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I'm sure this information exists somewhere, but I haven't been able to find it, so I thought to post here in the hopes that nerds like me might have the answer.
My question is this - given 3 (maybe 4) pip attributes for an inverted rubber top sheet:
How do these attributes/combination of attributes effect the throw, spin, control and possibly speed of the ball (close, mid and far ranges). I understand there are other factors that greatly effect the ball, but I'm trying to wrap my head around the basic science. Please share what you know, I've been obsessing over this for a while now!
My question is this - given 3 (maybe 4) pip attributes for an inverted rubber top sheet:
- height (how tall the pip is i.e how high above the sponge does the top sheet sit)
- width/radius (the basic size of the pip, i.e wider pips = lesser pips on the topsheet),
- spacing (how far pips are from each other. i.e. bigger spacing = lesser pips on the topsheet)
- tacky (sticky) <-- maybe?
How do these attributes/combination of attributes effect the throw, spin, control and possibly speed of the ball (close, mid and far ranges). I understand there are other factors that greatly effect the ball, but I'm trying to wrap my head around the basic science. Please share what you know, I've been obsessing over this for a while now!