Short pimples

Noah Clayborne Asked 8 years ago

Am I supposed to brush with short pimples against topspin or hit? When I hit against topspin the ball goes into the net, should I try to brush and lift more with short pimples against topspin?

Alois Rosario Answered 8 years ago

Hi Noah,

You can do both. If you are finding the ball is going into the net then you can brush the ball a little more to get a bit of topspin. They can't generate as much topspin as inverted rubbers but they can generate some spin.

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Marius Darian Posted 8 years ago

I would say you should hit with the pips. Take the ball at the top of the bounce and attack it flatly. Short pips are good at hitting through spin but bad at generating spin. Of course, it depends on how grippy the pimples are.

Noah Clayborne Posted 8 years ago

Very grippy they are Nittaku Beautry. They lack that knuckle effect.