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Now we're going to actually hit some forehands to get a feel for the top spin shot that we
were talking about earlier with the grip. So, again, you've got your grip where you
have your hand turned forward on the grip so that the racket face is actually closed
down. When the ball is coming you're going to take your step with your left foot, just
like you normally would. You're going to almost make an elliptical movement with your racket.
Some guys like to just bring it straight back. To me, it's more of a looping type of a shot.
If you're bringing your racket straight back and coming through, that's more of a standard,
flatter shot. So, the way I usually do it is, I'll kind of bring it around with an elliptical
movement of my right hand or arm and then I'm coming low to high. That's the main thing
you have to remember is you're bringing your racket head low to high. And, you're going
to finish with a good follow through. That's the most important part of any shot, is the
follow through, really. So, you're coming low to high. You're going to spin over. You
want to make it feel like you're just coming over the top of the ball, side to side, across,
and through towards the net. So, come down and come over from low to high putting some
spin on the ball. That will give you some top spin to bring it down into the court.