Playing a heavy chopper

Strokes

Sam Evans Asked 11 years ago

Hi,

There is a player in my league that chops with incredibly heavy spin which is exceptionally hard to loop. Pushing the ball back would not work because he is far more experienced than I am and would just keep it on the table the whole time. Is it just a question of changing the angle of my bat when looping?

Thanks

Alois Rosario Answered 11 years ago

Hi Sam,

Yes try changing the angle of your bat and making the stroke more vertical. This should help you to lift the ball over. Also try to increase the speed of your swing. The extra speed will also help with the lifting.

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Sam Evans Posted 11 years ago

Thanks,hopefully this time he won't thrash me, as I have always found him so awkward

Alois Rosario from PingSkills Posted 11 years ago
let me know how it goes.

Soham Kulkarni Posted 11 years ago

Try to use one ball long one ball short strategy with such players .even I found playing with choppers tough until I discovered that they find the in out strategy awkward to play with. Initially i tried with one long push and one short push , then as i graduated to better FH topspin against backspin i tried one topspin and one push . It worked wonders. you could also try it .

Any thoughts on it coach alois?

Oliver Posted 11 years ago

Why is it that the world class players look like they're using such little effort to get the ball over? It cannot possibly be because the players are using heavier spin at club level right?

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