tecniche per usare le Lp in modo efficece

girando su megaspin ho trovato questo articlo che spiega in modo dettagliato molte accortezze che si possono usare e anche qualche tipo di tattica da usare con le Lp.
As a classic defender, the emphasis is on the safe retrieval of the ball time after time, in order to wear the opponent down until he makes a mistake. Attacks are limited to easy setups with minimal risk.




Tip 3 - Cover up

Don't be afraid to use the long pimples to cover a greater part of the court. If your footwork is fast, then the backhand with long pimples can probably cover a majority of the court for you. Even the current modern defensive players often cover 80% of the court with the long pimples when close to the table - take a leaf from their book.

Tip 4 - Turn, turn, turn

The classic defender should get the most out of his long pimples by using them to help control the hardest and spinniest of his opponent's attacks. Since you should be fairly deep in the court, you should have time in most cases to turn the bat and hit his best attacks with the long pimples and their extra control.

Tip 5 - Fancy Footwork

You will need to have quick and smooth footwork if you are to survive as a classic defender. Most attackers will bring you in and out from the table on a regular basis, as well as making you move from side to side. They are hoping that they will be able to wear you out and force you to make easy mistakes. Since you do not have the aggressive firepower of the modern defender to capitalise on your opponent's weaker loops, you need to be able to outlast your opponent in the rallies.

Tip 6 - Positive Placement

Use good placement to help keep control of the rally, and prevent your opponent from putting the ball away. When in close to the table, push ofter to the crossover opponent of your opponent (if he is a shakehander) or in the direction of the right hip for a righthanded penholder. Other good alternatives are away from the reach of the opponent, so that he has to move before he can hit the ball. Don't be afraid to go to the wide forehand, as many attackers are actually much better at hitting forehands from the backhand corner than they are at hitting the forehand from out wide.

When back from the table, use mainly deep placement to the centre of the line of play to avoid giving your opponent the opportunity for easy drop shots or wide angles. The occasional curving chop going away from the opponent can be a useful option as well.

Tip 7 - Go on a Blender...

and steal from the modern defender! The more you are able to blend in some aggression to take advantage of your opponent's bad returns, the more pressure he will be under. While you may never play as riskily or aggressively as Joo, being able to attack a weak loop or long push gives you more options and makes life more difficult for your opponent. It's also much easier to improve your own weak attack than it is to improve your already excellent retrieving skills(!)- the law of diminishing returns applies.

In fact, several of the tips for modern defenders apply to the classic defender as well, you just need to be able to tone down the aggression a bit and they will work just as well.

Push/Blocker Tactics
The typical push/blocker who uses long pimples is characterised by the ability to stand close to the table and face the hardest thunderbolts an opponent can hurl at him without flinching. Some push/blockers are more aggressive and like to look for attacks of their own, while others are content with frustrating their opponents attacks with deft placement, but both are worthy of respect.

Tip 1 - Stand your ground

As a push/blocker, you will need to stay close to the table as much as possible. More than a metre or so back from the table is dangerous territory to be in, unless you have an very good attack at that range.

Tip 2 - Keep it tight

Being that close to the table, the push/blocker needs to make it as difficult as possible for his opponent to attack him. Serves should be appropriate for your own style, with attacking push/blockers looking to set up attacks of their own, while defensive push/blockers should concentrate on either preventing their opponent's attack, or forcing the opponent to attack where they are waiting.

Tip 3 - Use the angles

By staying close to the table, the typical push/blocker can often make life difficult for his opponent by maximising the angles available to him. Going wide on the forehand and backhand can force the typical looping opponent to cover a lot of ground if he wants to keep attacking. Only the best opponents will have the footwork to keep up the pace.

Tip 4 - Use the attack push

Your long pimples can be used to quickly transition from pushing rallies to your own attack. When your opponent pushes the ball at you, hit the ball with a slightly forward and down motion, with the bat face nearly vertical. This action, which looks a lot like the normal push, will result in a fast ball with light to heavy topspin (the heavier the backspin of the opponent, the more topspin you will get), and can be placed wide or into the crossover point of the opponent.

Tip 5 - Tie them up

Good placement of the ball can prevent all but the best players from getting their powerful attacks in. Your bread and butter placement should be aimed at the crossover point of the opponent, where the shakehander has to choose between forehand and backhand and the penholder has to decide to whether to attack or block. Mixing in wide placements outside the easy reach of your opponent will make your opponent hesitant and force him to constantly be on the move to make his attacks.

Tip 6 - Get Rhythm

Try to get into a rhythm of your own - and prevent your opponent from developing any. The long pimples gives you excellent variation in speed and spin - make the most of it. Every deceptive change of pace, spin, length and placement forces your opponent to think and adjust his game and strokes - and because you are so close to the table he won't have much time to do it in either. For the typical attacker who likes to speed-glue and loop everything, playing this sort of tactical, thinking game can be a huge headache - literally!

Tip 8 - Roll with it

If you are using one of the medium type pimples such as the TSP P2-Curl, you can use the attacking topspin stroke with long pimples to good effect. The stroke is actually played fairly similarly to a typical loop stroke, which makes it easier as well. The relatively slow pace and low spin of the ball compared to the speed of your swing can wreak havoc on an opponent's timing of the ball, with many opponents actually finishing their stroke before the ball has reached them. Deng Yaping was a master of this in the women's ranks in the nineties.

Tip 9 - Pick and hit

Resist the temptation to overdo the twiddling. Playing so close to the table means that you will have little time to twiddle if the opponent catches you out, so make sure that you can block with the long pimples on both sides of the bat, as well as with your normal rubber. Choose the balls you want to twiddle for, and have a plan in advance about when you will twiddle back - you won't have enough time to make it up as you go. Developing a handful of standard attack patterns can be very helpful, provided you don't overdo them and let your opponent start to anticipate your strategy.

Hitter Tactics
Rare as they may be, the player who uses long pimples as his primary offensive weapon does exist. Listed below are some of the tactics that I have seen our local long pimples hitters using. I'm not really sure I should write them down though - I don't think I want to encourage anybody else to do the same - after all, I might have to play against them!

Tip 1 - Stay Aggressive

The long pimpled hitter needs to stay on offense as much as possible. Reverting to a passive, blocking type game is going to make his life difficult - after all, he wants to hit with the pimples, not block.

Tip 2 - Twiddle

Although not absolutely essential, twiddling every now and again will keep his opponent on his toes and having to concentrate. Unless you are playing at the advanced or professional level, your opponent will probably be struggling with his timing against your long pimpled attacks - the occasional turn of the bat is another turn of the screw.

Tip 3 - Stay Close

In general, the closer you are to the table, the easier it is to attack the ball with long pimples. If you are pushed back by your opponent's topspin, you own forehand attack will be a slightly backspin stroke - which is very difficult to land consistently on the table (although it is effective when you can do so!).

Tip 4 - Get Up

When serving, the smart use of topspin serves to get the opponent to hit a slightly higher return over the net is a good strategy. The higher return gives a better chance of landing directly on the opponent's side of the table without needing topspin.

Tip 5 - Get Back Down

Serves that cause the opponent to push the ball can also be useful. The backspin on the ball will be converted to topspin by the long pimples, giving you the chance to topspin attack.

Tip 6 - White line fever

Hit the nets and edges a lot if you can - your opponent will already by frustrated by being beaten by someone hitting at him with long pimples - a few (or a lot) of nets and edges should just about Seriously though, it can be a good strategy to play the ball down the lines and near the edges - since the natural tendency of the opponent is to go back down the line at you. If he is not careful, the sidespin on the ball from his previous shot, which hasn't been changed by your long pimples, can push the ball over the sidelines.