Short pimples no sponge rubbers
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praveen jaya Asked 12 years ago
For a player playing both attacking and defensive shots, is a short pimpled rubber with no sponge a good choice for the backhand side?
Alois Rosario Answered 12 years ago
Hi Pavi,
A short pimpled rubber with no sponge is only useful for defensive play where you are not attacking at all.
If you are looking at an allround game then you can go for an inverted rubber with thinner sponge perhaps 1mm to 1.5mm or just a slower rubber.
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praveen jaya Posted 12 years ago
Thanks a lot
Derek Maltby Posted 8 years ago
At 82 I am retrying short pimples without sponge on my backhannd. Why do you say this is for defence? My original Johny Leach bat was pretty aggressive and even my Victor Barna gave me useful backhand attack. Del
HI Derek,
In those days I think it was a reasonable rubber for attacking because everyone else played with similar and there wasn't as much spin involved. I think now there are better options if you want to attack by using a sponge rubber that will allow you more topspin for more safety with the attack.