Strokes
Hi Alois & Jeff
I have observed sometimes that on playing certain fast shots at an angle or say with some side spin , the ball tends to have swing and I see that it troubles opponents . Is this observation correct ? What make the ball swing or drift and how I learn how to play this kind of shot deliberatly and use it to my advantage.
Thanks
Regards
Grenville
Hi Grenville,
Sounds like you are putting some sidespin on the ball. This would be done by changing the angle of your wrist. If you drop the wrist you will start to get sidespin on the ball. If you have your wrist perfectly straight you will generate pure topspin.
The sidespin is what makes the ball swing or drift off its straight line.
It is important that you can also play a pure topspin. To hit the ball really fast it is best t have pure topspin on the ball. When you start to put sidespin on the ball your stroke becomes more risky.
To learn how to do the sidespin topspin take a look at our lesson on our free lessons page on the Sidespin Forehand Topspin. This will help you to understand what is happening with your stroke.
Find out how to move to the short ball so that you are balanced and ready to play the next shot.
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Shaji Alavi Posted 13 years ago