Forehand sidespin flick
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matias chambers Asked 12 years ago
Can you do a forehand sidespin flick?
Alois Rosario Answered 12 years ago
Hi Matias,
Well it isn't done but who is to say you can't be the inventor.
It is more difficult than the backhand sidespin because of the position of the wrist. It could be possible when the ball is on the backhand side. GIve it a try and let us know if you have any success.
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matias chambers Posted 12 years ago
Thanks Alois,
I will give it a try.
Cristh Garrido Posted 12 years ago
i think that the forehand sidespin flick is the stroke that jeff execute in the video of forehand flick of pingskills...if you can see the ball very closely you'll find that the ball has a little sidespin
The sidespin that Jeff doing, is not really a lot of sidespin. It would be interesting to see someone really getting a lot of sidespin.
DHS Lover Posted 12 years ago
it's possible right ? then how to do that ? just like the start position until the finish position...
Still confuse...
Kevin Long Posted 12 years ago
I've been doing a forehand sidespin flick with the penhold for a little while now. It's not as fast as the backhand sidespin flick, but I can certainly get a lot of sidespin and generally can place it with fairly good pace. It's a good surprise move, but it usually only works 3 or 4 times before it's worked out. Perhaps in the future, I'll find a way to get it moving like the backhand.
Whether it's possible with the shakehand grip, I'm not sure. The technique would certainly be different to the penhold technique due to the limitations of the wrist. But it's mostly like possible by flicking the with the wrist in a hook or fade position, it may not produce that much spin though.