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How Long Pimples can Increase the Spin on the Ball

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Before Brush Contact
Long Pimples Picture - Before Brush Contact

Before Brush Contact

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What? You just said that the pimples can kill the spin on the ball! How can they increase the spin as well? It doesn't make sense! Rest assured, dear reader, it does make sense and it can happen. Here's why:

Imagine, once again, that you have looped the ball to your opponent, who is going to return it with his long pimples.

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