Touching the net after a heavy topspin

Alexander Simonian Asked 8 years ago

Hi Coach,

it happens  when the ball touches the net after a heavy topspin and then I am in panic not knowing what to do. Most of the time it goes rocket high when I try to take it uprepared. The worst thing is it cannot be trained)) So what should I do - wait untill it falls down to the floor level and looses its spin and then just return it however possible or is there a right way?

Alois Rosario Answered 8 years ago

Hi Alexander,

This is a difficult ball to get back.

What happened is that because the ball slows down but still has the same amount of spin, the ball goes up off your bat rather than coming out of your bat faster.

So in this situation, keep your hand really relaxed and really focus on getting over the top on the ball.  As you have found the ball often flies up so really exaggerate this action to start with.