Forehand Topspin kill vs Forehand Controlled Topspin
Strategy
Samuel Dumfarht Asked 12 years ago
Hey Jeff and Alois.Really amazing videos out there on youtube.
I want to ask you about the forehand topspin.
See, if the ball is coming pretty steep with backspin on it,it is difficult to make an attacking topspin.
What I opt to do is I return the ball WITH topspin but in a more controlled manner so to maintain the consistensy of the ball bouncing on the table and not risking it going out of the table.
Is it the right thing to do rather than to go for a fast, kill like topspin stroke ?
Thanks :)
Alois Rosario Answered 12 years ago
Hi Samuel,
Yes this is a very sound tactic. It is a shot that will also win you a lot of points if you do it well.
Thanks for the kind words about the videos.
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Samuel Dumfarht Posted 12 years ago
I want to ask one more thing.I always think of playing a slower,well placed topspin first and then I plan to go for the kill reacting to the slightly elevated response from my opponent as a result of my topspin.
Will you suggest this tactic ?
Thanks for answering :-)
mat huang Posted 12 years ago
Nice tatic. In MOST matches, when there is pressure and all that, I generally loop with a higher arch, spinny and DEEP which is pretty hard to attack anyways because of spin and all that. When they give a weak return, go for a stronger topspin to force them to lob or win the point. For the high arc topsin, unless they have OK footwork they might not be able to pivot if you loop it to the Backhand
Yes that can be a good tactic too.