It provides you with the control required to win points off of difficult situations. It is the most important thing if you want to learn how to keep the ball inside the court at all times.
Tennis is a journey of constant learning, and topspin gets your foot in the door of becoming a good player. The most essential skill in the tennis court has to be the topspin. A lot of players swear by it. All the pro players pretty much use topspin to keep themselves inside the match at all times. When Nadal was starting his pro career, all he had in his arsenal was the topspin, and many of his opponents used to complain that we have to win the point three times in the same point if we ever want to win from Nadal.
Great all-around coverage and the ability to hit the ball with extreme amounts of topspin got Nadal to where he is at the moment. This leaves it tough for the opponent to hit it back with much pace.
Another instance when you are using a slice is if you want to surprise your opponent with a drop shot. It is also the most commonly used shot when you are in a defensive position. Implementing finesse into your shots when competing against other tennis players is a great way to throw off your opponent by forcing them to change their game plan on the fly. Nuanced shots can effectively deceive your opponent, causing them to approach the ball incorrectly while increasing the likelihood that they will not be able to return your shot.
By using the proper topspin or backspin techniques during your next competitive match, you will be able to easily keep your opponent on their toes, making it much more difficult for them to adjust to your techniques throughout the entirety of your match. To be a complete tennis player and to be competitive you need to master every shot and you need to know when to use them. If you look at the top players in the world they know exactly how to use topspin and slice shots to their advantages.
Rafael Nadal for example knows that with his extreme spin on the forehand he can make it difficult for a player like Roger Federer with his one-handed backhand to generate power. When I coach, I always encourage players to attack with topspin. And you have a good safety margin. The topspin lifts the ball over the net and drags the ball back down on the other side of the table. A flat hit can be very fast and difficult to defend against. One of my team-mates — Loic — has a very powerful flat hit.
There it goes! The key is to use the right shot in the right situation. So in this blog post I will explain when you should topspin and when it is ok to flat hit. When you topspin, the ball goes in an upwards motion over the net and the spin brings the ball back down. When you flat hit, the ball goes much more in a straight line although there may be a little bit of upwards movement depending on how flat the contact actually is.
This is because you have a good margin see diagram below to hit the ball in a straighter line over the net. So should you try to hit with more topspin or not?
The answer depends a lot on your game and who you play against! In general, I would say that recreational players are better off with moderate amounts of topspin so that they can still hit through the court! Ideally of course you want to be able to hit with heavy spin and flatten out your shots depending on the situation! Roger Federer is the perfect example. With his forehand he has so many options it is unbelievable. He can take the ball early, drive it flat down the line and hit heavy topspin shots deep into the court.
Most of the other players on the tour do not have that kind of variation with their forehands. They either hit almost every ball with heavy spin like Nadal and Roddick for example or they hit a flatter ball most of the time like Hewitt and Baghdatis for example. In order to figure out whether or not you should play with more spin ask yourself the following questions:.
Is it more important for me to miss less indication for more topspin or do I need to focus on being more aggressive indication for flatter shots? Is my game more successful from way behind the baseline hitting high topspin shots or am I more effective standing closer to the line and hitting flatter?
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