playing against antispin

warren grossman Asked 15 years ago

what's the best way to return fast drives hit with antispin rubber.blocked balls just drop off the racket.do i need spinnier and or faster rubbers to counteract the dead balls.

Alois Rosario Answered 15 years ago

Hi Wes,

Playing against Anti-spin rubber is a skill that can be improved the more you play against it.

When the ball is hit with anti spin aginst a topsipin ball it will come back to you very flat or with some backspin.  You need to treat this like a backspin ball or a chop.  Use topspin to lift the ball over the net.  It is probably not a matter of equipment, but more a matter of your technique. 

Also remember the more spipn you give the anti-spin player the more spin you get back.  So if you don't give them too mauch spin to start with the ball will come back quite flat and be easier to attack.