Play a player who blocks shots

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Martin Gooch Asked 4 years ago

Hi,

My question is about be able to play against a player who stays close to the table and blocks all returns mostly on their backhand, including top spin smashes. Many thanks Martin (UK)

Alois Rosario Answered 4 years ago

Hi Martin,

We have a new tutorial on this. Take a look at Playing Backhand Oriented Player.

For our Premium members we also have a tutorial on Playing A Blocker.

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