Long and Short Pimpled Rubber

Mars De Los Santos Asked 15 years ago

Coach, what are the differences between long and short pimpled rubber? What are the differences about their returns and how are they used in a table tennis matchplay?

Alois Rosario Answered 15 years ago

Hi JM,

Long Pimple rubber reverses the spin on the ball.

Short Pimple rubber flattens out the spin.  So it doesn't generate much spin on the ball.  If you play with topspin it will come back quite flat.

Long Pimples tend to be used more by defensive players.  Short pimples are used by attackers that like to play flat and fast.