Part 5. Tactics against Various Rubberers
5.6. Tactics against the Service of Combination Rubberers ( Long Pips & Inverted)
This page will explain the tactics against the service from Inverted rubber side (Combination Rubber Racket of Long-pips and Inverted). It is a common tactic which also applies to the combination of Pipsout and Inverted.
Opponents who use different types of rubber such as Long-pips and Inverted rubber often use the Inverted rubber side at making service to avoid monotony of it.
As a tactic your side, there are some tactics that avoid the LongPips side and target only the Inverted rubber side, but this page describes the tactics to get actively on the opponent's tactics and attack for the Long-Pips side.
5.6.1. Fourth Pitch Attack
5.6.1. Tactic against Cut Service using the Inverted Rubber Side
In this tactic at first, you impart a spin of Shoot⋅Cut (LB) to the ΘCut (ΘB) which is served from the opponent Inverted Rubber side, making a return as a Curve⋅Cut (RB) to the opponent Long-pips side. And again it is returned as a Curve⋅Dirve (RT) to you, providing you impart a Shoot⋅Drive (LT) to it, you can smash it as a Drive (T).
②. Make a defensive return by Shoot⋅Cut (LB) .
Imparting the spin by Shoot⋅Cut (LB) to the ΘCut (ΘB) which the oppoent Inverted rubber side have served on the trajectory-1, it becomes Shoot⋅Drive (LT) on the trajectory-2 and returns to the opponent.
④. Smash by Curve⋅Drive (RT).
Since the opponent of Long-Pips receives it by Knuckle (K), the spin on the trajectory-2 returns with keeping the Shoot⋅Cut (LB).
Imparting a spin by Curve⋅Drive (RT) to the Shoot⋅Cut (LB) on the trajectory-2, it becomes Drive (T) on the trajectory-4 and returns to the opponent.
Providing the opponent could receive well at the hitting point-5, it will return to the state of the hitting point-1 at the next.
<Applied Tactics>
Here, You received a serve with a Shoot⋅Cut (LB) and hit it with a Curve⋅Drive (RT), but You can receive it with a Fcork⋅Cut (FB) and hit it with a Hcork⋅Drive (HT).
5.6.2. Tactic against Drive Service using the Inverted Rubber Side
In this tactic at first, you impart a Curve⋅Cut (RB) to the ΘDrive (ΘT) which serve from the opponent Inverted Rubber side, making a return as a Curve⋅Drive (RT) to the opponent Long-pips side. And again it is returned as a Curve⋅Drive (RT) to you, providing you impart a Shoot⋅Dirve (LT) to it, you smash it as a Drive (T).
②. Make a defensive return by Curve⋅Cut (RB) .
Imparting the spin by Curve⋅Cut (RB) to the ΘDrive (ΘT) which the oppoent Inverted rubber side have served on the trajectory-1, it becomes Curve⋅Drive (RT) on the trajectory-2 and returns to the opponent.
④. Smash by Curve⋅Drive (RT).
Since the opponent of Long-Pips receives it by Knuckle (K), the spin on the trajectory-2 returns with keeping the Curve⋅Drive (RT).
Imparting a spin by Shoot⋅Drive (LT) to the Curve⋅Drive (RT) on the trajectory-3, it becomes Drive (T) on the trajectory-4 and returns to the opponent.
Providing the opponent could receive well at the hitting point-5, it will return to you with a Drive(T), you can choice various tactics from the Section 5.5 More Sophisticated Stragegies against Long-pips Rubbers.
<Applied Tactics>
Here, You received a serve with a Curve⋅Cut (RB) and hit it with a Shoot⋅Drive (LT), but You can receive it with a Hcork⋅Cut (HB) and hit it with a Fcork⋅Drive (FT).