Sidespin strokes

Paul Unknown Asked 16 years ago

Hello,

I have yet another question. What are the correct sidespin strokes? I have noticed that I have difficulties with putting sidespin on the ball it it's not a service stroke. I tend to put my racket in front of the ball and then hit the stroke. It works with push and block and topspin because the bat is right in front of the ball. To get a sidespin it's needed that the bat is moving "perpendicular" to the ball, and it's diffucult to get the brushing contact. Could you tell me what strokes are there?

Thanks, Pavel.

Alois Rosario Answered 16 years ago

Hi Pavel,

We have just filmed a Lesson on sidespin topspins. This should be ready by the end of the week so keep watching the website.

You can play any stroke with sidespin by brushing across the ball (perpendicular) instead of straight at the ball.

You can do this with the block, topspin, push, chop, etc.

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Will Unknown Posted 16 years ago

Wow, thanks for the Sidespin Topspin lesson! I've been looking forward to that for quite a while. The video was clear and concise about how to add the side spin and I'm sure it'll improve my game a lot, haha.

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