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To be clear, I'm chopping with double inverted. I have pain in my elbow from a previous injury, so if I'm looping too much, it hurts me. The bigger issue these days is my back.

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I go back and forth between Grass DTecS and Agenda.

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My current favorite is curl PH in OX -- though to be fair I haven't tried the sponge versions... at this point I have no desire to.

It has low enough spin sensitivity to return basically all serves with ease, once you learn the stroke mechanics. It has a lot more grip than something like d.techs or badman reloaded, so you can't just stick PH out there and return everything. Heavy spin in one direction or the other will require a change to your stroke.

It can attack back spin very well, along with no spin balls and even top spin balls. To me it is meant as an all-around attacking sort of pip. Active strokes work best and you can really hit well with it against virtually all kinds of balls (aside from perhaps heavy heavy, slow top spins).

When off the table, it can impart some spin when chopping dead balls and does a decent job reversing spin against loops. You can add side spin and give back no spin balls.

Dead ball serves are not a problem.

Downsides:

-Not a ton of reversal, so passive blocking is out! The returns are slow and predictable.

-Hard, stiff pips aren't as chop friendly as some.... though they do work

-More sensitive to angles, and must be played actively or returns (unless well placed) are generally lacking in danger

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Fh: Spinny rubber
Bh: Not so spinny rubber...

Hellfire
Dornenglanz
D.tecs

They all stand out, and are my TOP 3 favorites

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Since the frictionless ban hundreds of long pimples have been produced with many manufacturers claiming this is the one that will be the one to replace the frictionless rubber. Nonsense. Nothing will replace and with the new ball a new long pimple play is necessary if you are to compete at the highest league level. Can’t rely on the reversal or disturbance to win enough points to succeed, chop blocks, blocks close to table, mid distance which every long pimple style is used. I use long pimples on my forehand this in itself is unusual but I also play aggressive with fast flat hits.
Meteorite or
Gangster
On a Dr N special blade

SpinLord Dornenglanz

Grass D.Tecs

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Blade:Dr.Neubauer Bloodhound / MPS Wizard
FH:Yasaka Rakza 7 / Yasaka Rakza 7 Soft
BH:SpinLord Dornenglanz / Sauer & Troger Easy P

I'm with Veres SpinLord Dornenglanz OX really works for me

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Setup 1: Blade: TSP Trinity Carbon | Joola Golden Tango black 1.8mm FH & Tibhar Grass D.TecS acid green OX BH
Setup 2: Setup 2: Blade: TSP Trinity Carbon | Joola Golden Tango PS black 2.00mm FH & Tibhar Grass D.TecS red OX BH
Setup 3: Blade: TSP Trinity Carbon | Joola Golden Tango black 1.8mm FH & Spinlord Gigant anti-spin red BH
See the ball, be the ball...