Why was frictionless long pimple banned
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Hin Cheang Asked 6 years ago
Was it because people can use those rubbers to reverse spins without any efforts and considered as unfair? If so then why are fictionless anti spin like der-material specialist transformer and diabolc are allow?
Alois Rosario Answered 6 years ago
Hi Hin,
I don't have the answer to this one.
I think the first part is correct, that it was too easy to reverse spin and the ball was coming off very weirdly. The pimples adds another element that the anti-spin rubbers doesn't, and that is the bending of the pimples.
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felix Oak Posted 6 years ago
Well, defensive play would continue even if all long pips were banned.
That said, the arguments are as follows:
Long pips make a player better without having to learn anything new. They are simply an equipment advantage at the lower level where players already have trouble reading the spin and will get beaten just because of equipment.
Long pips are harder to use than 'inverted' rubber. Despite the fact that long pips will obliterate low level players without any skill, they are useless at the high level because no high level player can just rely on his long pips.
Jon Ferguson Posted 2 weeks ago
I was bamboozled as a beginner by long pips, but once I understood how they work, it wasn't a problem. If you want to see how a pro uses long pips, look at Ruwen Filus - all active strokes; chop, block; push, etc. The lower level players who just stand there and block everything with the pips are annoying, but easily beaten by playing to their forehand as much as possible and making them move to the ball.
I switched to short pips (TSP Spectol) and started chopping away from the table, as well as attacking short balls that bounce a little high. Short pips allow you to vary spin much more easily than long pips, plus you can attack without twiddling. I was never comfortable with the twiddling thing.