Headshotterer
Professional
When i hit topspin on fore and backhand, the ball always goes into the net and i dont get whats wrong because i am brushing up on the ball, and my racket head isnt that closed
Hitting Topspin(Into net)
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split-step
Professional
too much brush, not enough drive
Bagumbawalla
G.O.A.T.
I agree with HS, above, that fundamentally your concept/mental image of how "attack" the ball is faulty.
Don't think about "brushing the ball". That is really a poor way to explain what needs to be done. It creates a mental image implying that you are actually trying to spin the ball the way you might roll a plate on its edge with your hand. And, obviously, rolling the racket over the ball-- also drives it downward into the net.
So, as HS also mentions, you need to hit THROUGH the ball. Your racket face should be pretty much vertical to the plane of the court and traveling in the direction you want to send the ball. The racket head should DRIVE THROUGH the ball in a fairly straight path from low to high. The angle of the path, shallow or steep, will determine the amount of spin.
The less steep the angle the more force goes to forward momentum and less to spin. The greater the angle, the more spin and less forward momentun-- until at a certain point the spin becomes counter-productive.
Keep practicing.
So, watch the ball, imagine the line your racket needs to take through the ball, and drive the racket smoothly, yet forcefully, through the ball. And forget all thet "brushing" stuff.
Don't think about "brushing the ball". That is really a poor way to explain what needs to be done. It creates a mental image implying that you are actually trying to spin the ball the way you might roll a plate on its edge with your hand. And, obviously, rolling the racket over the ball-- also drives it downward into the net.
So, as HS also mentions, you need to hit THROUGH the ball. Your racket face should be pretty much vertical to the plane of the court and traveling in the direction you want to send the ball. The racket head should DRIVE THROUGH the ball in a fairly straight path from low to high. The angle of the path, shallow or steep, will determine the amount of spin.
The less steep the angle the more force goes to forward momentum and less to spin. The greater the angle, the more spin and less forward momentun-- until at a certain point the spin becomes counter-productive.
Keep practicing.
So, watch the ball, imagine the line your racket needs to take through the ball, and drive the racket smoothly, yet forcefully, through the ball. And forget all thet "brushing" stuff.
FH2FH
Professional
Your equipment could be underpowered too. You'd loose some control with flatter shots by increasing it, but if you're determined to hit with more topspin it's something to consider.
You could: string looser, use a thinner gauge, use a more powerful string, add lead, or of course change the racquet.
I agree technique is always the first thing to look at though.
You could: string looser, use a thinner gauge, use a more powerful string, add lead, or of course change the racquet.
I agree technique is always the first thing to look at though.
Vermillion
Banned
Aim higher (serious).
dunlop kid
Semi-Pro
Try hitting the ball harder with toppy.
Vincent Left
New User
Track of your motion
Hi, I'm a topsin hitter, too. Recently I am trying to reduce some topspin and increase more "flat shot" (sorry I'm no native English speaker so pls forgive my language errors). I am doing this because my coach said I generate too much topsin that my shot can be too soft and close to the net, but not deep enough.
I think when you hit the ball, track of your motion is very important. Actually when we talk about topsin or flat shot, we must know that there's no 100% of each. Even Nadal would have maybe 30-50% "flat" shot. So it is not wrong to brush your ball, but it is also important to offer a forward force to it. Normally, the flat force you generate decides how long your ball would go, so you must add some forward force on your movement of weight, turn of your body and the motion of your arm.
One way to exam is observing the shots that you hit successfully passed the net. If they are often not deep (within the serving area), then my guess should be right. I personally hit very much topsin, too, but if you generate too much topsin, your shots will be quite loppy when you wanna hit them deep. So if you want to be a topspin hitter, you must build it on a proper amount of flat force.
Hi, I'm a topsin hitter, too. Recently I am trying to reduce some topspin and increase more "flat shot" (sorry I'm no native English speaker so pls forgive my language errors). I am doing this because my coach said I generate too much topsin that my shot can be too soft and close to the net, but not deep enough.
I think when you hit the ball, track of your motion is very important. Actually when we talk about topsin or flat shot, we must know that there's no 100% of each. Even Nadal would have maybe 30-50% "flat" shot. So it is not wrong to brush your ball, but it is also important to offer a forward force to it. Normally, the flat force you generate decides how long your ball would go, so you must add some forward force on your movement of weight, turn of your body and the motion of your arm.
One way to exam is observing the shots that you hit successfully passed the net. If they are often not deep (within the serving area), then my guess should be right. I personally hit very much topsin, too, but if you generate too much topsin, your shots will be quite loppy when you wanna hit them deep. So if you want to be a topspin hitter, you must build it on a proper amount of flat force.
