Contact point angle question.

[Juan Cruz]

When making contact with the ball, how is your racket angled — downward (meaning the top of the racket pointing to the ground) or to the side (away from you)?

Or does it depend on the shot you want to make — like one is for topspin and one is for flat hitting?

Thanks

[Juan Cruz]

Anyone care to offer some insight?

[LeeD]

Flat serves, rackethead up and slightly closed face, but flat hitting arc at impact.
Topspin serves, rackethead maybe 45 degrees up, hitting arc barely upwards, closed face.
Kick serves, rackethead closer to level, but still up some, maybe 30 degrees, face closed but hitting arc more upwards than for topspin serves.
Slice serves, rackethead up almost like flats, hitting arc straight horizontal, racketface facing off hand side.
Groundies kinda depends on height of ball, eh?
And slice has racketface usually open, while tops are closed faced a little.....
In other words, depends on incoming ball, what you want to do, and how your style affects it.