Forehand-drive-vs-forehand-topspin
yeemanl asked 4 years ago
Hello Dan and Tom,
I am new to table tennis, have started practicing for 2 months.
May I ask the difference between the forehand drive and forehand topspin? Seemingly, the forehand drive is the basic of the forehand topspin, but, in what ways are they different…?
Thank you!
Tom Academy Coach answered 4 years ago
Hey Yeemanl,welcome to table tennis and welcome to the Academy ?
Yes that’s right the drive a is a more simple and basic version of the topspin. It has a short movement with a thicker and flatter contact and is good ti master vefore moving onto the forehand tospin.
The bat angle is more open with the drive as well, for a topspin you close the bat angle,take more backswing and you are looking to brush the ball but a drive you are hitting more through the back of the ball. Hope that makes sense for you.
yeemanlYes. Thank you!
