Hooking Loop
Strokes
Will Unknown Asked 16 years ago
I've been watching a few videos and noticed some of the loops have a crazy amount of side spin on them. How would I go about putting side spin on a forehand loop? I know that naturally loops should have some side spin because of the stroke...
Alois Rosario Answered 16 years ago
Hi Will,
All you need to do is drop your wrist slightly to get some sidespin. You can play exactly the same stroke as for the forehand topspin.
You can also start to swing your arm a little more ina circular motion from behind your body but this becomes easier to predict for your opponent.
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Will Unknown Posted 16 years ago
Thanks for the tip. I've been practicing with sidespin loops for a few days now and am I'm starting to get the hang of it.
I found that if I keep my bat more outside the ball I can get the ball to curve from right to left. And using a more "windshield wiper" motion makes it curve left to right.
I find that it's a good way to recover as well if the ball is hit out wide on the forehand side.
Now I just need to get my backhand loops up just as good as my forehand.