6 reasons why slicing your ground strokes, on both sides, will help your game. From: webtennisdrills In todays game dominating and finishing the points with aggressive topspin ground-strokes seems to be the norm for most of the tennis players. But I would like to distract you from this by emphasizing the many advantages of practicing slice (under-spin) ground-strokes and using them more often in your matches: 1. The slice ground-strokes (forehand and backhand) will send the ball low to the ground making it hard for your opponent to attack you with an aggressive shot. 2. Slice approaches keep you away from receiving balls down at your feet (your opponent will be force to hit up on the ball) and they will set you up for high volleys. 3. When playing someone who loves to lob a lot, approaching with slice will make it almost impossible for them to send the ball high over your head - great for doubles play!. 4. It adds variety to your shots - mix up the slice with the topspin to disturb your opponents timing. 5. When pushed wide by an aggressive angled ground-stroke/serve, the slice return can give you time to recover (it floats slower over to the other side of the net). 6. Slice (under-spin) is what you need to hit drop-shots when your opponents play from too far behind the baseline.
Posted on: Sat, 16 Nov 2013 22:29:51 +0000
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