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@@P0CUS1337 a top player and a lovely man!

Appreciate the kind comments! When did we play against eachother? :D

@@matthewhorrocks7322 we've played quite a few times down at westfield and Northampton, I should work on making my chop blocks more difficult for you to return, at least you said my forehand was nice :)

@@TonyJames1974 yeah, good question. it was such a tight game. James grew in confidence, Sam made a couple of mistakes when attacking... small margins

Player with lp playing wrong. No good chopping no good blocking on the table. No attack on oponnent serve... 😊

@@zlatandzino3993 he did still win though, in the end! James isn't really a defender to be fair, he's primarily a FH looper

@@achraf9946 my equipment is in description but I have no idea what Matt was using I'm afraid!

@@duncanwraight Video has no description brother

Just that "What an unbelievable shot from Matthew Horrocks!"

@@achraf9946 oh lol - my apologies - I usually put it on every video 🙂 I'm the guy on the receiving end of this brilliance. I use a custom SDC blade, Xiom Omega Guang China on my forehand and Tibhar Grass DTecS long pips on my backhand

IT is always the vlade and Rubber that make the shot

@@blazer2787 hi mate. full details in description but I've got Xiom Guang China on my forehand and Tibhar Grass DTecS on my backhand

@@matthewhorrocks7322 I was hoping you'd find it!! My phone ran out of storage so I didn't get the full match, but I'm glad it got this 😂

@@llllllllllllllllllllllllIIIIl1 hey, thanks for the comment - which player are you referring to?

hey. in TT it's typical to use "custom" bats. you buy a blade (the wooden bit incl. handle) then 2 separate rubbers to glue on. this way you can have rubbers with different characteristics on your forehand/backhand I'm using a custom-made blade with a Xiom attacking rubber and a Tibhar defensive rubber (details in video description) and Phil is using a Butterfly Primorac blade with two Xiom attacking rubbers.

@@erturk6085 thank you 🙂

@@nilsschmidt8982 This is the Butterfly Amicus Advance. Can do pretty much any type of ball, and drills up to 6 balls

I believe he has a Diode (new one), with Dignics 09C forehand and Victas S1 backhand (unsure what thickness, but it'll be 1.3mm - 1.8mm)

@@bodybuilding2636 yeah? what makes you say that?

@@crocodale666 thanks croc 🙂

@@nedad17 dw I'm gonna play Monday

It's a custom blade, made by a guy / company called SDC. He creates genuinely beautiful blades. Check out his website here: www.sdcttblades.com/gallery

Thanks Howard. Play you in the league soon once I'm recovered!

@@sergioyichiong7269 because it's a bit of a more grippy SP, it doesn't quite have the sink effect. fairly standard, more inverted-like blocking

Feint Long III doesn't exist in 480p

@@baoaino846 😂 It does in 1.5mm sponge

Hey 🙂 I'm using a custom blade by SDC. It's slightly oversized, fairly stiff, layer of carbon and slower on BH than FH I own a Goriki Super Drive which I used for SP chopping for a while. Haven't tried the others but I know they get great reviews

hey, thanks for the comment. I can see you've just joined our Discord server - thanks for that too! I've posted a full review on there that you're welcome to read, I'll link it to you in a second but TL;DR it's similar to the Innershield - but IMO, better. it's a bit faster, but tonnes of control. very spinny. but most importantly for me, it has a _much_ nicer feel to it when looping. the Innershield sounds really hollow

yeah, a bit less speed for hitting, a bit less sensitive to spin - but don't think it would be too different

Thanks!

Full equipment is in description, but they're Palio CK531A with 1.0mm (ish) sponge

Yes mate - I got it from tt-japan.net They're super reliable and reasonably priced

thanks dude

@@duncanwraight 👍

thanks man. I've struggled with wrist tension my whole TT "career". it's more loose now than it ever has been, but once I mold this technique further, I'm definitely going to focus on getting that wrist as loose as possible

yeah it's something we've spoken about on the OOAK Discord for a few months now it's a good all round rubber. less effective at chopping than P1V, but better over the table ... and very cheap

@@duncanwraight Thanks for sharing this information, also so useful

Hi mate. I've never used Impartial XB but I can't imagine it being as good as Illusion SP. I'd strongly recommend the latter if you want to play a proper chopping game

Do you know the effect would be if I go for 1.2 sponge thickness

thanks dude, very kind :) I absolutely love the 08x if I'm honest. I bought it on a whim because some of the guys in our Discord are using it... but it's awesome. it's even a FL handle, and I don't care! previously I've used BTY Innershield, BTY JSH, Victas Koji Matsushita ZC and VKMO... and 08x is my favourite of the lot it's faster than Innershield and ZC, not as fast as JSH/VKMO but plenty of control it does seem to give my rubbers - both sides - a bit of a higher throw, which has needed some adaptation, but it's the perfect balance of control and speed for me. plus it's significantly lighter than JSH/VKMO (or at least mine is - apparently they can be quite variable in weight) doesn't sound "hollow" like the Innershield and a lot of other defensive blades, which I really dislike

@@duncanwraight Awesome man thank you very much for this explanation, I've use VKMO and JSH, but my favorite currently is Yasaka Masamune, which I got as I gift from Japan, and it's also a great blade, and amazing handle design on the ST, but I definitely want to try 08x, thanks man, means a lot!

@@TimeForGamers never used the Masamune but I've heard good things about it. Good luck with whatever you choose!

Thanks man!@@duncanwraight

@@duncanwraight what weight 08x do you have?

Thanks for commenting. Curl P1 (either TSP P1-R or recently Victas P1V) has been my go to backhand rubber for 90% of my career. Everything else has changed - that very little. It's the best chopping rubber by a significant distance in my opinion - phenomenal

Thanks. I'm a modern defender that has chopped and changed a bit with long pips. I could see how well you returned the spinny loops and how tricky it was to re-loop the chops. A good technique and a setup you've stuck with by the looks of it.

@@GrayAngus thanks! What do you use? We have a Discord community full of defenders, LP/SP players (and a few orthodox attackers) if you'd like to join us. Loads of chat about equipment: discord.com/invite/VCBfS4kkyG

cheers GB, great stuff

hi mate. I'd love to, but I would have to buy the 1.8mm version - and I wouldn't ever use it. I suspect 1.8mm will be a bit more spinny, a bit faster, and a bit harder to control. for an amateur chopper, I'd recommend 1.5mm. if you attack regularly with the SPs, then maybe the 1.8mm

Equipment details in the description pal 🙂

Thanks pal, that's all really helpful stuff. Since this video I've gotten my FH chop to a point where it's passable - but still not good. I noticed that my bat angles were crazy, eg bat was often pointing almost at the ceiling as I initiated the chop. I've rectified that now so I can at least get the ball on the table, but I definitely need/want more spin. Ideally I'd like to get to a point where I can vary the spin significantly - get some coming back floaty and some really heavy. I'll have a go at all of your suggestions in my next training session.

Eeep, I meant "Can really load the ball with BACKspin on point number 4 lol. I'm glad to hear it's gotten better, good luck in your practice! @@duncanwraight

wow these are some really good tips that I will try to think about as well, thanks!

Yeah I definitely don't in drills because I'm specifically trying to practice my pushing with the pips In matches though I do. I'll return serve with inverted against some players/serves, and often twiddle during a chopping rally to keep the spin on I probably don't use it well enough though - should actually use pips in the chopping rallies to vary the spin and cause opponents issues, but find it a lot less consistent than an inverted push. At other times, I should use the inverted to make opponents' 3rd ball attacks less powerful Improvement on decision-making would be helpful here!

Yeah the venue isn't huge that's for sure. Check my match against Phil Suetterlin from the same day - some chops where I could definitely do with another metre or so.

thanks pal. just seen your content - really good. gonna watch some more later. I've got a young family so can't really do weekends away at the moment, but I'll be hoping to do some VETTS stuff in a couple years and I'd love to do SBL again if you use Discord at all, I'm part of a TT server dedicated (mostly) to LP/SP type gameplay. some great players on there discussing pips & chopping gameplay etc. here's the invite link: discord.gg/kksByGkWHF

@@duncanwraight sounds good, cheers. I’ll give that a look and get involved over the next few days for sure

Probably the Illusion SP There is always a trade off - the best pips for attacking won't be the best pips for chopping and vice versa The Illusion SP is a great all rounder

Thanks