Is it a topspin or just a forehand?
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xchg Unknown Asked 16 years ago
Ok, I'm trying to master forehand topspin, watched your great videos, and I think I managed to do some topspins! But sometimes I thought it was just a very hard forehand counterhit. So how do I know if I really did a topspin?
Thanx so much=)
Alois Rosario Answered 16 years ago
Hi,
Don't get too hung up with names. All the forehand strokes are closely related to each other. Topspin etc is just names we give them.
The main thing to watch for when you are trying to do a topspin is that the ball is dipping. You can hit these flatter or thinner to get more dip or less dip. If this then becomes very flat it then becomes a counterhit. So you can see there is little difference.
The stroe production does not vary too much, so the fact you are unsure what type of stroke you are doing is probably a good thing. The contacts can change slightly. The more topspin you want the finer you contact the ball. The less topspin you want the flatter the contact.
Hope this clears it up for you.
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xchg Unknown Posted 16 years ago