How to play against long pips
Strategy
paul chitic Asked 11 years ago
Hi .. i searched in forum for this question but all i got is how to play with long pips and not against ..
This Sunday i have a game against a guy with long pips rubber and i don't know how to defeat him ..
if you could give me an advice i'll be greatfull.. thank you
By the way , i use a timo boll alc wood and tenergy 05 fx on the forehand , sriver fx on the backhand..
good day
Alois Rosario Answered 11 years ago
Hi Paul,
I find the best way to deal with long pips is to make a backspin ball to the long pips first. This will give you a topspin return that you can attack.
We have a lesson on this in our Match Strategy section on Playing Against Long Pimples.
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paul chitic Posted 11 years ago
Hi.. so you say that o should atack from the first ball ? how ? smash or top spin?
If you can get the backspin ball to the pips then you will have a ball that you can attack. It is best to play a fast topspin.
paul chitic Posted 11 years ago
thank you Alois .. you really give fast answers..
Haha, you got me at the right time of the day.
paul chitic Posted 11 years ago
My luck .. however if i'll have other question i won't hesitate to ask them :) .. thank you again and good weekend !!
Erriza Shalahuddin Posted 11 years ago
I played a LP player on his backhand (his sevice return is extremely backhand oriented) about a week ago. I employed that tactic, but i was still not really get used to the topspin return (my third ball attack still often flied away). Even though i finally get used to it (closing my bat more), i still lost. I must practice harder. :)
Yes Erriza, the more you do it the better you will get at it.