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COMMENTS
October 30 2005
Joshua Chu wrote:
Congratulation on your antispin article. As an antispin player
myself, I can certainly relate the tactics, techniques and tips
to my game.
I also would like to add a comment or two about the antispin rubbers.
As with the long pips, the antispin players ought to know what his/her
rubber can and can't do. For example, the Yasaka antipower has comparatively
bouncy sponge (especially the 2mm) and medium topsheet, makes it
ideal for close to table push/block COUNTER attack game. The return
on topspin is medium fast and so is hitting the chopped spinny ball.
I've seen a player combining the Friendship 804 antipspin topsheet
with DHS 2mm sponge to get the speed and sound of normal rubbers!!.
His style is close to table counter attack game.
The Butterfly superanti on the hand is more suitable for away from
the table game. Its sponge is very absorbent and soft, capable of
easily killing the power (momentum) of the ball whilst its soft
frictionless topsheet handles the spinny ball with ease.... and
just to mention, the Joola antispin soft falls between the Yasaka
and Butterfly.
So, compare to the longpips, in my opinion, the antispin rubbers
offer more control yet less spin variation, but have another property
to offer, that is, the soft absorbent sponge to kill the power/momentum
of the ball. The antispin rubbers won't be able to make a strong
spin like normal rubbers, nevertheless, brushing hard, hence, using
its soft sponge to wrap around the ball will make a fair degree
of spin that sometimes can catch the opponent short.
Most people will argue that the antispin rubbers are only for defensive
players, but a quick look back to the early 80s, a Chinese player,
Cai Zhenhua (twice runner up World Champion) used antispin in his
offensive style game which was similar to Deng Yaping's in the early
90s, with her longpips combination game.
I hope my little feedback and comment would be useful.
Congratulation again Greg, and .....keep up the good work.
