School started again, and I'm back at the table.
I didn't really play with my partner today, but I hit with some fresh blood from the first years who arrived.
I'd been improving my technique over the summer and there was a noticeable improvement, but of course as soon as I really started hitting with someone, all that technique went up my ass initially.
After some self hitting, I've finally started understanding how to whip the arm to get more spin and how to grab the ball. I now know what a loop feels like compared to a drive.
Without rambling, my blade angle was not right for my swing. There is no way I could have brushed correctly with how I was hitting before. The loop swing is very "sharp" and it almost feels like I'm gonna put hooking sidespin onto the ball, but there's barely any compared to how much I think there is going to be. I now understand why coaches want you to "salute" on the follow through. It was initially difficult to get it, but I just had to force myself to hit it how I had shadowed it. Suddenly it just started working.
Maybe one in three shots is good. It's a start. I'm sure there's relatively no spin, but you can't deny that it's a spin ball and not a hit ball.