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The kick (or topspin) serve is generated by tossing the ball over the head, then hitting it laterally on the server's non-dominant side brushing upward toward the dominant side. When hit correctly, the ball clears the net in a high arc with heavy topspin, causing the ball to dive into the service box. Upon hitting the surface of the court, the ...
The topspin shot (also called a topspinner) is primarily used by racket sport players as either a "safe shot" or rally ball, or it can also be used to construct a point. . For example, a player may hit three topspin shots crosscourt, and then on the fourth shot hit a flat ball or a slice down the line to set him/herself up to win the po
The forehand (black) and backhand (red) view of a Modern Chinese Penhold grip. The back side is used for gameplay, and so the fingers are curled to allow space to hit the ball. Two-Sided Penhold Also called Modern Penhold or currently, Chinese Penhold, this was created due to a project the Chinese national team has undertaken recently.
Follow, sometimes called top spin or simply "top," is spin in the direction of travel of the cue ball, so that it is spinning faster than it would from its natural roll. If the cue ball has top spin on it, it will resume rolling forward after making contact dead-on with the object ball and "follow" the object ball rather than stopping abruptly.
Heavy (ball): Ball hit with so much topspin that it feels "heavy" when the opposing player strikes it. Hit and giggle: non-competitive social tennis. Hitting partner (or sparring partner): specialist employed by a tennis player to practice strokes during training. Hold (or hold serve): To win the game when serving. Compare break.
A baseliner plays from the back of the tennis court, around/behind/within the baseline, preferring to hit groundstrokes, thereby allowing themselves more time to react to their opponent's shots, rather than to come up to the net (except in certain situations). Many modern professional players employ this style most of the time.
Heavy spin Used to describe strong spin. High toss serve When a player tosses the ball very high to serve. The high toss gives the ball more momentum to convert into spin when serving, but makes it more difficult to control. Hit A direct hit on the ball propelling it forward back to the opponent.
In sports, topspin is a property of a shot where the ball rotates as if rolling in the same direction as it is moving. Topspin or Top Spin may also refer to: Top Spin, a 2014 documentary on Olympic athletes; Top Spin (ride), an amusement park thrill ride; Top Spin, a 2003 tennis video game