Table Tennis Defense - Switching to Victas Curl P1V

[@msp8159]

As a modern defender myself, I am left in amazement at some of your rallies. One push error from your opponent and you immediately have a ball you need. Especially that rally at 2:57 was amazing - twiddle, backhand topspin close to the table, a quick twiddle back and a forehand loop with a hail Mary of sidespin from below the table. That was impressive. I am also amazed by your ability to be able to chop with Dignics. I ocassionally chop from the inverted rubber myself, but I am using way slower Donic Baracuda rubber. Chopping like that with Dignics takes a great technique. Color me impressed indeed. And Victas Curl P1V is in my opinion the best long pips rubber there is. The key difference for me is that you can easily give backspin to pushed balls and flat serves. Before this one I was using Feint Long II and let me tell you it was way harder to generate backspin against flat shots. There was almost no backspin in those shots and once opponents usually missed the first ball of this sort assuming there was backspin, they started pushing into my pips a lot more. Unless I twiddled for those pushes I usually ended in quite some troubles dealing with the next powerful shot. Anyway, as I said, I really like your style, keep up the great work!

[@linsresidence8390]

Twiddle? Where did he do that? It was not twiddle. The victas rubber has got enough grip to do that backhand flick and drive.

[@_syfi5999]

damn its so satisfaying to see you play. great defense and attack when its needed. i also want to try defense with the curl, what do you think about a dhs hurricane on the forehand?

[@juanfeliz6436]

Excellent video! Have you tried the victas P3a? If so could you give a review of it?

[@andre.valente]

Great games. Brazil/Mato Grosso 👊🏻

[@Ramadur1]

Would you suggest to play this long pips with 0,5mm sponge for more control?

[@teaelldee]

Andres, I always enjoy watching your table tennis defense. I play a modern defense style too. And you compliment that style with a very potent offense! That way your opponent can't just do a lazy push or you will attack it with a fast loop. That's modern defense at its best! I've been using Donic Spike P1 long pips. It supposed to be similar to TSP Curl P1 but with more control. I may have to try the Victas P1V. Have you tried Dignics 09C? Just curious as it's supposedly super spinny with a harder sponge. Keep bringing those videos Andres. They are super inspiring! God Bless.

[@andresrafael1621]

Thanks Terence! I appreciate your comment. I haven't tried Dignics 09C but I am tempted to, however I really like 05 so maybe in the future I'll try it out.

[@TTBrothers_]

Hi I’m glad that u like it )

[@andresrafael1621]

Hi man! Thanks for your recommendation. I didn't like it at first but as I continued to play with it, it felt better and better. Now I'm seeing that my chops are getting lower, deeper and more consistent.

[@TTBrothers_]

@@andresrafael1621 I didn’t like it at first too But further it become better. But I’m still think that old curl p1r was more dangerous

[@Listermintsluesh]

@@TTBrothers_ tsp model cheaper as well....

[@alfonsoq4089]

Muy buen video! Y excelentes puntos Que goma usas en el FH?

[@linsresidence8390]

Hi Andres. Do you play with Victas P1 OX, OR with sponge? If with sponge, what is the thickness? 0.5mm/1.0mm? Pls help

[@2589003]

Hi Andres, how do you find using Nexy JSH? Does it better than Butterfly JSH which was discontinued?

[@cmpf3158]

3:48-50 : this kind of play what makes love long pimples.

[@Pochalsky]

where do you buy your blade? im from Argentina and that blade is hard to find

[@andresrafael1621]

Hola Joaquín! Desafortunadamente descontinuaron esta madera y ya no la encuentras a la venta, una opción similar es la Diode de Butterfly. Saludos!

[@garygolem]

To clarify: Butterfly Joo Sae Hyuk was discontinued, but Nexy Joo Sae Hyuk wasn't, it's quite new and available in many sites. Para clarificar: Butterfly Joo Sae Hyuk fue descontinuada, pero Nexy Joo Sae Hyuk no lo fue, es una madera muy nueva y disponible en varias paginas.

[@cashatany5292]

Where club of table tennis is this in America? Where? Thank you!

[@andresrafael1621]

Hi! This is in Monterrey, Mexico, my hometown

[@joelvega712]

Qué tal te parece la combinación vs lo que usabas anteriormente? Yo estoy utilizando algo similar. Nexy JSH FH Tenergy 19 2.1 BH Victas P1V OX Saludos desde Puerto Rico! 🇵🇷

[@andresrafael1621]

Qué tal Joel, la verdad estoy muy a gusto con esta combinación y esta nueva versión del curl. En un principio no me gustó pero poco a poco me fui acostumbrando y ahora siento un mejor control, la pelota sale más baja y profunda contra topspins pesados. Veo que usas algo similar, has intentado usar lp con esponja? Puede ser difícil de controlar en un inicio pero la ventaja es que puedes generar más efecto y variaciones. Saludos desde México!

[@joelvega712]

@@andresrafael1621 De hecho, traté la esponja .5 hace como 3 semanas atrás, pero se me estaba haciendo difícil en la recepción. Quizá más adelante trate nuevamente, pero con esponja gruesa.

[@Listermintsluesh]

In all honesty is the newer p1 by victas any different apart from the increased cost per sheet to purchase. ? I've just picked up an old tsp curl, don't believe a name change would be any different... I might be wrong.......hmmmm?

[@andresrafael1621]

It is different, it seems to me that the pips are thicker in the TSP and you can generate more spin and variation, however the victas has a lot of control. Anyway, that's just what I've felt.

[@matiascastro7856]

Hola Andres, He visto varios de tus videos (incluso contra JSH) y estoy sorprendido del gran juego que logras, felicitaciones. Yo he estado probando varios setups y queria preguntarte sobre tu transicion al Nexy JSH, no se cual utilizabas antes, pero el que yo tuve oportunidad de probar, vibraba mucho. Tu tienes esta impresion tambien o quizas el mio venia con algun problema?? Hasta ahora el que mas me acomoda es el Diode V + tenergy 05 + feint long 3... BTW JSH parece ser muy duro para cortar y Diode V tiene un poco mas de control. Que opinas?

[@andresrafael1621]

Hola Matias! Muchas gracias por tu comentario. Sí estoy de acuerdo que la versión de Nexy vibra mucho pero creo que es parte de sus características, es una madera muy suave pero a mí en lo particular me gustó porque absorbe mucha energía al momento de defender pero también es muy rápida para atacar. En cuanto a la Diode V, solamente la he probado una vez y sí sentí más control pero algo lenta para atacar, ya dependiendo de tu estilo de juego sería buscar el setup que más te convenga... Saludos!