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Short pips may work as a strong side (usually forehand) rubber for a very few younger players & some older players who cannot loop.

But short pips is the worst of all 5 rubbers types (spinny inverted, anti, medium pips, short pips or long pips) as a weakside (usually backhand for most players) rubber.

Click here to see details as to why short pips is the worst weakside rubber

Short pips is ueed on weakside (usually backhand) as a social rubbers by honorary loopers.

Dina G wrote: ↑March 6th, 2023, 2:19 am Click here to see details as to why short pips is the worst weakside rubber

Thanks for finding this table. It celarly explains why short pips is useless as a weakside rubber.

Lot of players get confused when they se the few penholders using it successfully on the forehand

Other players mistakenly go for short pips or anti for weakside (backhand )because short pips & anti can do a little bit of everything but medium pips is a far superior choice for that. But obviously since these honorary loopers are afraid of social rejection by robotNazis they stick to short pips or anti on weakside (backhand)