Who is the short pips rubber for?

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What type of player would use a short pips rubber?
Quick reflexes
grasp of tactics
belief that attack is best form of defence
great creative feeling
ideally forehand oriented
a calculated risk taker
Mattias Falck
whose backhand seems to be his biggest shot is probably not an ideal example
IMHO there is not a top male star to look at apart from He Zhi Wen the chinese veteran.

On youtube Study his defeats of Schlager, Ryu Seung min and many other top players in the European league to appreciate why sp can be so effective today.
Its worth emphasiziing that he is supremely talented in
reflexes
tactics
command of spin
creativity
you name it, he has got it
on the female side
there is Mima ITO
who also ticks all the boxes
and interestingly sometimes in matches shows more spin from her Moristo pips BH than from her inverted fh which she can hit extremely flat when required
she also displays great creativity with extremely creative strawberry and Banana split service returns

I sometimes think its unfortunate that juniors dont consider pips because they enjoy the big loop to loop practice to the extent that they never think their talents may lie with sp on at least one wing

 
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