Effects of Pimples

Rahul Ramesh Asked 13 years ago

hi alois,

recently i have changed my bh rubber 8228 Giant Dragon which is a pip rubber.my previous one was a normal rubber.so can u give me any tips how to play in pip rubber?and what is the difference between short pimple long pimple annd medium pimple.

Alois Rosario Answered 13 years ago

Hi Rahul,

The pimple rubber will give you a flatter ball with less spin.  It will give you good control but it is harder to generate spin with it. 

Long Pimple will 'reverse ' the spin whereas the short pimple will just flatten out the spin.  Medium pimple does reverse the spin a little but, as it suggests, is between the effects of the short and long pimples.

You can also take a look at our free lesson on the Effects of Rubbers.  This will give you a better insight into what happens with some of these rubbers.