How to get a faster Forehand

Humza Hussain Asked 14 years ago

I know the simple answer may be practice but what can I do to make my forehand topspin faster. I can get so much spin if i try to and i know that if I want more speed I must focus on hitting the ball forward more than generating topspin. My technique is fairly developed but I was just watching some videos and players are able to generate so much power! I believe it's technique but what is the technique or trick for making shots faster?

Thanks

Alois Rosario Answered 14 years ago

Hi Humza,

You need to get your arm moving faster while maintaining the same stroke in general. To get your arm to move faster it needs to remain relaxed and swing through fully.

You are right with aiming to get the contact a little flatter but you still need some topspin to get the ball to dip onto the table.

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Humza Hussain Posted 14 years ago

Ok thanks, is that is though? Just keep your arm relaxed allowing u to move it faster? I'll try it but somehow I feel I'm moving it as fast as i possibly can

Douglas Hill Posted 14 years ago

I'm no expert! And I haven't seen your stroke. But when my coach got me to bring my arm back a little farther so I could take a fuller swing, it increased my power a lot. This involved a bit more rotation of my trunk which probably adds some leg power to the stroke.

Apparently I was concentrating on the forward part of the stroke and neglecting the backward part.