Meteor 575 – half long or short? pimples rubber

According to the official specifications, Meteor is a half long rubber but if you look at it for the first time it looks like a short pimples. There can be always “shocking” moments in your life with the rubber  you play with when you realize that it works for you. These moments can come even after 50 years of playing table tennis. Especially, if you find a new rubber for your forehand. First of all I have to say that this moment is not my experience, I just know about it from a discussion with a player who is a European doubles champion (60-65) and has finished 2nd in European Singles (65-70). Basically, this player realized that Meteor is good for his forehand instead of his normal rubber. I have to add that he plays with short pimples on his backhand almost from the first time he started to play. He is able to win against all ages, literally from 15 up to 70, and the most upsetting thing to his opponents is that he just stands close-to-the-table with his awkward grip(he does not put his pointing finger onto the rubber). After playing with Meteor on his forehand for 30 minutes he was able to hit his forehand down the line with more consistency than before. Well, I have to add that there are types of rubbers with you have to play 30 minutes and you know that this is for you or there are those with you have to play 1 week in order to get that moment. The lesson from this situation is that it’s never too late to change or experiment with new rubbers. Nevertheless, its always 100 of hours trainings.

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