To chop or not to chop

Abhiram Reddy Asked 12 years ago

I know that having a good block is essential for any kind of player but being an aggressive looper should I spend time on practicing my chop?

Alois Rosario Answered 12 years ago

Hi Abhiram,

You should practice the control of chopping or pushing sometimes. It is one of the basic strokes in the game that is important to have. However when you have developed basic control, then mainly work on your attacking game.

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bertus bertus Posted 12 years ago

Hi,

Pushing is a very important part of the game and you should master it first i.m.o. Then, when you are able to keep the ball in play, you start to attack. But when you want to be an agressive attacking player you probebly end up with very fast material and that makes it difficult to chop effectively, so I would'nt practise on it much, maybe an alternative is to lob the ball back (with some topspin maybe) deep on the opponents half, and even better, prevent the defensive situation.

Good luck!