Forehand topspin
Strokes
Richard Sanderson Asked 9 years ago
Hi Pingskills,
I have a habit of hooking, while sometimes good I'm trying to get the ball to dip more instead of curving so I have more variation. I'm aware that I should keep my wrist up and stop dropping it, but should I also think more about the backswing? Maybe not drop my arm down as much and make it more horizontal if you understand what I mean?
Should I also brush slightly on top/back of the ball? It's quite difficult to see the contact points in videos as it goes so fast.
Alois Rosario Answered 9 years ago
Hi Richard,
You have the right principles. I think having a shorter backswing initially will also help. I find that when players have a bigger backswing and it starts around behind them, the balls starts to curve more.
Try to hit right up the back of the ball. Videoing yourself will help if you haven't done that already.
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Richard Sanderson Posted 9 years ago
Hi Alois,
I think you're right my backswing has been behind my body and often below my knees, sometimes because of this the back swing has been too big so I'd make up for it by taking the ball later and contacting around the ball. So it hasn't necessarily been the hooking but maybe the backswing causing me to hook which has been the main issue..
Thanks for your help Alois :)
No problems. Have a go at it and let me know if the stroke changes.