You can attack with this long-pip rubber especially if you hit the ball at its peak and if it is slow. passive blocking close-to-table is quite difficult but stil possible. chopping from about two to four meters away from the table is accurate in terms of directional control, but chops are not as spinny so you can't expect your opponent's shot to go straight to the net. spin-reversal is not as much as other long-pip rubbers. therefore, the spinny serves of your opponent tend to be killed and not reversed. occasionally, i use this to smash the ball when an opponent returns three or four of my smashes -- this usually confuses opponents and the ball ends up in the net or even under the table.