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This is probably pretty basic for most people – but I’ll ask it anyway. I’m having a bit of trouble with my block – especially my forehand block against heavy topspin. A lot of it probably has to do with racket angle, but I’m also wondering about how I should contact the ball. When you block do you passively let the ball contact the rubber or do you actively (though softly) hit the ball? Or do you do both and it depends on the incoming speed/spin on the ball? And if you do actively hit the ball – is it more of a tap or do you let the ball sink into the sponge? What effect does passively blocking or actively tapping/hitting have on the existing spin on the ball? And where the babies come from?
Hope all this makes sense!
Hope all this makes sense!