Make an opponent play high
Strategy
abbas shiha Asked 10 years ago
Hi Alois,is there a way to make my opponent give me a high balls so i could topspin or smash it.
Alois Rosario Answered 10 years ago
Hi Abbas,
One good way is with you serve. By varying the spin on the serve you can sometimes get them to pay the ball higher.
If you have a good heavy backspin and then a no spin serve that looks similar the opponent will often hit the return higher.
Another way is to vary the spin on your pushes. Again vary between heavy and less backspin will lead to you getting some higher balls to attack.
You could even add some topspin to your serves that look like backspin.
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D K Posted 10 years ago
Or learn how to make a spinny slow topspin
It can be played even under the table and is my signature style of attacking