Angle of the racket to counter backspin serves
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Rahul Ramesh Asked 15 years ago
Hi Alois,
To counter a backspin serve should I open the racket and loop or close the racket?
Jeff Plumb Answered 15 years ago
Hi Rahul,
You can do both. You open the angle of the racket if you want to brush up the back of the ball and hit a slow spinny topspin. You can also close the angle of the racket to play a faster loop. To do this though you need to move your bat through quickly and brush the top of the ball to counter the backspin.
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Rahul Ramesh Posted 15 years ago
Hi Rahul,
We were talking specifically about backspin serves.
Rahul Ramesh Posted 15 years ago
HI Rahul,
Take a look at the first few point in this video. You will see Simon at the far end making a topspin against a backspin ball with a very closed angle.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AwRvmpmnyCo