Stroke inconsistency backspin and against block

Pasquale Mule Asked 10 years ago

Hi Alois, I was wondering how can you stay consistent on your stroke after learning a similar one? Because today I was practicing the forehand topspin against backspin technique and that affected my consistency on the normal stroke, and I was still making mistakes on the backspin technique but after I switched back to the normal technique, I had my stroke todally inconsistent. Some went to the net and most of them out.

How can I learn both and be consistently on both of them? like so my head wouldn't be confused?

Thanks for reading! oh and by the way I have improved my normal sidespin pendulum serve :)

Alois Rosario Answered 10 years ago

Hi George,

Firstly well done on improving your sidespin serve.

To learn these two strokes, you need to practice them regularly.  Because there are subtle differences between them, practice one stroke at a time for say 10 minutes.  Then practice the other stroke for 10 minutes.  After that you can try to play them alternately.  It may take a few sessions to get this right.

The better you get at the strokes the easier you will find it to switch between strokes.  The pattern will be more ingrained for you.

Don’t worry if you are feeling confused at the moment.  Keep training your techniques.