Opening loop

Strokes

Abdo Elbahrawy Asked 12 years ago

i heared about something called opening loop what is it and how to do it and could u show me an example.

Alois Rosario Answered 12 years ago

Hi Abdo,

The Opening loop is the first topspin against a backspin ball in the rally.

So for example, if you serve and your opponent pushes the ball back, then the next topspin you make is often called an opening loop.

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