Michael Maze Sidespin
Strokes
Minato Pires de Oliveira Asked 13 years ago
How to do Michael Maze sidespin? So i think very crazy this spin and I want to now how to do.
I am a new member and it is very cool I can "ask the coach"
I am a brazilian guy and a big fan.
Jeff Plumb Answered 13 years ago
Hi Minato,
Welcome to PingSkills. I'm glad you are enjoying the site. Are you wanting to get sidespin on your serves or your strokes. It is a good idea to learn how to serve with sidespin. To do this you need to brush on the side of the ball. A good serve to start with is the Tomahawk serve as it is a fairly natural action to get plenty of sidespin.
When you are playing strokes, you can add sidespin but it is a bit more risky. To start with you are better off learning how to play the standard strokes. Once you get better you can play the Sidespin Forehand Topspin.
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Minato Pires de Oliveira Posted 13 years ago
Thank you Jeff, you help me, but how to do this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?nomobile=1&v=WFH9B9ENjoY
I agree with Jeff. Work on the basic topspins first. Trying to play a shot like Maze does here takes 10 years of training to be able to implement it successfully in a match situation like this.
Work hard on the basics first then you can watch the lesson that Jeff suggested and work on the principles of the sidespin topspin.