improving forehand topspin

Thomas McCann Asked 13 years ago

I've hit a plateau with my forehand topspin. I rely heavily on it as im a 2 winged looper. There just doessnt seem to be much spin on it to cause my oponents trouble. I wouldnt mind this if it was faster but its not very fast at all

Alois Rosario Answered 13 years ago

Hi Thomas,

Sometimes trying too hard can cause this to happen. If there is tension in your arm, you will slow the stroke down and perhaps also get bad contacts.

Try in training to hit some topspins with less tension. See how smoothly you can swing your arm and then just let it swing through as easily as you can.

The focus on the contact of the bat on the ball and see if you can improve the spin by getting a better contact.

Stressing about your forehand can often be counterproductive.

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Thomas McCann Posted 13 years ago

do you think that my grip could be the problem. I use a forehand grip. The gap in between my fingers and the palm of my hand is where i grip my fingers around the blade if that makes sense. Should i hold thart part of the blade more with my fingers

Alois Rosario from PingSkills Posted 13 years ago

HiThomas,

This could also be a problem. Try altering the grip slightly.

Rahul Ramesh Posted 13 years ago

whats the the two wing looper?

Thomas McCann Posted 13 years ago

I loop on my backhand and forehand on the majoity of my shots

Thomas McCann Posted 13 years ago

Hello

Today in training i changed my grip and loosened it by doing so. But I also more importantly did what you originally said and my forehand loop was much better. Thanks

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