what does "top spin" in tennis mean?
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top spin is the exact opp of reverse spin.\nby moving your racquet slightly upwards while hitting the ball, the top spin can be generated. it is an excellent practice especially at competitive levels. if u r a beginner and u can pull off controlled top-spin, i'd say u r ver talentd... keep it up!
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The same as any other tennis rackets....Lawn tennis just means it is played on grass
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I agree with nyyjeterlover02.\n\n1.  Force your opponent out of their comfort zone. \nThe person your most likely playing has a pattern, or a winning formula in which they unknowingly stick to.  May be they like baseline-baseline play only.  May be they ring around your shot to return the ball only with their power forehand.  In cases like this, either draw him toward the net with drop shots, or concentrate your shot to his backhand.  In addition, vary your shots with topspins, chops, angle shots, and see how he reacts to them.  This all of course is easier said than done, but doable.\n\n2.  Know your opponent as well as yourself.\nWith all due respect, your probably thinking that there is nothing about your game that is wrong.  How do you react in a pressure situation game?  What will you do when he rushes you at the net all of a sudden?  How are you going to counteract any power serves he has?  What are your strengths and weaknesses, and how can you capitalize/compensate for it?\n\n3.  Feel the center.\nFeel the center of your opponent and the tennis court, and feel the balance/imbalance of your opponent.  Is your opponent's momentum gaining or losing?  How will you respond?\n\n4.  Tennis is mental.\nMaster the mental aspect of tennis, and you'll see your game improve.\n\nBest
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the fuzz is used to create spin on the  ball when you hit it. Each individual "fuzz" grabs the air as the ball is  spinning causing it to change direction. (left or rite for a slice shot, down for a topspin shot, or backwards for a drop shot)
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Topspin it goes it more often than backspin because backspin in wind can get caught in the wind more easy. Topspin in harder to hit long because the hit causes it to go towards the ground. backspin is harder to get a more consistant shot it's great if the player is playing back cause it can be a easy drop shot. topspin also make the ball jump (as in it goes jump) making it hard to return. this causes the player to have to play back which means they wouldn't play net as much and if the opposite player is playing more net they are more likely to win the point which adds up. so topspin is definatly and logically a better shot than backspin. take it from a pro and coach.
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Try to position yourself so you can get under the ball.  The idea is to create a tight spin on the ball with more up action after the ball leaves your racket.  This is usually acheived with a swing pattern that looks more like a winshield wiper on your car, don't stop the racket head after contact.  You also need to have some forward directional control but make sure the ball has a high Arch usually at about 12 feet high at its apex (highest point)  The Apex of your topspin lob should be pretty close to directly over the net so the ball lands in the back thrid of the court.  This shot requires a degree of feel for the ball which is difficult to express in words, so I would suggest having a partner feed you some balls and practice the shot.  Be sure to pay close attention to the amount of spin you place on the ball, if your lob is about 12 feet at its highest point, and that your lob is landing in the back third of the court.
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yeah, I think there is one for Xbox called topspin.  I have played it before and found it to be pretty fun.  You get to pick which grand slam to play in and what pro tennis player.  But playing real tennis is much funner.
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instructions here --> http://tennis.about.com/od/forehandbackhand/ss/fhtopspinlobsbs.htm
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YOU WANT TO BE ANYTHING. THATS NO MATTER.\nPLEASE TRY TO ADD ANOTHER 'N' TO TENNIS NEXT TIME.\nOTHERWISE, IF YOU HIT 'P' INSTEAD OF 'T', THE MEANING WILL SOUND TERRIBLY.
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1. Semi Western or Western grip.  Those are the two grips that allow you to hit top spin.  2. Bending your knees.  By doing this it allows you to explode up into the ball.  So your body is going up the same way your raquet is.
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what the hell does this have to do with tennis?
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No, overhead passing is usually when receiving a serve above the head with the fingers intending to pass it to the setter. Setting is using the fingers to line up an attack. Hand forms are different.
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I have coached highschool and college tennis, they way most programs work is that you can only challenge two ranking spots above you.  So the most any player could move is two spots.  The way a ladder is established is through round robin play.  That means players are divided into groups according to ability and the members of that group play each other to establish an order.  There are different rules which govern how far a player falls after losing a match.  Some teams have the two players switch positions like player 3 goes to 1 and player 1 goes to 3.  Other programs have player 3 go to one but player 1 goes to two and player 2 is pushed down to the third spot.  These are the most common ways to establish a team ladder or ranking.
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The answer to your question is this: "lawn tennis" is played on a grass court, and so "lawn tennis" isn't ever played on clay. However, I think that you meant to ask the difference between clay and grass court tennis. Here we go:\n\n1. Bounce. It has already been mentioned that the different surfaces change the way the ball bounces. When you play on clay, the ball buries itself in the clay every time that it hits the ground. In terms of pure physics, this causes the ball to lose momentum in the horizontal direction which leads to what tennis players refer to as the slowing effect of clay. On the other hand, when balls bounce on the grass they actually slide and this means that much less of the ball's momentum is lost in the horizontal direction than when it hits the ground on clay or even on hard courts.\n\n2. Speed. On clay, the surface slows the ball down significantly each time that it hits the court. This means that if a player relies on his/her power to beat opponents, their shots that are usually more effective on other surfaces will be less effective on clay (this is why Pete Sampras could never win consistently on clay, and why Andy Roddick, the product of the power game, will never amount to anything on clay). On grass, the ball slides each time it bounces and, as was mentioned previously, it looses less momentum than it would on other surfaces. This makes grass an extremely fast surface and is why big servers and serve and volleyers do so well on grass.\n\n3. Spin. The different surfaces also change the way tennis balls react with different spins. On clay, topspin really "grabs" and so that's why modern clay court specialists all use extreme grips to give the ball more spin. As a side note, topspin gives players more margin for error because it allows the player to hit the ball higher over the net (less chance to hit the ball into the net) but at the same time it causes the ball to fall quicker (more chance the ball will fall before the baseline). Furthermore, since the ball loses momentum when it bounces (see previous two points), the rallies on clay are much longer and that is why players want to maximize the amount of time that they can stay in a point before committing an error by adding topspin. On grass however, spin has less effect than on other surfaces (because it slides instead of having a pure bounce), and that is why clay court specialists have such a hard time winning on grass: their game is ill-suited for its speed.\n\n4. Players. Finally, because the style of play changes so much between the surfaces, different players are able to succeed on different surfaces. On clay, the long points require players who are able to hit with consistency and last during the long and grueling matches. Whereas on grass, the points often last no longer than the serve or the return (although, that is changing as there are fewer and fewer serve and volleyers on the pro tour).\n\nI hope that answers your question
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Yees iit. I it is my best stroke, crosscourt winners and also on the line, I alsio use topspin.
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I "snap" my wrist on my serve as I pronate to create a heavier downward angle after the ball passes the net.  This is fairly common with anyone that has learned how to hit a kick serve.  The same goes for overheads when I am well balanced.  My wrist on my backhand side remains fairly stable through the stroke.  I will occasionally snap my wrist on the forehand side if I need some sharp action on the ball for an acute angle.  I probably do it too often against really fast tournament players because they are always trying to make you hit an extra ball.
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Key to a good serve is consistency and accuracy. The main thing to concentrate on is timing, and serving action: should through the ball approximately 1 racket distance in from the baseline and hit it just as its dropping from the highest part of your toss.\nOnce you have mastered the technique, timing and accuracy, you can build on it by adding power - its important to not try hit it "too hard".\nLastly, another important thing is to develop and effect second serve - one you can depend on. This is normally a slice/topspin serve or a reduced speed/power version of the 1st serve.