Hi guys,
I'm not a defender so maybe this is a dumb question. Today I tried a paddle from a defensive player, which has long pips (sponge 1.0mm) on its backhand. I could get a general feeling of the anti-spin, which is a new experience to me. The more topspin on the coming ball, the more backspin it has when it returns, which is awesome when playing against loopers. But I'm confused about how to deal with coming backspin. With the antispin nature of long pip, a light push generates a little topspin, which is easy for the opponent to attack. It feels impossible to generate backspin with it like normal rubbers.
However when I look at the videos of great choppers like Joo Se Hyuk, he could generate backspin with a normal push with his long pips. Is it a specific skill or is it because the rubber he uses is not a normal long pip?
I'm not a defender so maybe this is a dumb question. Today I tried a paddle from a defensive player, which has long pips (sponge 1.0mm) on its backhand. I could get a general feeling of the anti-spin, which is a new experience to me. The more topspin on the coming ball, the more backspin it has when it returns, which is awesome when playing against loopers. But I'm confused about how to deal with coming backspin. With the antispin nature of long pip, a light push generates a little topspin, which is easy for the opponent to attack. It feels impossible to generate backspin with it like normal rubbers.
However when I look at the videos of great choppers like Joo Se Hyuk, he could generate backspin with a normal push with his long pips. Is it a specific skill or is it because the rubber he uses is not a normal long pip?