by Samson Dubina on Wed, 2023-10-11 05:48
Should you use junk rubber?
There is a myth continually floating around table tennis circles that says, “Anyone who begins using long pips or anti can go up 200 points overnight.” I have heard this saying at many table tennis clubs over the last 15-20 years. This statement might be true under two conditions:
1. It might be true if you are playing against a player who thinks that you have normal sticky inverted rubber and doesn’t realize that you have unconventional rubber.
by Samson Dubina on Sat, 2023-07-01 16:05
This year, become a tactical tournament player!
by Samson Dubina on Wed, 2020-11-04 15:06
Smashing with PIPS and TT-SERVE Review
by Samson Dubina on Sun, 2015-01-11 19:27
Learn the details of spin reversal
Pips Scenario:
1. Player A and B are both using grippy inverted. Player A gives good topspin and player B blocks. Player B's rubber grabbed the ball and it returned with topspin. The spin changed and therefore stayed topspin.
2. Player A is using grippy inverted and player B is using long pips or anti without any friction at all. Player A gives good topspin and player B blocks. Player B's rubber did not grab the ball and the same rotation continued back to player A, which is now backspin.
by Samson Dubina on Wed, 2014-12-03 08:02
Understand your opponent's weapon
In this article, I’m going to classify all table tennis rubbers into one of three basic categories.
Grippy Inverted Rubbers
What you see is what you get. If your opponent strokes the ball with a topspin stroke, the ball will be topspin to some degree or another. Same principle applies to backspin or sidespin.
Recreational Rubbers, Short Pips, and Long Pips with Grip
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