Ma Long's topspin
Strokes
Lukas Oberbanscheidt Asked 12 years ago
I think when Ma Long does a topspin or a loop, he uses his wrist not much at all, but his topspins or loops are very spinny anyway. So where he got the most spin?
Alois Rosario Answered 12 years ago
Hi Lukas,
He gets a lot of his spin by the brushing contact on the ball and the speed of his forearm. He does though also get a bit of wrist movement. If you are able to slow the stroke down you will see a whipping action at the start of the stroke.
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Lukas Oberbanscheidt Posted 12 years ago
Thanks, Alois! This helped me a lot!
For the smash change the angle and flatten out the contact to get the ball moving faster.