The Looper
Heavy topspin, mid-distance. Consistent loops are your weapon.
Your weapon is the heavy topspin. You build points with consistent, high-quality loops — brushing the ball with maximum spin and letting physics bring it down on the table. Mid-distance is your home.
Players Who Use This Style
Timo Boll
2000–present
Dimitrij Ovtcharov
Tomokazu Harimoto
Training Drills
Loop vs Backspin
Partner pushes; you open every ball with a heavy topspin loop. Focus on brushing upward, not hitting through. 3 sets of 20.
Loop-to-Loop Rally
Both players loop. First to make it 10 consecutive topspin exchanges wins. Develops dwell time and arc control.
Multiball Heavy Spin
Coach feeds backspin to FH. Loop every ball with maximum brush. Focus on the wrist snap at contact.
Recommended Rubbers
Joola
Dynaryz ZGR
Tibhar
Evolution MX-P
Andro
Rasanter R50
Butterfly
Tenergy 05
Butterfly
Tenergy 80
Tibhar
Evolution MX-S
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