Topspin Help?

Question

I have been playing tennis for about a year now, and I have got many shots down, but I cannot seem to put any topspin on the ball, let alone good topspin. If you know any websites with how-to clips or have any good advice it would be really appreciated.

Answer 1

just go to any place where they give tennis drills and every coach there should be able to tell you how to hit topspin on the ball

how i hit topsin:

1. bring racket back and down low low low

2. pretend the ball was a globe and the tops and bottoms were the north and south pole

3. brush "Africa" upwards towards the northpole

4. bam u have topspin

Answer 2

i had the same problem as you have.

for the most part, i have always kept backspin, drop shots, and lobs as my only weapons, but now I experimented and actually taught myself how to make topspin, and it works

what i have in my basement is a "hallway" with a concrete wall where i can practice my groundstrokes in. There I learned how to make topspin

basically, in time it felt to me as a full body maneuver. as i hit the ball, the arm stayed kinda near me, but still far away. when i approach the ball, the racquet stays straight.  Then at contact, my wrist snaps to make my racquet slant forward, and then i follow through. You have to time your shots, and move and lean your body to the opposite way.

it works for me, it creates tremendous topspin, and i love it. i use it all the time, and nothing hurts, so i guess im doing it right :^)

Answer 3

http://www.tennisone.com/ has some descriptions that could help.  Tennis.com produces tennis magazine which is pretty cheap and has tons of instruction.  One simple tip is to view your racquet as an extension of your hand.  Try hitting a tennis ball with only your hand and find what motion you would use to generate spin with only your hand.  Then incoporate that idea into your motion with the racquet.