Playing against a "blocker"

Strategy

Martin Gooch Asked 6 years ago

Hi,

Do you have any tips or video on how to play against a player who stays close to the table and blocks a lot of their returns?

Martin

Alois Rosario Answered 6 years ago

Hi Martin,

Th most important thing is to vary the spin and speed on the ball and not play fast too often.

We do have a tutorial on this in our "Playing Against" Series on Playing A Blocker.

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