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Hi all,
My coach decided to give me long pimples on my backhand, told me I was a natural defender.
I have been a pimple player for a year now but there are some things which annoy me with it.
Basically my style before switching was as follows.
I don't usually attack because I know that most of the time I cannot keep up in a rally. (I am not the fastest and most athletic type) I only attack with full force when the balls are high, easy, when the opponent is unbalanced, or to make surprises.
I usually play safely and focus on spin and ball placement to open up opportunities or to make the opponent make mistakes.
Sometimes I purposely give long balls so that they attack, and I usually counter it with a controlled block on a far end. I am talented at blocking attacks. Sometimes I chop to create variation.
The problem I have with long pimples is that it slows the game and reduces the 'surprise effect'. The attacker has time to position themselves and it just becomes a tense game of catch. The long pimples I have make it impossible to make surprise counter attacks.
Analysing my own game I do see that I fit in the defender description. However, It also seems that long pimples don't suit me.
Can a defender play properly without long pimples? What advice would you give me. Are long pimples suitable for what I am trying to achieve?
Thanks
My coach decided to give me long pimples on my backhand, told me I was a natural defender.
I have been a pimple player for a year now but there are some things which annoy me with it.
Basically my style before switching was as follows.
I don't usually attack because I know that most of the time I cannot keep up in a rally. (I am not the fastest and most athletic type) I only attack with full force when the balls are high, easy, when the opponent is unbalanced, or to make surprises.
I usually play safely and focus on spin and ball placement to open up opportunities or to make the opponent make mistakes.
Sometimes I purposely give long balls so that they attack, and I usually counter it with a controlled block on a far end. I am talented at blocking attacks. Sometimes I chop to create variation.
The problem I have with long pimples is that it slows the game and reduces the 'surprise effect'. The attacker has time to position themselves and it just becomes a tense game of catch. The long pimples I have make it impossible to make surprise counter attacks.
Analysing my own game I do see that I fit in the defender description. However, It also seems that long pimples don't suit me.
Can a defender play properly without long pimples? What advice would you give me. Are long pimples suitable for what I am trying to achieve?
Thanks