The second attacking stroke against chopper

Ardak . Asked 8 years ago

Hello, coaches! 

Several months ago when I played with a chopper who plays with pimples on the rubber, I won him easily. Then my blade was butterfly primorac off-, rubbers were very old tenergy. Then I could do many consecutive forehand topspins against his spinny chops. Due to topspins I won him easily.

Recently I played again with that chopper with my friend's racket.  Blade was donic Persson power speed, rubbers were very old DHS hurricane and Haifu. This time he won me easily, because I could do only one topspin. My first topspins were good, but the second topspins failed. The ball was just going down to my table, sometimes even didn't reach to my table. I was shocked. I had a feeling like there was no rubber on my blade during second strokes. His racket was the same. 

I understand that it depended on the racket. My questions:

1) may it be like that because of the very old rubber? But my tenergy rubbers were also very very old?

2) may it be like that because of the blade? 

3) how to do the second stroke in similar situations? 

Alois Rosario Answered 8 years ago

Hi Ardak,

It was probably due to the rubber being older and also not as good.  Th equality of the rubber matters when you are dealing with heavy backspin.  It isn't so much about the blade.

If you are faced with this situation again, focus on lifting the ball with a bigger stroke and open the angle of your racket slightly to lift the ball as well.