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Hello to everybody,
This talk is for amateur players not for pros who have strong technical skills and they can handle any ball.
I am trying to understand the benefits of a vertical topspin against a backspin ball because I am having a lot of problems to handle the return of it.
The scenario is the one below: I serve with backspin, my opponent makes a push so I get a ball with backspin too and I attack the ball with a strong vertical top spin at almost 90 degrees sometimes. The problem is that this shot generates a ball with a very high arc and my opponent has a lot of options to return it back (topspin, punch, smash) even if that ball goes with that unusual, accelerated topspin.
Ideally speaking, I should topspin the ball and the ball should not go with that high arc; instead it should just pass over the net but to do that I should not put so much power in my shots but that will generate another problem for me, the one where I cannot lift the ball with the backspin so the ball will go into the net.
By reading a lot of articles, everybody will tell you to attack any long ball no matter what spin the ball has; does it have topspin? No problem, then loop it or topspin it. Does it have backspin? No problem, do a vertical topspin against it at a certain degree based on its backspin.
My question is which are the benefits of a vertical topspin on a backspin ball, for an amateur, since the stroke will create a ball with a high arc on the opponent`s side that can be attacked pretty easy due to its height? I have the impression of exposing myself to risks for free by using this shot.
The safe option will be to push the backspin ball back with backspin; at least it will go much lower (a pro will be able to attack it of course – see the scenario of a defender vs. an attacker but we do not talk about pros ).
Thank you
This talk is for amateur players not for pros who have strong technical skills and they can handle any ball.
I am trying to understand the benefits of a vertical topspin against a backspin ball because I am having a lot of problems to handle the return of it.
The scenario is the one below: I serve with backspin, my opponent makes a push so I get a ball with backspin too and I attack the ball with a strong vertical top spin at almost 90 degrees sometimes. The problem is that this shot generates a ball with a very high arc and my opponent has a lot of options to return it back (topspin, punch, smash) even if that ball goes with that unusual, accelerated topspin.
Ideally speaking, I should topspin the ball and the ball should not go with that high arc; instead it should just pass over the net but to do that I should not put so much power in my shots but that will generate another problem for me, the one where I cannot lift the ball with the backspin so the ball will go into the net.
By reading a lot of articles, everybody will tell you to attack any long ball no matter what spin the ball has; does it have topspin? No problem, then loop it or topspin it. Does it have backspin? No problem, do a vertical topspin against it at a certain degree based on its backspin.
My question is which are the benefits of a vertical topspin on a backspin ball, for an amateur, since the stroke will create a ball with a high arc on the opponent`s side that can be attacked pretty easy due to its height? I have the impression of exposing myself to risks for free by using this shot.
The safe option will be to push the backspin ball back with backspin; at least it will go much lower (a pro will be able to attack it of course – see the scenario of a defender vs. an attacker but we do not talk about pros ).
Thank you