Purpose of Backspin and Frontspin

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Patrick Mooney
Patrick Mooney Asked 13 years ago

What is the purpose of backspin and frontspin? What difficulty does it bestow on your opponent?

Alois Rosario
Member Badge Alois Rosario Answered 13 years ago

Hi Patrick,

The topspin allows you to hit the ball faster.  The backspin allows you to keep the ball short and make it more difficult for your opponent to attack.  In general though, you should aim to play with more topspin.

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Patrick Mooney

Patrick Mooney Posted 13 years ago

Thank you! That really helps. 

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