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I always have trouble returning fast, long serves to my backhand and forehand. They come at me very fast and many times I make an error. What is the best way of returning these serves? Kindly advise Tom. Junaid – Intermediate player – India Tom’s response… Join the club! I also have trouble dealing with … Keep reading
The team I play for has just finished the winter season in 11th place in a 12-team division: we felt we played fairly well but lost so many games that went to the fifth end – and we blew it. I guess we need more consistency overall, but can you think of any drills that would get us over that fifth-end issue? I think it’s just learning not to tense up (so easy to say) and to play to our strengths but we could do with a bit of help! Keep reading
I bought a Der-Materialspezialist Wizard blade with inverted rubbers, which is quite light and I liked it. However, I was told if I replaced one of the rubbers with an Anti-Power rubber by Yasaka it would deflect all the spins received from other players. I think now it’s preventing me from adding spin to my … Keep reading
How should I play against an opponent with long pimples on the backhand and antispin rubber on the forehand? He chops the ball from two paces away from the table. I use Tibhar Grass D-Tecs (OX) long pimples on my backhand and normal rubber on my forehand. Keep reading