A Flatspin: Will Help You Avoid Love!

 

A Flatspin: Will Help You Avoid Love
By Stanley Clayton

Love, in tennis, is a bad thing. You can avoid love by becoming proficient at one of two types of shots, according to most tennis experts. Most tennis players think that they have to choose between traditional topspin and a flat shot. But wouldn't it be nice if you could have the best of both worlds? Well, you can have your cake and eat it too. Flatspin is an effective and easy to learn tennis stroke.

A flat shot is not actually flat. It would be impossible to hit a completely flat shot with no spin. Even if you could, it would be hard to control, because it would move through the air like a knuckle ball. However, the flat shot is hit with a more level swing than traditional topspin. This level swing allows you to hit a penetrating shot that stays low and is very hard for opponents to run down. The main drawback is that a true flat shot has a velocity limit. Not only, do you have to hit the ball at a low-level over the net, you have to limit your hitting power to keep the ball in the court.

A true traditional topspin shot is generated by moving the racket from low to high. The racket brushes the ball and creates a forward spin. The forward spin creates high pressure on the top of the ball and the high pressure wants to equalize with low pressure on the bottom of the ball. Since the ball is in the way, the high pressure forces the ball quickly down into the court. The more spin you put on the ball, the faster it comes down into the court. Put enough spin on the ball and there is no limit to how hard you can hit the ball while keeping it in the court. The drawback with traditional topspin is that the low to high motion creates a high bouncing ball that a good moving opponent can run underneath which could prolong points.

A flatspin shot is hit with a relatively level swing like that of a flat shot, but because of something called a rising socket, raising your dominant shoulder and dominant elbow up right before you make contact with the ball; you create a topspin that has more of a forward angle. The result is a shot that crosses low over the net, but has enough spin to land deep into the court. The shot is penetrating and when it lands it jumps heavily into your opponent's body. It also stays low and is hard for your opponent to track down.

This shot is definitely the best of both worlds. It makes you lonely at the top and will help you avoid true "love" in tennis.

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