TOPSPIN EXPLAINED! #pickleball #pickleballtips
Summary
Universal Rackets’ topspin explainer: topspin uses a closed face that brushes up the back of the ball, while slice uses an open face that gets under it. Adjust the face each time you see spin coming instead of using the same grip every time. Skip tennis grip names (eastern, western, continental). Close the face more for topspin and open it more for slice, within whatever is comfortable.
Key takeaways
- Topspin = closed face, brush the back of the ball
- Slice = open face, get under the ball
- Adjust the face to each incoming spin
- Think face angle, not tennis grip names
Action items
- Alternate 10 closed-face topspin and 10 open-face slice balls
- Partner varies spin; you name it and adjust the face
- Cue: ‘close for topspin, open for slice’
- Find your comfortable range of face angles