Sidespin smash
Strokes
Shaant Mittal Asked 12 years ago
I have given a link :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ei4xpbNydFM
Please see at 2 min 50 secs the point of vladimir samsonov and chen qi.
Pls tell how to hit that kind of smash.
THANKS
SHAANT
Alois Rosario Answered 12 years ago
Hi Shaant,
That smash is a sidespin smash by Chen Qi. He cuts down the side of the ball when making the smash. This is not a shot that we would recommend because it adds risk to a shot when you really should be able to win the point with a flat smash from that position.
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