Should I try short pimples
Table Tennis Equipment
Last updated 6 years ago
Erwin lovesplayingtt Asked 6 years ago
I consider myself more of a BH-orientated player than a FH. i try to cover more than 60% of the table with my BH to block, push-counterdrive and receiving serves. With FH, I only block and loop.
Somebody suggested that my style of play would be suited for short pimples on the backhand. Because my BH loop isn't so strong , I'm considering it.
Is this something you would advise as well to someone with this style of play?
Alois Rosario Answered 6 years ago
Hi Erwin,
It is worth a try. If you don't topspin not he backhand and like to play faster then short pimples can work for you.
The only way to really know though is to give it a try.
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Tommy Edwards Posted 6 years ago
Short pips are really good at countering and playing flat, but the biggest weakness is when playing far from the table. If your playstyle tends to take few steps back from the table, short pips might not suit you.
Erwin lovesplayingtt Posted 6 years ago
I do tend to take a step backwards when i try a FH loop. Would that be a problem?
D K Posted 6 years ago
if you can return back to the table when the opponent targets your backhand after that,then it does not seem like a problem at least to me.
Tommy Edwards Posted 6 years ago
I think you should try, at the moment that you decided to ask here, you knew this question would stick in your head until you had actually tried it out.
Since you are switching from inverted to short pips, I would recommend choosing a spinny one (pimples line up horizontally). Although they almost never do deception, at least it feels closer to inverted rubber and can still loop efficiently.
You can try Butterfly Raystorm, or TSP super spinpips.
Avoid chinese pimple rubbers because the material they use tends to make it very pimplely, might be hard for you if you never used pimple rubber before.
D K Posted 6 years ago
Yeea,TSP Spinpips are said to be very good for transition