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When Your Backhand Slice Floats Up to Be Attacked
Contact in front and a long path through the ball produce a lower shot more reliably than chopping steeply downward.
Start with this check
Late contact, an open face, a stationary body, and a short follow-through all make the ball float and land short.
Try these steps in order
- Turn the shoulders early and stabilize the racquet face before contact.
- Extend through the front of the ball and send your weight toward the target.
- Before trying to thread a low window over the net, land the ball in a generous deep area behind the service line.
Bottom line
An attacking slice is not a ball chopped hard; it is a ball driven long through contact in front.
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