hey guys,
mostly it's recommended to play active, e.g. looping seems to be much more important than blocking.
this also transfer to equipment. the argument about too fast equipment is one of th most mentioned. the chinese philosophy states "power from the ground" with a slow blade and hard rubbers.
this summer i developed from a beginner to an intermediate technique and score wise and i also changed my playstyle from actively attacking every 2nd/3rd ball back to play very safe and let the others do the mistakes and just bring the ball back into actively attacking everything again. it's because i do too much mistakes on my own with attacking too much/hard, on the other side with the passiv play even our juniors keep up and it's harder to win given my advantage.
in my club with more advanced members there are also both kind of plays. because i train for long term instead of short success i want you to ask about your opinion which style is more beneficial in the long run.
with active play i mean more spin and near-table oriented aggressive playstyle. Herefore i use a slow blade, while
with passive play i mean more safety and away from the table playstyle with a fast blade which do the work for u.
mostly it's recommended to play active, e.g. looping seems to be much more important than blocking.
this also transfer to equipment. the argument about too fast equipment is one of th most mentioned. the chinese philosophy states "power from the ground" with a slow blade and hard rubbers.
this summer i developed from a beginner to an intermediate technique and score wise and i also changed my playstyle from actively attacking every 2nd/3rd ball back to play very safe and let the others do the mistakes and just bring the ball back into actively attacking everything again. it's because i do too much mistakes on my own with attacking too much/hard, on the other side with the passiv play even our juniors keep up and it's harder to win given my advantage.
in my club with more advanced members there are also both kind of plays. because i train for long term instead of short success i want you to ask about your opinion which style is more beneficial in the long run.
with active play i mean more spin and near-table oriented aggressive playstyle. Herefore i use a slow blade, while
with passive play i mean more safety and away from the table playstyle with a fast blade which do the work for u.