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Well, since I can get 804 very cheap, may be I will get one and try it out (instead of ordering GD Guard online)

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wlhk
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Forehand: MXP
Backhand: Grass Dtecs, Tsp P3 Alpha
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I should give 804 and ABS with absorber sponge a try and see whether I can get used to playing with anti

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wlhk
Chinese Penholder
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Forehand: MXP
Backhand: Grass Dtecs, Tsp P3 Alpha
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The 804 with a thin sponge does actually work quite well. The thin sponge makes it less affected by spin, and the relatively high grip on the topsheet (compared to other antispin rubbers) allowed him to add some spin to ball. I had a brief try with it too, and the control was really good. Of course this was for a shakehand backhand

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CTT national pogo 1.0 or 1.2 would probably work fine. you can't get it in those thicknesses though, so you would have to attach the sponge yourself. the 729 orange sponge would work.

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theOldDuffer,
In terms of strokes on the RPB with antispin rubber, what should I watch out for (timing, angle, amount of brush/contact, part of the ball to make contact) when I perform the below:
1). roll a under spin
2). block a topsin
3). roll or punch a no spin ball?

Thanks.

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wlhk
Chinese Penholder
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Forehand: MXP
Backhand: Grass Dtecs, Tsp P3 Alpha
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As I mentioned I am using a custom RPB, so your situation may be different. Initially I used an inexpensive pen hold blade to see if I could actually make the RPB style work for me. I spent hours and hours just to keep the ball on the table that careening off to the right in a wild angle (I am RH). Once I did that I really didn't have any problems with any of the things you mentioned. I was amazed at how much better serve returns I had than when playing shake hands. When blocking Top Spin I most often used the FH side of the blade, a traditional pen hold block. I really didn't have a problem with any of the three. My problem was trying to train a seventy two year old, mostly shake hands oriented mind that I was playing pen hold. I played pen hold in the late sixties and a little into the early seventies. That was a J/K style, but I had mostly raw wood on the back of the blade with a small cork grip area and would occasionally throw in shots off the wood.

I liked the anti-loop and using it to attack and aggressively return serves was worth it to me.

I don't think I am the best to offer you suggestions. I am back now to playing shake hands till after the Teams and by then, Hopefully Ross and I will have more than a prototype of the modified pen hold blade.

tOD

It is good that at your age you are enjoying the game and still trying different styles and equipment.


Well, that's one of the objective of trying out antispin - attack and return serves.

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wlhk
Chinese Penholder
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Forehand: MXP
Backhand: Grass Dtecs, Tsp P3 Alpha
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Seems like it is much tougher to play with "Antispin" than with any other rubber. So far I have not been able to put 3 volleys on the table consistently I will try again after next week and see whether it will get better.

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wlhk
Chinese Penholder
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Forehand: MXP
Backhand: Grass Dtecs, Tsp P3 Alpha
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