| Everyone in the game wants to hit that every so | | | | When striking the ball, you want to make sure your |
| popular tennis forehand top spin, heck.. so did I! Its | | | | setup in position to allow you to take full advantage of |
| effectiveness directly lies within how you're able to | | | | hitting the ball correctly. This is crucial because when |
| strike the ball. There are many different types of | | | | starting out, you need to be able to get into a rhythm |
| strokes and this one is used the most due to its | | | | with your strokes and be able to effectively use the |
| efficiency and high percentage rate with being able to | | | | tennis forehand top spin technique. You can strike the |
| keep the ball in play. If you're looking to gain some tips | | | | ball with an open stance or a closed one. I personally |
| on how to start hitting a nice tennis forehand top spin | | | | like the close stance when it permits due to the power |
| then ya found the right place! | | | | I can generate from my body's natural motion. |
| How to approach this type of tennis forehand? Well, | | | | Here's the key element to hitting the top spin that |
| what you should try tweaking is your grip. I personally | | | | makes the ball spin with high velocity... The low to high |
| use a semi-western grip. What I find with this grip is | | | | motion. When you're in position to hit the ball, your |
| that I am able to strike the ball with more power while | | | | racket should be coming from a low to high motion |
| not spraying the ball deep out of bounds. If you haven't | | | | follow through which ends up over your opposite |
| already, try switching your grips between a western | | | | shoulder. The point here is to drive the ball with top spin |
| and semi-western grip and hit a good amount of balls | | | | instead of just hitting the ball straight through. If you feel |
| in a rally. Your best option here is to keep hitting and | | | | that your wrist is not relaxed at first, it's ok, your goal |
| testing until you have found an effective grip that | | | | here is to start getting in the correct motion of hitting |
| you're comfortable with. | | | | the top spin and eventually as you progress with your |
| So now that we have your grip in place, let's see what | | | | natural motion you will start to feel a much fluid and |
| helps drive that ball over with that forehand top spin. | | | | looser arm as your swing through to a winner! |