The mechanics of forehand topspin
darion888 asked 2 years ago
Hello,
I’m not sure if I’m on the right track since there are a lot of versions of forehand topspins (chinese and european). So at my club people tend to put more emphasis on snap from the elbow and wrist rather than weight transfer. I on the other hand used to struggle with it because my arm was too tensed and I struggled with consistency. When I analysed some chinese forehand tips and their focus on body more than forearm it started working better for me. So am I thinking correct? First when I perform that stroke I think about legs, backswing, the arms follows, then a put some pressure on my right leg, move my body and hips forward and the arm follows after body, closing the elbow, bat angle and accelarating at the moment of contact?
Dan Academy Coach answered 2 years ago
Hey! Yes this sounds a lot more correct to me, the arm definitely shouldn’t be too tense because then you won’t have the control and consistency in your shots. The body and legs are very important to give you the stability and power, then the closing of the elbow and accelerating through as you mentioned! Keep going with that method and I’m sure you’ll see improvement, many people focus too much on power from the arm but the arm should be relaxed to add spin and direction. Dan 🙂
