Not much spin in FH Topspin

Tushar Rajguru Asked 12 years ago

Hi , I have a problem in my FH Topspin . While I practice , my practice parters says that my topspin have no spin at all and they are just like flat balls that anyone can smash easily . I have also tried to improve but I am unable to generate a good kind of spin . So can you please give me some tips on how to generate more spin in my FH Topspin .

Alois Rosario Answered 12 years ago

Hi Tushar,

What you need to make sure you are doing is our 3 step process of any stroke. Think about your feet, the start position, and finish position of the stroke. With the topspin you also need to think about the contact of the bat on the ball. You need to brush the ball on contact. The easiest way to start with is to start with a more vertical stroke that will force you to brush the ball. So by starting down lower and finishing higher you are coming across the flight of the ball. If you contact the ball finely in this path you will generate good spin.

Take a look at our lesson on the Forehand Topspin Against Block and the Forehand Topspin Off Backspin for more tips.

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Jeff Plumb from PingSkills Posted 12 years ago
Hi Tushar,

The first thing you need to ensure is that you have a decent rubber on your bat which will allow you to generate spin. If the rubber has no grip you won't be able to get a lot of spin even with a perfect technique. What bat are you using at the moment and how long have you had it?

Lukas Oberbanscheidt Posted 12 years ago

Hey Tushar!

One of the most important thing in the forehand Topspin stroke is your wrist. There you got the most spin and very much power. So when you do the forehand topspin you need to brush the ball (as alois said) and move your wrist foreward in a almost vertical angle. Und ich bin auch deutsch xD

Tushar Rajguru Posted 12 years ago

Hi Jeff , I am using YASAKA MARK 5 in my forehand which is also 2 years old

Tom Goodwin Posted 12 years ago

go for a xiom vega europe on your forehand it is a good rubber for controll and you can find it for £25 in some places it is a good replacement for tenergy rubbers but more than half the price and last almost twice as long