it was certainly a stable attack.


Gregory Chan

Gregory Chan Posted 9 years ago

Hi Coach Alois:

How about short or medium pimples? If so, what is the techniques, I would like to defend but when opportunities come, I would like to attack with looping or topspin.   Thanks

 

Gregory Chan

 


Alois Rosario

Member Badge Alois Rosario from PingSkills Posted 9 years ago

Hi Gregory,

You can generate more topspin with the short pimples than with medium or long.  Conversely, you get less chopping control with the short so it is a matter of trying to find a happy balance of what you want to do.

The short still doesn't get anywhere near as much spin as with inverted rubber.


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