Which spin for which
Receiving
Darien Cheng Asked 14 years ago
What spin to use against top, back, side, and ones that include some side spin. Thanks for reading
Alois Rosario Answered 14 years ago
Hi Darien,
It is best not to try and combat spin with more spin. You should try to just use the angle of your racket to steer the ball back. We cover a lot of principles of returning spin in our DVD, Receiving Secrets Revealed which is available through the DVD page of our website.
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