Forehand topspin near the table
Strokes
DucAnh Nguyen Asked 13 years ago
When I try to do a forehand topspin near the table, the ball usually goes outside. Can you tell me how I can do a topspin succesfullly near the table. Tks
Alois Rosario Answered 13 years ago
Hi Duncan,
It may be as simple as closing the angle of your bat a bit. This will get the ball travelling a bit lower and landing on the table.
Make sure you are also getting a good brushing action on the ball so that the topspin will drag the ball onto the table as well.
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Jonathan Huynh Posted 13 years ago
when the ball is near the edge, i tend to act defensively because i'm scared to dent or sctratch my bat. how do i combat this?
Watch the ball carefully and track it all the way to the bat.