Purpose of Anti-Spin Rubbers
Equipment
Cloud Cledera Asked 12 years ago
Hi Alois and Jeff,
since there are 3 types of rubbers, inverted pips/sandwich rubbers, pips, and anti-spins, i was hoping to know what anti-spin rubbers were for. I mean, cmon, everybody needs to generate their own spins at some point, even modern defenders need to. Why are these rubbers still alive?
Alois Rosario Answered 12 years ago
Hi Cloud,
Very few players use these now and prefer Long Pimples to do the same job. The long pimples makes it easier to return spin which is what anti spin was used for. The long pimples though allows to generate a little spin yourself.
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Steve Vaugier Posted 12 years ago
One advantage of the anti-spin rubber is that a non-observant opponent will think that you have a "normal" inverted rubber and that you are really good at returning heavy spinning shots until he rubs his hand across your rubber and discovers why you are so "good" at returning his/her shots. Just another part of being devious but legal.
Ji-Soo Woo Posted 12 years ago
In addition to Steve's valid point, sometimes the very lack of popularity of antispins can be an advantage because people tend to treat it with more awe and suspicion. And while LP and antispin have similar characteristics, it is much easier to control the ball with antispin. I used antispin for a while (I'm now using LP) and had my biggest success ever in doubles. I found it to be the best doubles rubber for me because it is very easy to hit the ball aggressively and with good placement and consistency.
Gary List Posted 8 years ago
I went to anti some seasons ago from frictionless pips which I really enjoyed playing with. Then they were banned. I was just starting to attack with them as well. Doh! The frick pips offered severe wobble, and blocked very well too.for me anti was a good alternative. With anti you can hit as well as defend. They offer this game a window to slooow the pace to an otherwise super fast game. In fact they are not easy to play with. They take some mastering too. Very Good players know how to play against all rubbers. So they probably become immune to pips and anti tactics. the game is big part spin. That includes no spin too. So don't be afraid of anti. Learn to deal with all styles. ????????