attacking pimple rubber

christian larsson Asked 15 years ago

Hi!

There is one player who has long pimple rubber on one side and anti rubber on the other and attacks almost every ball.

How should I play against a player like this, I don't even understand what spin is on the ball when he plays topspin.

Please help!

Alois Rosario Answered 15 years ago

Hi Chris,

Sounds like a tricky player to play.

I find the best way to play these sort of players is to play with backspin initially and then attack the next ball. You need to keep the first ball short so that he can't attack. This will gib=ve you a tospin type ball coming back which is easier to attack.

During the rally don't give them too much speed or spin. It is difficult for this sort of player to generate any spin themselves so you can wait for the right ball to attack.

Remember these players are difficult to play because you don't play against that style very often. Try to play them as often as possible and learn with each time.

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andrew brand Posted 15 years ago

Try to use their long pips to your advantage, whatever spin you put on will come back the opposite. so i might topspin serve to their long pips side, expect a slow backspin return which you can play a strong loop against. or if you serve to their long pips with no spin at all they find this difficult to return low. then you can attack the high spinless return with a flick. play around with it and eventually you will look forward to playing against these bats and using them against them instead of fearing them. watch the ball closely to see if it has backspin or no spin on it as well.

christian larsson Posted 14 years ago

Thanks for the tip.

Just one more thing; if the opponent is playing a topspin out of no spin, is there going to be a backspin on the ball then? That's what's usually happens.