Attacking a heavy forehand chop
Strokes
VINAY RAJ Asked 13 years ago
I am playing against a very good player. He has got good forehand topspin & smash. His backhand return is also good. When I drop a shot close to the net, he returns with a heavy backspin. I try to topspin it, but end up with the ball rolling on my half of the table.
How can I topspin it properly?
Regards
Vinay
Alois Rosario Answered 13 years ago
Hi Vinay,
First take a look at our lesson on the Forehand Topspin Off Backspin. If the ball has a lot of backspin then make the stroke even more vertical. It is possible, just keep trying it. You will get there.
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Forehand Topspin Variations
A great weapon is being able to vary the amount of speed and spin on your forehand topspin stroke. By making your stroke more vertical and brushing the ball finely, you can generate more spin. For more speed you need to swing more horizontally.
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Rahul Kumar Posted 13 years ago
Well Alois he is talking about the backspin which is very close to the net. Its easy to topspin a backspin ball which is close to end of the table or far from the table, as we get lots of space to make the stroke vertical. But what we can do when its just close to the net with lots of backspin?
The best thing is to push the ball when it is close to the net.