Comments on: Learning To Hit A High Kicking Top Spin Groundstroke http://www.tennisthoughts.com/2007/10/09/learning-to-hit-a-high-kicking-top-spin-groundstroke/ A Tennis Pro Sharing Tips And Thoughts About Tennis Instruction, Strategy and Mental Game Wed, 30 Nov 2011 18:27:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Tomaz http://www.tennisthoughts.com/2007/10/09/learning-to-hit-a-high-kicking-top-spin-groundstroke/comment-page-1/#comment-1633 Tomaz Sun, 23 Aug 2009 01:31:42 +0000 http://www.tennisthoughts.com/2007/10/09/learning-to-hit-a-high-kicking-top-spin-groundstroke/#comment-1633 Hi Anna, Sure you can return a high top spin shot with a flat fast shot but it WON'T do anything for you (unless you are well inside the court). If you play behind the baseline, the ball will travel a long time to your opponent so she won't have problems with your speed and the ball will bounce EXACTLY in the right height for her to attack! So most of the times, it's not smart to play a high top spin incoming ball with a hard flat shot. Again, if you stand well inside the court because the ball bounced very short, then sure, go for it. How to play it? Well, just play it 1000 times and you'll find the right angle at which you must hit the ball. Otherwise, if you play behind the baseline, hit a deep shot with lots of top spin back and build the point until you get a shorter ball which you can attack. Hi Anna,

Sure you can return a high top spin shot with a flat fast shot but it WON’T do anything for you (unless you are well inside the court). If you play behind the baseline, the ball will travel a long time to your opponent so she won’t have problems with your speed and the ball will bounce EXACTLY in the right height for her to attack!

So most of the times, it’s not smart to play a high top spin incoming ball with a hard flat shot. Again, if you stand well inside the court because the ball bounced very short, then sure, go for it.

How to play it? Well, just play it 1000 times and you’ll find the right angle at which you must hit the ball.

Otherwise, if you play behind the baseline, hit a deep shot with lots of top spin back and build the point until you get a shorter ball which you can attack.

]]> By: Anna http://www.tennisthoughts.com/2007/10/09/learning-to-hit-a-high-kicking-top-spin-groundstroke/comment-page-1/#comment-1632 Anna Sat, 22 Aug 2009 21:02:59 +0000 http://www.tennisthoughts.com/2007/10/09/learning-to-hit-a-high-kicking-top-spin-groundstroke/#comment-1632 how do you return a high topspin shot? is there a way to return it as a low, flat, hard shot? how do you return a high topspin shot? is there a way to return it as a low, flat, hard shot?

]]> By: Tomaz http://www.tennisthoughts.com/2007/10/09/learning-to-hit-a-high-kicking-top-spin-groundstroke/comment-page-1/#comment-199 Tomaz Sat, 20 Oct 2007 09:21:50 +0000 http://www.tennisthoughts.com/2007/10/09/learning-to-hit-a-high-kicking-top-spin-groundstroke/#comment-199 Hi Alistair, If you are hitting the ball on the rise, it's more difficult to time your shot since you have less time. So you need to shorten your backswing and extend a little more through the hitting zone. Mentally - do not hesitate. Commit to a good shot and stay calm. You may panic sometimes because there is so little time and you know that the percentage of making the shot is lower than if you were to wait for the ball, but fear doesn't work. If you listen to fear you'll make more mistakes. So stay calm and trust your shots. Hi Alistair,

If you are hitting the ball on the rise, it’s more difficult to time your shot since you have less time. So you need to shorten your backswing and extend a little more through the hitting zone.

Mentally – do not hesitate. Commit to a good shot and stay calm. You may panic sometimes because there is so little time and you know that the percentage of making the shot is lower than if you were to wait for the ball, but fear doesn’t work.

If you listen to fear you’ll make more mistakes. So stay calm and trust your shots.

]]> By: Alistair http://www.tennisthoughts.com/2007/10/09/learning-to-hit-a-high-kicking-top-spin-groundstroke/comment-page-1/#comment-198 Alistair Sat, 20 Oct 2007 07:34:22 +0000 http://www.tennisthoughts.com/2007/10/09/learning-to-hit-a-high-kicking-top-spin-groundstroke/#comment-198 my coach tells me to step in as the ball bounces and hit it on the rise. any tips to hitting this shot successfully, technically and mentally. my coach tells me to step in as the ball bounces and hit it on the rise. any tips to hitting this shot successfully, technically and mentally.

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