Hello tennis pros. I hv some concern. Its been almost 1 year i played tennis. And im frustrated tht i cant do a proper forehand with enogh topspin!! . I tried many time to improve my forehand+ topspin, but in the end i "accidentally" learn how to slice + put backspin on the ball ( totally the apposite of the purpose of my training ). So now, i only know how to backspin the ball, with zero skill on how to put topspin on my ball. And i kinda giv up already...Even when serve the ball, i slice it..


---> So.... with all of my shots produce backspin only, will i do well in a real match? x.x! ....

Seriously, Watched too many videos on how to do a proper forehand... still failed.My forehand will end up straight- flat and of course, went outside the court. i tot forehand is the most basic, and yet i mastered slice first lolx... kinda funny and weird... mayb i should try slice it upward juzz like i do the backspin slice but in the upward direction... think that will work?

This post has been edited by pergilahsayang: Apr 16 2009, 04:53 PM

Thanks alot huhu. That second video really helped me. And those advice from battosai oso really helped. This morning training for more than 2 hours just to get it done. I can see my shots hv topspin and hit the ground, BUT now i hv a new problem isk isk. Mostly its hard to make the ball high enough to pass over the net ( but if it did passed over, it'll surely go in a loop motion and hit the ground perfectly ). Aiyo... head ache...


* And battosai, why is the racket i bought from you sound different from normal raquet? Sound not solid as if the ball hits the frame or sound like you hit the ball with a non-solid metal stick *tooonnngg* . And if you touch the racket's head with your other hand after a shots, you can feel it vibrated...

Yaaaaaaa.... after u mentioned about windshield, and done some research bout it,then i released THAT was what i actually done this morning! Gosh!. I was frustrated that when i do normal forehand, and it does not hv enough spin for the ball to touch inside the court, so i end up adding more turn ( resulting a windshield shot ). So now im confuse what to do now. Should i polish my skill on windshield or...... start from scratch again and practice normal forehand? sob sob sob sob


Yah about the racket, its Wilson K pro Team with HeadSonic string which i bought from you January this year .

This post has been edited by pergilahsayang: Apr 17 2009, 12:27 PM

Hello pros. Haha...last time thx for all of your advice concerning basic forehand stroke. Now i can see my ball does have topspin ( well at last ) and i manage to keep the ball hit inside the court. But got another problem here, i still have to control the power of my stroke. Because i cant make the ball have heavier spin. If i hit too hard, the velocity is too great yet it does not hv enough spin to make it bounce inside the court. What to do now? change my grip? currently using eastern grip


---> Another question, izzit psosible to practice " double forehand" even im not an ambidextrous?

Hello guys. Im just wondering, why izzit most tennis club/ tennis player often use Dunlop tennis ball? Even most shop have DUnlop tennis ball compared to other brand such as Wilson etc. Izzit special or something?