Change of style
Oscar Bennett asked 2 weeks ago
Hello Dan and Tom I asked before about starting to chop but I am worried if I swap to a long pimple bat and go to a defensive style I will not be at the same level and will find it tricky to change and be as good as before. Currently I am trying to chop more with my current bat and have been for a while but I am not sure how the change would go. Do you think it would be a good idea to get the long pimple bat or stay with my current bat and style.
Dan Academy Coach answered 2 weeks ago
Hey Oscar! I think changing to long pimples is quite a big change and for a while you would be a bit lower level and it can be very frustrating. I would say the best option for you is to continue with your normal bat, but add in more chopping to your game with this and get very comfortable with it. Otherwise you are kind of changing 2 things at once, your style and the bat. So take time to get comfortable chopping with your current bat and then if you still think that you need to make a change you can think about the long pimples.
If you can chop with normal rubbers it will give you a lot more options and variety as well and you will be used to it for the other shots of course. I hope this helps! Dan 🙂
Oscar BennettThankyou Dan I will be playing again tomorrow so I will try and make sure to try and chop more of the shots that come. Thankyou so much for replying I will let you know how it goes tomorrow if that’s ok
