Long pimples
Strokes and Technique
Parakram Basnet Asked 11 years ago
Hi alois/jeff,
Hi guys, how are you? Hope you are TTing well..
so today i got my first long pimpled rubber ie butterfly magnitude.. I just dont want to replace this rubber and i want to know how to use the long pimps to my advantage.. I am sure u guys know a lot so i am sure u wont mind sharing some knowledge..
you guys are awesome.. we all pingskillers love you!!
keep TTing
cheers
PARAKRAM BASNET
Alois Rosario Answered 11 years ago
Hi Parakram,
The long pimples can be useful but can also be difficult to get used to.
I think the first thing to do is get used to the feel of the ball on it and the different reactions the ball has when it hits the pimples.
Once you do this you will find you get some advantages from it.
We have just done a lesson on the Long Pimple Chop Block for our Premium members as well.
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Parakram Basnet Posted 11 years ago
thanks coach.. do these pimples provide extra power to smashes? And i heard it is good for disguising some spin.. Is it true??
and thanks alot for the super fast answer. You guys are the best
Alois Rosario from PingSkills Posted 11 years ago
Hi Parakram,
They don't add power in fact they are more for absorbing power so they are quite slow. They are also good at absorbing spin.
Parakram Basnet Posted 11 years ago
So if they really dont help in neither adding power nor adding spin or anything positive, why were they created at all :D
Marcus Anbau Posted 11 years ago
Its for defense. And balls come off the rubber in a different way than with NI rubbers, which is not what many players are used to. Often it confuses opponents to play vs long pimples. Playing vs NI rubbers you would expect a ts return from a ts stroke, which will not be the case with long pimples. Many have issues with that.
But main stregnth is that one can nicely defend with long pimples, choping with it one can put a lot of backspin on the ball, absorb incoming spin and speed from opponent. Even for topplayers its not easy to play vs long pimples. It costs a lot of energy to lift the backspin, forcing errors eventually.
See here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gatqZi2bm7E
Joo se hyuk is atm the best defender imo.
Ji-Soo Woo Posted 11 years ago
Dude, if you bought LP because you thought you'd be able to hit with more spin and power, then you might have to change back to normal inverted rubber. The main advantage of LP is that it reacts so differently from regular inverted. A lot of people are only used to playing regular inverted rubbers and can have trouble adapting against LP. But yes, for many LP players, the ability to deceive opponents about the spin of the ball (especially on your chops) is an essential skill. I've been using LP now for almost a year, and still consider myself a beginner.
Parakram Basnet Posted 11 years ago
@Marcus:: ohh now i get it.. Thanks for the answer bro!! You are awesome!!
Parakram Basnet Posted 11 years ago
@Ji-Soo woo:: oh is that so.. Well i am a good chopper. So i guess i will be at least 3.5 stars with this rubber..
thank you everyone for you reply.. All of you are awesome and i am very greatful for your precious answers ^_^
Yogesh Dhotre Posted 8 years ago
Hi Parakram...
I just bought butterfly 303 shakehand (1 side NI yuki rubber and other LP magnitude). Can you tell me your experience with the LP magnitude rubber? I play more as a chopper... How is this rubber for chopping??
Yogesh