Training with long pimples

I started to play long pimples backhand a year ago. For the moment my main resource has been video and forum on the internet. I can spend 2 hours per day searching for some data.   During the last christmas, I played for 2 hours a day during 2 weeks with a robot.  It help me a lot with my basic stroke.I'm playing presently 6 hours a week. On monday, I play 3 hours in  a club where teams of 3 players  are playing against other 6 teams, meeting one team each week.

On friday, I play freely 3 hours. The main players want to play game. Not practicing. If I found one partner, he`s rapidly tired of my long pimples and want to play games. Often they have problem returning my ball and the result is I cannot really practice my techniques. ( ex: long push, then shop block on his top and finish with a counter atteck. )  The rally often end after the first shot !

My problem is to find a good partner to play with and  good enough to return my balls and be able to know about long pimples and helping me with it.  Robot can't tell me if my technique is good or my return are being effectiive.   I met many coach but never seem to be able to really coach me on that technique that is very specific. The more often, they only know the basic of long pimples but they don't know the variables, for example, between the defence regular chop, rip chop and chop block. I tried once with a coach but he doesn't seem to show my basic problems or mistake. And forget any coaching on stratégy during a match !

I really find myself quite alone in that field ! 

But, hey I really like that stuff and all the variables possible to play. I'm a modern defender with offensive looper on the forehand.  Against easy players I almost don't play my backhand, Against my own level, I play conservatism and play my pimples more defensivly when needed. Against player above me, I'm really aggressive and use many shots to give them problems but the lack of coaching make me uncertain of the techniques ans strategy to use against those diffrent style of players.

Any suggestion ?

Marc

Hi Marc,

This is a really big topic and something that we haven't done as atopic as yet.  See if you can find other long pimples players to discuss things with as well.

You will start to learn more by experience as well of course but this can take a bit longer.

I think when playing all players in a game try to use your proper techniques.  Since you get little training using your techniques use each opportunity to use them.  Sometimes against weaker players they may handle the pimples well so you may miss an opportunity.

When practicing with the robot take a bit of time between balls to watch the effect of your shot on the other side.  Watch the bounce, how much backspin you are generating or topspin against a backspin feed.  You will learn a lot from this feedback as well.