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Problem: over the years, I've hit lots of ball on the edge of my racket. This usually happens when the ball jumps out at me with topspin and I try to forehand loop it (but I've had it happen before even when it's not spinny. sometimes happens long backspin pushes to my backhand).
I'm just wondering if anybody has had an issue like this and had a effective conceptual/technical solution.
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I've noticed that my backhand generally doesn't have this problem so I have thought of a few solutions that have somewhat mitigated the problem, but never fully solved it.
I've tried raising my arm higher (trade off is that it becomes harder to close my racket).
Standing further away helps too.
I want to know what you guys think
Most situation is either the bat angle is too close - so try to open it a bit more.
the other part is late on the shot.
But if you feel you are early enough for the shot, then it is bat angle.
Then what would you do when there's a lot of topspin and you want to counterloop?
The problem came back, but I fixed it again.If I have to take a guess, it is the ball, then the light, then the mis-reading of impact as the top three reasons David is hitting the ball with the edge of his bat.
The problem came back, but I fixed it again.
It was misreading of the impact. A lot of the time, the ball is coming faster, higher, and/or deeper than usual, and if i don't notice that, the racket edge ball is going to be happening.
Now, I focus a lot more on where the ball will be, and I can see these high/deep balls coming and make adjustments. Generally, I simply have to decide to strike the ball at a higher spot, or strike the ball at a spot a bit later in it's trajectory, or both. But it was mainly striking the ball at a higher spot. The second option is much better for fast serves though (looping later in its trajectory).
Simply deciding to strike the ball at a higher spot required a few changes. I wasn't really allowed to drop my hand anymore. I did that my thinking about forehand blocking, which is a stroke where you always keep your hand above the table. Doing so kept my arm bent, and also further in front of me, rather than unbent at the side of me. Then I had to learn to loop that way. My backhand had no issues because it already had these two things.
I can handle incoming loops much better today than 3 years ago, both with blocks and counterloops.
Thank you.
well done
your efforts during the past 3 years didn't go into vain.