Should I try chopping

Jack Tan Asked 5 years ago

Hello Alois and Jeff. I have been playing table tennis for almost 3 years now using the standard shake hand grip offensive playstyle, however chopping has recently piqued my interest. I'm thinking of trying out an "offensive chopper" playstyle, but I'm worried that it may affect the muscle memory I've built up over the years. Should I still proceed to try it out?

Alois Rosario Answered 5 years ago

Hi Jack,

I think is it is interesting you then you should give it a try. You can always go back to what you are currently doing.

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Jack Tan Posted 5 years ago

Thanks for the hasty reply and advice! I plan to chop with inverted rubber on both sides. I do have a few questions though. Should the rubber have a thick or thin sponge? Should the rubber be soft or hard? Lastly, do you have any recommendations?

D K Posted 5 years ago

Jack,this is how Ding Song has emerged: he has been a classic Chinese attacker.
Then he was asked to imitate style of Koji Matsushita for the Chinese A team to train against. He had difficulty to come back from longpips though,thus he switched to short pimple rubber and became an A team defender.

Chopping rubber should generally have thinner sponge,but it also greatly depends on your blade.
May we know your setup?