Returning Flicks

rahul gupta Asked 15 years ago

My opponent flicks my chops long towards my end line at corners, what should i do block or topspin, i am not able to touch my racket to his returns, as he is very fast.

Alois Rosario Answered 15 years ago

Hi,

If you can't touch them then the question of which stroke to play doesn't come into the equation.  You need to go one move back and think about your chops.  Work first on getting them lower over the net.  This means getting it so it can pass over the net with a 1 to 2 cm gap maximum.  Then you need to work on getting more spin on the stroke.  This can be done by getting  abette brushing action on the contact.