first time playing pips

Played tonight for the first time with pips 802-40,they have some spin but can't really open up on BH with it and a guy just kept pushing backspin to my pips side and when he was good and ready he would loop with alot of spin it was almost impossible to block,I know the obvious answer is to step around before he loops.

          I could not seem to generate much spin when pushing and if I tried they normally sailed off the end of the table.

         I know very little about SP and any help would be much appreciated cheers

try to initiate counterhit rallies. Serve short with topside and vary that with fast flat into crossover point and backhand then follow it with a kill.
To be effective with short pimples noo need to get your kill in much earlier. As soon as the ball is 7 inches high and a little in front of you just KILL it. Practice killing off the bad pushes too. This will panic the looper into rushing to play his drive.
Also important basic practice:
FH to FH let your partner loop and block it back with fh. Then steadily turn block into controlled early ball smash off the bounce. After about twenty sessions youll find it natural to do this to the loop. As the looper begins to lob you kill with more power as early as you can.
Another important point.You may feel that if you have inverted on the forehand my advice doesnt apply but it does if you want to get the effect from punching with the sp on the bh . Sp is about denying yr opponent time!
I think yr problem blocking is just a matter of practice.
BTW ica get very heavy backspin with 802-40 so just persevere. learn to soft block and punch block so that you use 'rocking tactic'bring opp in and out.
To hone my sp game I spend a lot of time just feeding the strongest tops spinners ican find just until ifeel i can block most loops or hits just going for consistency.
But in amatch I nearly always try to bury my opp by the 5th to seventh ball.
Good luck
If the above feels alien to you maybe you should try another style.
Theres mor than one way to do it!

� If you get topspin, roll it back rather than trying to reloop.

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-- Andrew

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with respect I suggest the best return for sp is pressure block or early ball kill. Play it early kill it early

played last night and found it much better thanks to the advice here,I pushed very little I kinda rolled the very low serves and hit the ones that bounced above the net.

      Really enjoyed it as it's a totally different animal to inverted although I found I got into trouble when my opponent sent me slow loops with heavy spin,just couldn't seem to get them back at all,so far that's the only weak point of the pips that I can see.

        For some reason I found it easier to loop backspin balls on my BH,I know it's still early days but I really think SP will suit my style of play once again thanks for all the advice it's much appreciated

Good advice, flat killing serves and slow loops are some of the most satisfying things about playing with short pips.  Be positive in your play for best results.

Killing pushes is fun too, just make sure to hit with an open blade, not too far out in front of you and to let their own spin bring the ball down.

-- Andrew