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Is it harder to play against spin reversal or dead balls?

I'm an anti learner and wish to know if I need rather a good spin-reversing setup or a setup that gives rather dead balls? Which one is harder to deal with?

If I have better odds with a reversal setup, is a Matador Texa blade and a ABS3 good for that? If I have better odds with a dead-ball setup, is a 5-ply allwood and an Anti Power (1.5 or 2.0) good for that?

Thanks.

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"Spin is my only way, haven't got else to say. Have you checked your anti? Let it all for you untie!"

Blade: Dr. Neubauer Matador (flared handle, 7-ply, allwood, OFF-)
Forehand Rubber: Butterfly Dignics09C (2.1 mm, black, hybrid)
Backhand Rubber: Der Materialspezialist Scandal (1.2 mm, red, frictionless)
Playing Style: Modern Defender

More important is placement in depth and sideways, and to keep the ball low. A low spinless ball is hard to handle. But if you do not have any or very low spin reversal, you need to manipulate the spin, to make opponent unsure of what spin the ball carries.

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Thanks for the tips. I guess I'll just stick to my current setup and learn these hits.

Thank you.

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"Spin is my only way, haven't got else to say. Have you checked your anti? Let it all for you untie!"

Blade: Dr. Neubauer Matador (flared handle, 7-ply, allwood, OFF-)
Forehand Rubber: Butterfly Dignics09C (2.1 mm, black, hybrid)
Backhand Rubber: Der Materialspezialist Scandal (1.2 mm, red, frictionless)
Playing Style: Modern Defender

The most difficult is to play against player who punish passive play. It is not hard to feed pips out opponent with balls to get easy return of a kind you want unless you fear to be attacked.

If it's always the same spin (or no spin) you give back the good players can addapt.
It's important you change the spin so they never know how much comes back.
With my long pips I can do both ...... and placement is very important ..... and you must keep the ball low .
A frame with high arc does nog work good enough.
I was looking at the Matador Texa blade myself .. but have to try out others first.

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Regards Marc

Setup: Stiga Cybershape Wood / FH:Tibhar Evolution FX-D / BH: S&T Hellfire X 0x

Really? Okay than.

Could you please offer me a long pimple that I can chop, block, hit well with? Possibly that is very disruptive? What thickness?

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"Spin is my only way, haven't got else to say. Have you checked your anti? Let it all for you untie!"

Blade: Dr. Neubauer Matador (flared handle, 7-ply, allwood, OFF-)
Forehand Rubber: Butterfly Dignics09C (2.1 mm, black, hybrid)
Backhand Rubber: Der Materialspezialist Scandal (1.2 mm, red, frictionless)
Playing Style: Modern Defender

Frenzy long pips.

Eric Adam aka Butcher of France is an exemplary long pips defender. He used to employ DTeck textile edition.

Be happy.