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Entertaining follow-up. The coach put together a smooth/LP combination racket for this guy after I heard him talking about this. He played with 1, yes, count it, ONE player who he NEVER loses to with his LP both sides racket. He played her with the new combination racket and got his clock cleaned.
After losing repeatedly for 1, count it, ONE hour, he went back to his locker mumbling to himself about how he can't play with that racket and how this person could never beat him with his normal racket. He brought out his normal racket. Proceeded to win.
My money says he will never pick up the combo racket again because he would have to learn to play with smooth rubber and read spin. And he is more concerned with winning against low level players than he is about actually learning something and improving.
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these people are too stubborn. my older sister (Joanna Song) plays with anti spin and holds the paddle wrong (half seemiller, half shakehand), and is basically a blocker/smasher. She's been around the same level (1600~) for years. I keep telling her to change to a normal setup, or at least long pips, or at the very least hold the paddle correctly. She also has low quality amateur serves, so I keep telling her to at least learn the pendulum serve. She never listens. The weird thing is, she can loop on her forehand, and she knows how to play backhands with an inverted rubber. Yet, she stubbornly sticks to limiting herself, making excuses like, 'it feels weird' or just 'no, I don't want to.'
My little brother(Daniel Song, rating 1000~) has the same mindset, but isn't as bad as a case. However, he thinks even more short term. He plays shakehand with a normal inverted setup. However, he is afraid of attacking, and rather defend and let his opponent miss. Yet, he knows how to forehand loop well, and it is pretty strong. It is just that he is too scared in a game to attack, afraid that he'd miss. I tell him that he's still developing, but I guess he's just a kid.
These people don't understand short term losses/long term gains. How do you convince them? Or should I just accept them as the way they are?