There is a ton of options when it comes to table tennis rubbers. Most players use paddles with two regular inverted rubbers, which allows for a topspin-based game from both wings. A subset of players, however, use short pips rubbers. Most commonly, short pips are used on the backhnd along with a regular inverted rubber on the forehand. Less common is the combination of short pips on the forehand along with a regular inverted rubber on the backhand as used by Mattias Karlsson.
A short pip style that used to be quite common but is witnessing decreasing popularity is the all-out attacking and blocking style of penholders like He Zhiwen, Wang Zengyi, or Shan Xiaona. Finally, some players like Hou Yingchao and Yuto Muramatsu use short pips instead of long pips for a versatile defensive style that allows the occasional surprising attack.
Sergei uses short pips on his forehand along with a regular inverted rubber on his backhand, whereas I play with the opposite configuration. Players interested in trying out short pips rubbers and who currently play with regular inverted rubbers, should consider short pip rubbers such as Yasaka Rakza PO or Spinlord Waran which have horizontal pip alignments.
These rubbers tend to be spinnier than short pimpled rubbers with vertical pip alignments such as TSP Spectol Red or Nittaku Moristo SP and allow for stroke mechanics that are the most similar to regular inverted rubbers, which will ease the transition. The two latter pips are useful for players looking to play a flatter and more disruptive style.
In fact, I changed to short pips in the middle of a major tournament as I grew increasingly frustrated with my regular inverted BH and noticed an instant improvement. Just like with inverted rubbers, there is a wide selection of short pip rubbers, each with a unique combination of pip alignment, size, shape, grip level, density, and sponge hardness and thickness. Any of the short pip rubbers mentioned above will be a good starting point for exploration of the short pip universe.
Tabletennis11 Logo. English Eesti. About the Author Patrick Hrdlicka is a table tennis enthusiast, who was introduced to the sport by his parents at the age of six. Advantages : Low sensitivity towards incoming spin : The reduced surface area of short pimpled rubbers means that they are far less affected by incoming spin than regular inverted rubbers.
Instead, play with less spin and pace until you can find a ball to attack hard to the middle or wide to a corner.
You need to move your body forward to meet the ball. Otherwise, you will mistime the ball badly and maybe even whiff. This is very difficult for long pips players to deal with because they need spin and pace to work with. For example, serving fast, deep nospin serves or very slow nospin serves can make life very hard for a long pips player, and can set up a much easier attack. Some players can play comfortably against long pips, but have incredible trouble against short pips.
Short pips generate less spin than inverted rubber, but are also somewhat more resistant to light to moderate spin. This allows short pips players to easily control play from close to the table. However, the lower spin generated also means that short pips are less effective away from the table, and require much more precision that playing with inverted rubber. This means that you need to move forward to meet the ball. Only back off enough to give yourself time to react. For example, when blocking against a short pips attack, you will need to punch or spin the ball more than when blocking against inverted, and move forwards through the ball.
Either attack with heavy spin, or attack hard to the middle or wide angles. Pushing heavy and deep to a short pips player can produce a very weak attack that has light to moderate topspin but not much pace. A good blocker or counterlooper can easily transition into attack after forcing this shot. Short pips are very good close to the table as well as inside the table, especially short pips penholders where this advantage is amplified.
Try to open up the point using deep shots, heavy spin, as well as wide angles. This will force the short pips player back off the table where they are disadvantaged. Note the change in the match after the first game, especially how the style of points changes and how Ovtcharov adjusts the placement and style of his attacks. Even though Ovtcharov loses one more game in this match, the rest of the match is much more open since Ovtcharov is able to open up the table, attacking wider angles as well as the middle and as a result forcing more mid-distance rallies where Ovtcharov is heavily favored.
However, against an opponent who is over-reliant on the anti, you can apply very similar tactics as against long pips players. However, we should realize that instead of the heavy spin reversal characteristics of long pips, anti simply negates most of the spin on the ball and gives a very dead nospin ball back.
Most of the tactics still apply, such as sometimes playing with very little spin and pace when anticipating that the opponent will try to use the anti, and moving forward to meet the ball since it will not kick forward very much after bouncing.
For example, medium pips are an in-between type of pips that take some of the characteristics of short and long pips and create quite an unpredictable rubber that is both difficult to play with and difficult to play against. Playing against medium pips requires combining tactics of playing against long and short pips players and also a great deal of experience in reading spins and reading bounces.
In addition, tactics against different types of players changes at different playing levels. For example, against low level long pips players, pushing the ball, waiting for a topspin return, and smashing the next ball can often result in an instant point. One tactic can often defeat these types of long pips players. However, at high levels, long pips players are much better at controlling the ball and defending against hard loops and smashes, so the same tactic is much less effective.
Playing against them effectively takes practice and experience, but knowing is half the battle. The lower weight allows for more compact strokes and a faster reset i. Generally, short pip players adopt an aggressive style comprised of flat hits, aggressive blocking, and pushes when needed. The decreased grip of short pips rubbers renders it difficult to generate topspin and lift low balls. For the same reason, banana flicks are difficult to execute with short pimpled rubbers.
Also, it is difficult for short pip players to generate powerful shots from mid to long distance. Such shots require topspin to generate the necessary ball trajectory that brings the ball over the net with a kicking bounce. Short pip players typically must resort to well timed flat hits or chops. Given the above, it is essential to hit the ball near or at the top of the bounce to make a successful flat hit, flick, or block.
This, in turn, places significant demands on correct footwork and positioning. The margin for error is smaller than with regular inverted rubbers, which can become more obvious in tense game situations, where the adrenaline is flowing and muscles are tightening up. A little bit too early and the ball goes into the net. A little bit too late or too high and the ball goes long. Due to the decreased spin, short pushes tend to pop up a little bit higher than with inverted rubbers, which might give opponents a chance to attack.
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